A student who has accused Swarthmore College of being too lax in its pursuit of allegations of sexual misconduct has been denied a job as a dormitory resident adviser because she refused to tell authorities the name of a victim of an alleged rape.

The student, Mia Ferguson, was an architect of two much-publicized complaints filed against the college with the federal government, complaints that helped prompt Swarthmore to be more aggressive about investigating misconduct charges. Now that she has run afoul of such an investigation, she says the college is mistreating her — and getting back at her.

“It’s not just ironic, I think it’s retaliation,” said Ms. Ferguson, 19, a junior at the college.

For Ms. Ferguson, the loss of the adviser position is an expensive setback. The college covers most of the housing costs for resident advisers, and they are paid a stipend.

Ms. Ferguson applied for the position, and was accepted, during the spring term, before drawing unflattering national attention to Swarthmore. She and other students filed two complaints with the federal Education Department, saying that the college had not met its legal obligations to deal with sexual misconduct — one of a flurry of similar complaints filed this year against prestigious institutions, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Occidental College in California.