The Residence Life Coordinator (RLC) position is a 12-month, full-time employee who is required to live on campus (live-in) and the RLC is responsible for helping create a safe, diverse, inclusive, stimulating, and vibrant living and learning community.  Essential duties include community development, supervision of Resident Assistant teams (approximately 14), and general residence hall administration. Responsibilities will expand in scope and depth as DKU grows in size and complexity. We are looking for a 3-year commitment.

Community Development – Create opportunities for students to live, learn, and lead; Build an environment embracing our values:  mutual respect, individual and social responsibility, interdependence, understanding, wellness, and resilience; Coordinate programming that challenges, supports, and inspires students to develop their potential; Oversee a community of around 150-500 residents; Adjudication of low-level cases referred to the student conduct process; Student of concern care & referral

Supervision of Resident Assistant team (6-14) – Coordinate and participate in the RA recruitment, interview, and offer processes; Coordinate semesterly trainings, weekly team meetings, and regular 1:1 meetings; Provide regular constructive criticism and reinforcement and conduct semesterly formal evaluations; Supervise and work with Head Resident Assistant

Residence Hall Administration – Collaborate with the Housing department to ensure facilities are safe, cleaned, and maintained; Directly manage a residence hall budget; Residence hall semesterly openings and closings; Maintain office hours & offer high accessibility for students

Departmental & Office Responsibilities – Lead an assigned departmental initiative (e.g., Res Life email account, student worker recruitment processes, room assignments processes, leadership programs, etc.); Assist in departmental assessment initiatives; Assist in fall and spring New Student Orientation; Serve in an after-hours duty rotation & respond to crises and emergencies as needed. Other duties as assigned. University employees' job responsibilities will continue to expand in scope and depth as the University grows in size and complexity in its programs.

To learn more about this position, please reach out to the Assistant Director of Residence Life, Patrick Dayton, at patrick.dayton@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Required Qualifications

• Residence Life work experience
• Superb interpersonal skills, with a desire to work hard in a team-oriented, dynamic, fast-paced, environment
• Intercultural competency achieved and demonstrated by having lived, worked, or studied in an international, cross-cultural setting
• Strong organizational, planning, and English communication (verbal and written) skills
• International Candidates must qualify for Chinese visa. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of advising and counseling techniques as well as university student development theory
• 1 to 3 years of live-in experience in university student accommodations
• Effective Chinese communication (verbal and written) skills
• Knowledge of the differences between Chinese and western higher education systems

About Duke Kunshan University

Duke Kunshan is a world-class liberal arts university based in Kunshan, China, that offers a range of high quality, innovative academic programs for students from around the world. It was established in September 2013 as a U.S.-China partnership between Duke University and Wuhan University. Duke Kunshan welcomed its first students in August 2014. The university began by offering Duke graduate degrees as well as a Global Learning Semester program for undergraduate students from Duke and top-tier Chinese and international universities. In August 2018, the university welcomed its first undergraduate degree students. The four-year bachelor’s degree program follows the liberal arts and sciences tradition, with emphasis on critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and self-exploration. Our vibrant, high-tech campus covers 200 acres in Kunshan’s Yangcheng Lake Science and Technology Park. View the online gallery to see our advanced classrooms, executive education conference facilities and library, as well as student and faculty housing, and multiple dining and recreational areas. We also have multipurpose meeting spaces, break rooms and study rooms that allow students to work indivi...dually or in groups to review course materials and complete assignments. The city of Kunshan, in Jiangsu province, is one of China’s fastest-growing economies and is a hub for high-tech research and manufacturing. The city is surrounded by picturesque forests and water towns, and is also connected by high-speed rail and subway to Shanghai and Suzhou, two of China’s most dynamic cities.

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