Bowdoin College
Interim Assistant Director, Student Affairs & First-Year Experience
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Brunswick, ME
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Full-Time
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$50K - $52K
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July 1st, 2026
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Bowdoin College is hiring an Interim Assistant Director, Student Affairs & First-Year Experience. The role involves providing academic and social support to first-year students, assisting with first-year programming, and supporting the Office of the Dean of Students in fostering a diverse and inclusive community. The position also helps students navigate challenges, develop decision-making skills, and connect to campus resources to promote their success.
Highlights
- Provide support across the Division of Student Affairs, focusing on first-year student programs and experiences.
- Assist incoming first-year students with academic and social challenges and facilitate their integration into college life.
- Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and student health and well-being within the campus community.
- Help students develop problem-solving skills and navigate academic and personal difficulties.
- Collaborate with the Office of the Dean of Students team to support student success.
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of experience working with teen or college students preferred.
- Strong skills needed in active listening, program facilitation, communication, organization, and judgment.
- Position is a 10-month fixed-term appointment with a salary range of $50,000 to $52,000.
- Standard work hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm, including some evenings and weekends, at 40 hours per week.
- Benefits include health insurance (medical, vision, dental), retirement plans (401(a) and 403(b)), paid time off, paid parental leave, and access to campus facilities.
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| Title | Interim Assistant Director, Student Affairs & First-Year Experience |
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| Posting Number | S01571JP |
| Department | Dean of Students |
| Job Summary | The Interim Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Assistant First Year Dean will provide general support across the Division of Student Affairs. This position will provide support for offices that are specifically working with incoming first years, providing first year programming, and working to support the first-year experience. With a focus on supporting the first-year experience through the Office of the Dean of Students (ODOS), The Assistant Director of Student Affairs and First-Year Dean provides general academic and social support for a specific cohort of students as well as overall support for the ODOS team. This position plays a strong role in articulating the institutional value of diversity, fostering an equitable and inclusive community, and promoting the health and well-being of individual students. Additionally, this person will help students navigate academic and personal challenges that arise; assist students in developing tools to make difficult decisions; empower students to be problem-solvers; and connect students to campus resources to facilitate their success. This is a 10 month fixed-term appointment, from August 15, 2026 to June 15, 2027. The hiring range for this position is expected to be: $50,000 – $52,000. BENEFITS AND PERKS
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| Education/Skills Requirements | A Bachelor’s degree is required. Must be collaborative, well organized, with excellent attention to detail, solution-oriented and exercise sound judgment. Skilled in active listening, program facilitation and communicating with multiple constituents. |
| Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents | Entry level, 1-3 years related experience working with teen/college students preferred. The ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to:
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications in this posting to be considered for hire. |
| Standard Work Days and Hours | Standard administrative hours are 8:30am – 5:00pm and will include some evenings and weekends. This is a 10-month, 40 hour per week position. Exempt positions require the time commitment necessary to complete the essential duties of the position. In case of weather emergency, this position is non-essential. We regret that Bowdoin College is unable to provide visa sponsorship for staff positions. Employment at Bowdoin College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of applicable background checks including but not limited to: criminal records, educational verifications, driving records (when job-related), and/or credit history (when job related). |
| About Bowdoin | Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed. Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine. Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston. |
| Shift | |
| Employment Category | Full Time Academic Year |
| FTE | 0.81 |
| Benefits Eligible | Yes |
| Pay Type | Salaried |
| Background Check Package Requirements | Faculty/Administrative |
| Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? | No |
| Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? | No |
| Posting Date | 06/29/2026 |
| Applications Accepted Until | |
| Open Until Filled | No |
| Type of Posting | Internal/External |
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
If selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit information for three references, including name, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
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| EEO Information | Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. |
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