Career Center

The Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is currently seeking a new Director of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity (URSCA). The Director will focus on expanding and enhancing undergraduate research activities for students pursuing original research projects of their own design. The Director will report directly to the Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Vice Dean and other programs and faculty throughout the Krieger School to develop new and innovative programs to support undergraduate education and experiential learning.

• Center Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) as core values in every endeavor.

• Coordinate Mellon-funded Collaboratory, a summer program for visiting community college students.

• Serve as a PI on pedagogical research projects.

• Provide oversight for all aspects of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program, including application and selection of fellows, monitoring progress and research project, and organizing forums for presentation of work.

• Advise students on development of undergraduate research proposals.

• Oversee development of student research budgets and approve budgetary expenditures.

• Work with students and faculty to promote and facilitate mentor-directed undergraduate research.

• Plan and organize the annual Macksey Symposium, an undergraduate humanities conference for students throughout the country (150 participants).

• Demonstrate effective supervision of office staff.

• Design methods of assessment for projects and initiatives.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrates excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
• Incorporating an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens into work responsibilities and processes.

• Demonstrating experience working directly with and elevating ideas of people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Serving as an advocate for individuals of all backgrounds

• The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding leadership and excellence in written and oral communication.

• Knowledge of the development and operation of experiential learning programs.

• Have a working knowledge of academics and academic institutions including knowledge of the research process, graduate school preparation, professional development, and mentoring students in research and service learning.

• Master's or Ph.D. in humanities, social science, or natural science, preferably in humanities
• Five years experience in all aspects of academic program administration or program/project experience in a related field. Supervisory experience preferred.
• Additional experience may substitute for education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Ph.D. strongly preferred.
• Prefer a minimum of five years of strong leadership experience within a research or academic program.

Classified Title: Academic Program Manager 
Working Title: Director, Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity   
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME  
Starting Salary Range: $62,780 - $86,390 (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Dean Office of
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences 

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:

30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit accessibility.jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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