Professional Positions
"It is great to be a Florida Gator and to work at one of the largest institutions of higher education in the country. We have a dynamic, energetic staff with a tremendous work ethic and our student body is one of the most impressive assemblies of students in the country - the word apathy does not apply here at UF!"
Ryan Winget,
Residence Life Coordinator for Murphree Area,
Team Member since 2006
The Department of Housing and Residence Education at the University of Florida has many opportunities for full-time professional staff, from live-in residence hall positions to technology positions and everything in between.; Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals with a variety of backgrounds, but each of us is committed to helping our students – and each other – learn, innovate and succeed. On this page, you will be able to see short position descriptions and compensation information for some of our professional positions, as well as application information for the positions for which we are currently recruiting. We hope that this provides you with some insight into who we are and why this is a great place to work.
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Job Description
- Full time, live-in professional staff member responsible for housing area of 500-530 students.
- Select, supervise, train & evaluate 12 undergraduate staff members and 1 graduate staff member.
- Reports to Assistant Director of Housing for Residence Life.
- Work closely with administrative, maintenance & custodial staff to provide well-maintained facilities & excellent customer service.
- Assist students with problems, including adjudicating cases of misconduct.
- Oversee programmatic efforts in area of responsibility.
- Opportunities to teach and serve on departmental/University committees.
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Compensation
$30,000 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, $300/semester dining declining balance, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits, reserved parking space. |
Residence Director for Graduate & Family Housing
Job Description
- Full time, live-in professional staff member responsible for housing area of 208-420 apartments.
- Select, supervise, train & evaluate 2-4 Community Assistants and 1-3 Office Assistants.
- Reports to Assistant Director of Housing for Graduate & Family Housing.
- Work closely with administrative, maintenance & custodial staff to provide well-maintained facilities & excellent customer service.
- Assist student with problems, including adjudicating cases of misconduct.
- Coordinate tasks such as assignments, transfers, damage control, check-in/out, etc.
- Opportunities to serve on departmental/University committees.
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Compensation
$30,000 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, $300/semester dining declining balance, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits, reserved parking space. |
Residence Life Coordinator
Job Description
- Full time, live-in professional staff member responsible for housing area of 1019-1300 students.
- Select, supervise, train & evaluate 4-6 Graduate Hall Directors as well as undergraduate staff members.
- Reports to Assistant Director of Housing for Residence Life.
- Work closely with administrative, maintenance & custodial staff to provide well-maintained facilities & excellent customer service.
- Coordinate & facilitate meetings with Area Clerical, Maintenance & Building Services Supervisors.
- Assist students with problems, including adjudicating cases of misconduct.
- Oversee programmatic efforts in area of responsibility.
- Opportunities to teach and serve on departmental/University committees.
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Compensation
$35,000 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, $300/semester dining declining balance, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits, reserved parking space. |
Residence Life Coordinator for Graduate & Family Housing
Job Description
- Full time, live-in professional staff member responsible for housing area of 208-420 apartments.
- Select, supervise, train & evaluate 2-4 Community Assistants and 1-3 Office Assistants.
- Coordinates Village Community programs such as CA selection, training, orientation, publications, etc.
- Reports to Assistant Director of Housing for Graduate & Family Housing.
- Work closely with administrative, maintenance & custodial staff to provide well-maintained facilities & excellent customer service.
- Assist student with problems, including adjudicating cases of misconduct.
- Coordinate tasks such as assignments, transfers, damage control, check-in/out, etc.
- Opportunities to serve on departmental/University committees.
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Compensation
$35,000 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, $300/semester dining declining balance, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits, reserved parking space. |
Coordinator for Academic Residential Programs
Job Description
- Full time, live-on professional staff member responsible for coordination of the residentially-based academic communities.
- Trains and assists all residence life staff to plan and provide academic support and enhancement programs for residents.
- Reports to Assistant Director of Housing for Academic Initiatives.
- Collaborates with residence life staff, student affairs administrators, faculty and other academic staff to create a seamless environment between the living and learning components of university life.
- Maintains liaison relationships with University academic departments and serves on university committees as related to academic initiatives.
- Chairs stakeholder meetings for residentially-based academic communities and conducts assessment of these communities.
- Opportunities available to teach, advise student organizations, and supervise practicum/internship graduate students.
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Compensation
$30,000 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, $300/semester dining declining balance, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits, reserved parking space. |
Assistant Director for Conduct & Community Standards
Job Description
- Full-time live-on professional staff member
- Administratively responsible for coordinating the residential student judicial system.
- Supervises 1 graduate staff member, 1 senior secretary and 1-2 student workers.
- Oversees revision and updating of the Housing & Residence Education Community Standards.
- Provides training to staff and students regarding the residential judicial process.
- Meets with students in the residential judicial process and makes final decisions on sanctions. Serves as an appeal officer for the residential judicial process.
- Consults and collaborates with the Dean of Students’ office regarding conduct issues. Serves as the liaison with Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution.
- Reports to the Director of Housing for Residence Life & Education.
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Compensation
$47,500 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits. |
Associate Director for Student Learning and Engagement
Job Description
- Full time professional staff member
- Develops & implements programs in services which support the academic mission of the University of Florida.
- Provides direction for co-curricular and residential aspects of residentially-based academic communities by working with faculty and staff to create seamless environment between living and learning components of university life.
- Develops new academic initiatives in the residence halls, supports existing programs and assists in program assessment.
- Reports to Director of Housing for Residence Life & Education
- Supervises Academic Initiatives Specialist.
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Compensation
$70,000 salary, ample professional development funds, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits. |
Assistant Director for Residential Curriculum and Assessment
Job Description
- Full time professional staff member responsible for programs and services in the residence halls and village communities, which support the academic mission of the University of Florida.
- Provides direction and coordination of Residence Life and Education assessment efforts.
- Develops and coordinates academic courses instructed through the Department of Housing and Residence education (Choices in Leadership and Scholarship at UF, RA class, etc…)
- Develops training programs and curriculum for professional staff, and provides ongoing professional development opportunities for staff.
- Coordinates Academic Advising efforts in the halls.
- Provides direction for the development of the department's Residential Curriculum.
- Reports to the Director of Housing and Residence Education.
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Compensation
$50,000.00 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, $300/semester dining declining balance, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and educational benefits, reserved parking space. |
Academic Initiatives Specialist
Job Description
- Full time, live-on professional staff member responsible for coordination of the residentially-based academic communities.
- Reports to Associate Director for Student Learning and Engagement.
- Supervises the Coordinator of Academic Residential Programs.
- Develops and tracks learning community program budgets.
- Collaborates with residence life staff, student affairs administrators, faculty and other academic staff to create a seamless environment between the living and learning components of university life.
- Maintains liaison relationships with University academic departments and serves on university committees as related to academic initiatives.
- Chairs stakeholder meetings for residentially-based academic communities and conducts assessment of these communities.
- Opportunities available to teach, advise student organizations, and supervise practicum/internship graduate students.
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Compensation
$35,000 salary, ample professional development funds, fully furnished apartment, expanded pet policy, $300/semester dining declining balance, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits, reserved parking space. |
Assistant Director for Residence Life & Education
Job Description
- Full time professional staff member
- Coordinates selection and training of RA/Graduate staff campus-wide.
- Supervises student assistants as well as one graduate staff member.
- Develops & manages campus-wide programming model.
- Advises Inter-Residence Hall Association, including traveling to student leadership conferences throughout the year.
- Reports to Associate Director for Student Learning and Engagement.
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Compensation
$47,500 salary, ample professional development funds, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement and education benefits. |
Associate Director for Residence Life
Job Description
- Full time, live-off professional staff member
- Administrative responsibility for 7,551 single students and 2500 students and their families in Graduate & Family Housing
- Supervises 6 professional residence life staff, as well one support staff member
- Assists in the development of Housing policy development and participates in budget allocations and processes
- Facilitates communication between maintenance and facility services, building services, residence life and education, and maintenance projects staff
- Serves in crisis on-call rotation
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Compensation
$70,000 salary, ample professional development funds, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement & education benefit |
Assistant Director of Housing for East Campus
Job Description
- Full time, live-off professional staff member
- Administrative responsibility for 3600-3800 undergraduate on-campus students in a comprehensive housing operation
- Supervises 3-4 professional live-in residence life staff, as well eleven support staff members
- Assists in the development of the Housing budget and participates in budget allocations and processes
- Facilitates communication between maintenance and facility services, building services, residence life and education, and maintenance projects staff
- Serves in crisis on-call rotation
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Compensation
$47,500 salary, ample professional development funds, comprehensive university benefits package including medical, retirement & education benefit |
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