COH Director of Student Success

Are you passionate about student success and helping students get into health professions?  We invite you to apply for a full-time administrative position on the College of Health executive team to serve as the Director of Student Success.  You would be responsible for overseeing selective admission processes and expanding recruitment pipelines, managing student retention and graduation initiatives, fostering interprofessional education, and supervising recruitment and career navigation staff to align with university priorities.

The College of Health at the University of Alaska Anchorage invites applications for a full-time, 12-month Director of Student Success position. This administrative position will be a central member of the college leadership team and is expected to coordinate and synchronize College of Health programs, resources, faculty, staff, and partnerships toward a singular goal ensuring the long-term success of our students. This position addresses the critical need to support and sustain selective admission processes and to promote student success during those processes. Essential tasks include coordinating efforts to improve recruitment and grow the pipeline of students into health programs; increasing persistence, retention, graduation rates, and post-graduation outcomes; promoting and supporting interprofessional education as a high-impact teaching practice; cultivating strong partnerships with students and industry partners; and supervising the College’s recruitment specialist and career navigator positions in alignment with college and university goals and priorities. The College of Health is the primary hub for health-related education and workforce development in Alaska, offering a broad spectrum of programs from certificates to graduate degrees, with continuing education and pathways that prepare students for critical roles in nursing, allied health, behavioral health, social work, justice, and public health. The college emphasizes community-centered education and service, with curricula that combine classroom instruction with hands-on clinical experience.

To thrive in this role, the applicant must be enthusiastic about undergraduate and graduate students and dedicated to their success in the classroom and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping students succeed. Successful candidates will also have a keen interest in reviewing curriculum and program actions to anticipate how these might impact student success.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates must have a Master's Degree; must hold academic rank of assistant professor or higher; a demonstrated commitment to student success; three (3) years higher education experience including experience working with diverse student populations; experience working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students; experience managing, leading and supervising collaborative teams; and experience analyzing and reporting organizational/institutional data to improve outcomes.

Position Details:

This position is located on the University of Alaska campus in Anchorage. This is a full-time, term-funded, academic leadership position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. Salary will be based upon education and experience.

*Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae/resume, and a minimum of three professional references for their application to be considered complete. Application materials should detail experience coordinating and implementing university student recruitment, persistence, retention, and graduation efforts; experience designing and/or implementing interprofessional education initiatives; experience cultivating partnerships and linkages between students and industry employers; experience using institutional data to evaluate and improve student success initiatives; experience with multi-disciplinary collaborations with faculty and college leadership to improve academic program design and outcomes; and, experience as a university/college faculty member (if applicable).

We review applications on a rolling basis. Because we may close the posting once a sufficient pool of qualified candidates is established, we encourage early submission. Please note that once a viable pool is identified, further applications may not be reviewed.

The University of Alaska (UA) requires employees to work on-site based on operational and business needs. Hybrid and remote work arrangements may be considered only for positions specifically designated and advertised as eligible for hybrid or remote work. Any approved arrangement will be based on the position’s duties, operational needs, and the employee’s ability to effectively perform the work remotely.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Brad Myrstol, Search Committee Chair, at bamyrstol@alaska.edu.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

This position is term-funded and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at ua-ada@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.