Academic Program Coordinator II (School of Biological Sciences)

Georgia Institute of Technology•Atlanta, GA

31d•$27 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers. About Georgia Tech Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. Georgia Tech's Mission and Values Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: 1. Students are our top priority. 2. We strive for excellence. 3. We thrive on diversity. 4. We celebrate collaboration. 5. We champion innovation. 6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. 7. We nurture the well-being of our community. 8. We act ethically. 9. We are responsible stewards. Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. Department Information About the School of Biological Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology Undergraduate degree programs include 4 year BS and 5 year BS/MS programs in Biology and Bioinformatics. Graduate degree programs include: MS and PhD in Biology, MS and PhD in Bioinformatics, MS and PhD in Computational Science and Engineering as well as PhD in Quantitative Biosciences, Ocean Sciences and Engineering, Applied Physiology, and Dual Degree Doctorate of Physical Therapy/ Doctor of Philosophy. Research strengths include: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Ecology, Evolution, Integrative Physiology, Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Neuroscience, Molecular and Cell Biology, Molecular Biomedical Sciences. The School is home to the two largest and most diverse undergraduate majors in the College of Sciences: Biology and Neuroscience. Faculty members in the School of Biological Sciences have the opportunity to work with students from all majors on campus. Job Summary Provide administrative and logistical support to assigned degreed and/or non-degreed academic program offerings of an Institute college or school. Facilitate the various actions required to successfully offer and conduct academic programs. These actions may range from student recruitment to course evaluation. Program assignments are generally considered to be complex or advanced in content and objective. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: faculty members, prospects, students, vendors. This position typically will advise and counsel: prospects, students, vendors. This position will supervise: NA

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Academic Affairs, Business Management, Education or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
Four to five years of job related experience
This job requires knowledge and skills related to educational program administration; customer service, oral and written communications; organization; multi-tasking; maintaining accounting records; and, use of basic and specialized computer applications.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and ability in website maintenance is a preferred job skill

Responsibilities

Coordinate the application process through response to prospect inquires, scheduling interviews, maintaining applicant records, etc.
Oversee student recruitment/program promotional event preparation.
Serve as primary point of contact for students and prospective students regarding assigned program offerings.
Coordinate preparations for conducting courses which may include classroom or facilities scheduling and preparation, ordering and distributing course materials, etc.
Prepare and update course schedules.
Develop and administer program budget.
Distribute and collect course evaluations; summarize and prepare reports.
May maintain websites promoting program offerings.
Perform other duties as assigned

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