Academic Program Specialist
About The Position
Organizational Summary: The Department of Molecular Biosciences is home to approximately 24 full-time faculty, over 80 graduate students, and offers courses to approximately 1,200 undergraduate students. The department pursues excellence in the following programmatic research areas: Genome Integrity, Bacterial Pathogenesis, Molecular Biophysics and Systems Biology, Biomedical Sciences and STEM Ed. We offer two Bachelor of Science degree programs, two Non-Thesis Master of Science programs, two Thesis Master of Science programs and two PhD programs. Position Summary: This position provides direct support to the Graduate Director and graduate students in the Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Department.
Requirements
- This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with four years of experience in office or administrative positions.
- Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.
- Applicants MUST provide the following documents when completing the application: Letter of interest Resume
Nice To Haves
- Preferred candidates will have great communication and organizational skills and an interest proactively contributing to the success of the MBS graduate program.
Responsibilities
- Supports student administration through preparation of tuition waivers, processing course permits, maintaining student files and records, conducting graduation checks, and fulfillment of other student-related administrative requirements.
- Supports department or college recruitment and admissions process.
- May be responsible for administration of a direct admission graduate program.
- Prepares correspondence and mailings to applicants and prospects, maintains applicant records, and organizes information for review by faculty.
- Enters course information into BANNER/OASIS database system.
- Fulfills administrative requirements for appointment of graduate and teaching assistantships.
- Creates informational materials, recruitment brochures, and web site content describing departmental programs.
- Coordinates orientation for new graduate students.
- Arranges and coordinates travel for incoming guests and speakers.
- Performs other administrative duties as assigned in support of the academic mission of the department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
