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The Graduate Resident Director position is 10 month, live-on professional position serving the Office of Residence Life. The Graduate Resident Director supervises a staff of approximately 12-15 undergraduate staff including Resident Assistants, Desk Assistants and Office Assistants. This position will work 20 structured office hours per week as well as additional work hours in the evening and on weekends related to residence life on-call responsibilities and community development responsibilities. The Graduate Resident Director will report directly to an Area Coordinator and ultimately to the Director of Residence Life.
To be considered for the GRD position, candidates need to have the following:
Being a Graduate Resident Director at William Paterson University gives those in the position a wealth of opportunities at their fingertips. Aside from the supervisory and administrative experience contained in the position, Graduate Resident Directors will be part of a department that encourages collaborating with other departments across the campus, offers an diverse working/learning/living environment, and provides the ability to develop a variety of transferrable skills.
Graduate Resident Directors are required to live on campus and are provided a fully-furnished one bedroom apartment and a partial meal plan. GRD's also receive a $10,000 stipend, paid bi-weekly during their 10 month contract and a tuition waiver for 9 credits per semester for the fall and spring (18 total credits per academic year).
If you are interested in becoming a Graduate Resident Director at William Paterson University, please click the link below to complete the application.
Graduate Resident Director Application
