Assistant Director, PhD Program

Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB) has built a global reputation based on its immersive and innovative management programs. We have an outstanding Ph.D. program with 130 doctoral students registered in seven academic fields of study (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Operations and Information Technology, and Political Economy). The program is designed to develop students to become leading scholars and researchers in their respective fields.

The Stanford Graduate School of Business PhD Program seeks an Assistant Director, PhD Program. This is a 7 month fixed position to fill-in for an employee who is on leave.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean, PhD Program Administration, the Associate Director, PhD Program plays a key role in the success of the PhD Program.  The primary responsibilities for this position during this time will include managing the admissions operations, working with newly admitted students through matriculation, managing events such as Admit Day,  maintaining external websites and program intranet, managing the Computer Purchasing Program, and other administrative functions. This person serves as an important information resource to prospective applicants.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with graduate admissions experience who is interested in a student affairs career at Stanford University. 

The budgeted salary for this position is $115,000 to $125,000.

This position is expected to be onsite a minimum of 4 days a week.

Core Duties:

• Read, evaluate, recommend and advocate for higher level undergraduate and graduate applicants to the Admission Committee to consider for admission based on current university priorities.
• Develop and implement programs and strategies for recruitment of top students, bear primary responsibility for a specific area of focus.
• Develop and deliver outreach programs in local, national and international communities, conduct informational meetings and respond to questions regarding admissions and the student experience at Stanford.
• Develop programs and efforts to cultivate and maintain relationships with secondary or university personnel, professional organizations, students, parents and alumni.
• Analyze needs, develop and manage admission programs and processes.
• May conduct quantitative analyses of admission data.
• Serve as a public relations and information resource to prospective applicants, secondary or university personnel, professional organizations, students, parents and alumni, represent University at activities and events, meetings, committees and conferences.
• May hire, train and supervise part-time seasonal readers and other staff.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and 3 years relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent reading comprehension skills.
• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make distinctions among competitive applicants.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated presentation skills.
• Evidence of program planning and management skills.