Director, Engineering and Science Engagement & Recruitment

🇺🇸 Dayton, Ohio 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ November 9th, 2026

Recruitment STEM Events

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Dayton is hiring a Director, Engineering and Science Engagement & Recruitment to lead undergraduate recruitment for its School of Engineering, which becomes the College of Engineering & Science on July 1, 2027. The director runs recruitment programs in consultation with the Executive Director of Engineering Recruitment, the Dean's Office, and Enrollment Management, and supervises a team of student ambassadors. The role also assists with some graduate recruitment and includes occasional travel to local schools for STEM fairs and recruiting events.

Highlights

Lead undergraduate recruitment programs for the School of Engineering, working with the Executive Director of Engineering Recruitment, the Dean's Office, and Enrollment Management to build an inclusive, robust class each year.
Lead and supervise the team of Engineering and Science Student Ambassadors and run the Engineering and Science Faculty Ambassador program.
Coordinate daily academic visits and analyze how effective recruitment events are.
Respond to limited community outreach requests and track current engineering and science undergraduate recruiting trends to shape recruiting efforts.
Assist the Executive Director with some graduate student recruitment initiatives.
Hold a bachelor's degree and one year of direct experience planning, implementing, and managing events, with relationship management skills across a variety of audiences.
Preferred: two or more years of event experience, higher education recruitment or admissions experience, and experience supervising, training, or mentoring student employees.
Preferred: experience using a CRM such as Salesforce for recruitment and event registration, managing event budgets, and assessing programs to make data-informed decisions.
Work some evenings and weekends and travel occasionally to local schools for STEM fairs, recruiting fairs, and outreach events, with a valid driver's license and low-risk driving record.
Be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, as the university does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.