Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services

UNC-Chapel Hill•Chapel Hill, NC

About The Position

The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services manages, supervises, and coordinates the operations of the Epidemiology student programs. The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services works with Program Directors and assigned SPH Academic Coordinators to facilitate the recruitment, admission, on-boarding, community building, and education of our graduate students, manage and track applications, admission decisions, and funding awards for the Graduate Programs Admissions Committee. This position leads communication efforts with prospective graduate students via Slate and with prospective Assured Enrollment students in collaboration with the UNC Gillings Communications and Admissions team. This position works both independently and directly with the Director of Graduate Studies, Epidemiology faculty, the SPH Registrar, and others in the school to manage Epidemiology course scheduling (semester schedules, determining classroom needs, registration issues). The Associate Director leads the process of updating department student handbooks, Course Planning Worksheets, Canvas sites, and participates in the CEPH accreditation process. The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services develops communication strategy, designs communication and marketing campaigns to create community, strengthens students’ sense of belonging, and increases transparency about department, School, and University policies, processes, procedures, and systems. This position promotes ESO events and programming and leads the production of the Epidemiology Students newsletter. The Associate Director of Epidemiology Student Services plans student-centered events in collaboration with department program directors, including but not limited to beginning of the year welcome, midterm break, end of the year celebration, international student focus groups, and faculty/student potlucks. This position collaborates with the Gillings Office of Student Affairs for School-wide events (e.g., orientation, open houses, admitted student day). This position also supervises the Student Finance Coordinator, the Academic Program Services Coordinator, and one or more Graduate Research Assistants.

Requirements

Expert communication skills
Understanding FERPA requirements
Working experience in applying program policies and practices
Working knowledge in SharePoint and Teams Channels

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in communications, Education, or similar area
Experience in Supervision
Conducting information analysis and data management with the goal of maintaining sensitive information
Experience in marketing educational programs K-12 and Higher Education
Experience with Canva, Photoshop GradStar, Slate, Sakai

Responsibilities

Manages, supervises, and coordinates the operations of the Epidemiology student programs.
Facilitates the recruitment, admission, on-boarding, community building, and education of graduate students.
Manages and tracks applications, admission decisions, and funding awards for the Graduate Programs Admissions Committee.
Leads communication efforts with prospective graduate students and Assured Enrollment students.
Manages Epidemiology course scheduling, including semester schedules, classroom needs, and registration issues.
Leads the process of updating department student handbooks, Course Planning Worksheets, and Canvas sites.
Participates in the CEPH accreditation process.
Develops communication strategy and designs communication and marketing campaigns to create community, strengthen students' sense of belonging, and increase transparency about policies, processes, procedures, and systems.
Promotes ESO events and programming.
Leads the production of the Epidemiology Students newsletter.
Plans student-centered events in collaboration with department program directors.
Collaborates with the Gillings Office of Student Affairs for School-wide events.
Supervises the Student Finance Coordinator, the Academic Program Services Coordinator, and Graduate Research Assistants.