Position Purpose
As a Dartmouth Peak Performance (DP2) team member, the Assistant Athletics Director for DP2/Academics provides academic and personal development advising and support to individual student-athletes and teams, helping them achieve the highest levels of intellectual and personal growth. Collaborating with faculty, coaches and athletics administrators, this role furthers Dartmouth’s mission of preparing students for lifelong learning and responsible leadership by integrating rigorous scholarship with athletic excellence.
Description
As a member of the Dartmouth Peak Performance team, The Assistant AD for DP2/Academics delivers academic and personal development support to student‑athletes in one-on-one and group settings, helping them achieve the highest levels of intellectual and personal growth. This work directly furthers Dartmouth’s mission of preparing students for lifelong learning and responsible leadership by integrating rigorous scholarship with athletic excellence.
Collaborating closely with faculty, coaches, and athletic administrators, they ensure that academic expectations are woven into team schedules, resources across campus are coordinated, and priorities are aligned so overall individual and team goals can be achieved. In doing so, they help cultivate an environment where student‑athletes thrive as both scholars and leaders, ready to make lasting contributions beyond Dartmouth.
Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp
Bachelors or equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Three to five years of experience in academic support, advising students and/or developing programs.
- Must be self-directed, strongly motivated, well organized and have a high level of energy.
- Ability to interact well with a diverse student population, faculty and fellow employees.
- Ability to meet unique student needs as they arise.
Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries
Mariruth Graham
Department Contact Phone Number
603-646-5666
Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title
Lyndsay Ostler, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development
Department Contact's Phone Number
Equal Opportunity Employer
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.
Background Check
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?
Preferred, but not required
Special Instructions to Applicants
Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy. https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy
