Skip Navigation
External Candidates

Working at MIT offers opportunities that just aren’t found anywhere else, including generous and unique benefits that help to ensure that MIT employees are healthy, supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work/life balance. Discover more about what it's like to work at MIT.

We welcome people from all walks of life to bring their talent, ideas, and experience to our community. We value diversity and strongly encourage applications from individuals from all identities and backgrounds – like yours. If you want to be part of our exceptional, multicultural, collaborative, and inclusive community, then take a look at this opportunity.

MIT provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the Institute reasonably expects to pay for a full time position at the time of posting (if you are applying for a part time salaried job, you will need to prorate the posted pay range). The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements. This pay range represents base pay only and does not include any other benefits or compensation.

Associate Dean
  • Job Number: 25484
  • Functional Area: Student Services
  • Department: Disability and Access Services
  • School Area: Dean for Student Life
  • Pay Range Minimum: $88,550
  • Pay Range Maximum: $120,000
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes
  • Schedule:
  • Pay Grade: 9


Posting Description

ASSOCIATE DEAN, Disability and Access Services, will provide leadership for Institute efforts to ensure an accessible, welcoming environment to students with disabilities while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. Leads a dynamic, interdisciplinary team that integrates disability and accessibility expertise to advance Institute accessibility;  sets the standard of professional practice for student access under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; and serves as the central resource for related information, procedures and services for the Institute community.

A full job description is available here: https://studentlife.mit.edu/about-dsl/careers/

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Master’s degree in educational administration, disability services, rehabilitation counseling or related area, and a minimum of seven years of experience providing disabilities services; significant administrative experience; an extensive knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; high level of communication, organizational and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability, resourcefulness and flexibility to work within a busy, dynamic, and de-centralized environment; and ability to work with spreadsheets, databases and generally navigate technology. PREFERRED: Higher education experience; and experience with Simplicity Accommodate; experience with neuropsychological test interpretation.

2/12/2026