ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, Student Support and Wellbeing, to join the Office of Student Wellbeing (OSW) team and through a close working relationship with the Violence Prevention and Response (VPR) team and other stakeholders, contribute to the mission of educating students and equipping them with the tools to live healthy and purposeful lives.  Will co-advise Pleasure, a student organization focused on promoting healthy relationships and reducing sexual violence at MIT; lead the coordination of training and educational opportunities for students on topics related to promoting healthy relationships and preventing sexual violence through a lens of holistic student wellbeing; and assist in coordinating individual and Institute-wide peer-to-peer efforts related to student health and wellbeing. 

Student Support and Wellbeing advances the Division of Student Life’s leading goal of making MIT known for its culture of wellbeing. 

A full job description is available at https://studentlife.mit.edu/content/dsl-open-positions. 

REQUIRED:  bachelor’s degree in a related field; at least two years’ experience in higher education or closely related setting; knowledge of and ability to apply theories related to health promotion, social change, behavior change, student development, and public health in higher education; ability to collect and synthesize information to develop health promotion initiatives and educational materials for a diverse community of faculty, staff, and students; knowledge of the American College Health Association Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education and other national best practices in higher education and health promotion; and an interest in social justice and cultural competence and the ability to work in a diverse environment.  PREFERRED:  master’s degree in public health, health education, health promotion, or higher education. Job #21474