Position Summary:

• Leads the development, implementation, and expansion of the Scarlet Career Mentoring Course in partnership with the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.
• Designs curriculum and instructional models that integrate mentoring, career readiness competencies, and career-related job simulation projects into a credit-bearing academic experience.
• Recruits, onboards, trains, and supports alumni and industry mentors while building a scalable mentor engagement pipeline to support course delivery and expansion.
• Develops and sustains partnerships with employers, alumni networks, faculty, and campus stakeholders to strengthen mentoring opportunities and experiential learning initiatives.
• Supervises co-adjunct instructors and oversees course operations, including mentor integration, instructional consistency, scheduling, and student engagement activities.
• Collaborates with academic and campus partners to assess course outcomes, refine curriculum, and support the continued growth of mentoring-based career development initiatives.
• Provides individual and group career advising with an emphasis on mentoring, networking, and career development strategies.
• Develops and delivers workshops, presentations, and professional development programming while supporting Rutgers University's broader efforts to integrate mentoring and career readiness across the student experience.
• Participates in meetings, professional development activities, and other assigned responsibilities.
• Supports Rutgers University's visibility within the career services field through conference presentations, professional engagement, publications, and contributions to professional associations.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of five years of relevant experience or a master's degree with a minimum of three years of relevant experience in career services, mentoring and experiential learning programs, workforce development, employer engagement, academic program coordination, student affairs, or related higher education settings.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Handshake career management or similar systems.
• Sakai, Canvas, or similar learning management platforms.

Special Conditions:

• This position will require to work some nights and weekends.

Salary: Budgeted Starting Salary Range: $77,919.48 – $82,000 commensurate with experience

Posting Number: 26ST1063

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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