Director of Graduate and Alumni Programming

Job description

Position Summary: The Office for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University is charged with serving the entire university, our alumni, and the broader Jewish community, promoting Yeshiva University's core Torah values and the teachings of Rabbi Sacks. We believe that integrity, responsibility, community, and excellence, sourced in the Torah's teachings, form the basis of a values-based education. Reporting to the Vice Provost of Values and Leadership and Director of the Sacks-Herenstein Center, the Director of Graduate and Alumni Programming is a full-time position that will work closely with the Vice Provost in the creation, teaching, mentoring, and development of graduate student cohorts and online education for alumni and the broader community. The Director will also work with the deans of YU’s graduate schools for purposes of recruitment and will be an active contributor to weekly internal strategic team meetings. The Director should have a PhD in Jewish studies (or be in the process of completing a PhD) and have an active academic life in terms of writing, teaching, and publishing to model this for the graduate students in our program. The Director should also be able to edit...