Educational Specialist

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Educational Specialist will join the APL Education Center, a collaborative effort between the Applied Physics Laboratory and the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. This role involves supporting the operations of several programs within the Engineering for Professionals Program (EP) and Executive Professional Education (EPE) activities at APL. The APL Center is dedicated to delivering graduate-level education through EP, and the position requires extensive interactions with instructors, students, and the Whiting School EP staff.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Education, Business Administration or a similar field and practical experience in an education environment or Associates Degree combined with equivalent work experience.
5+ years work experience.
Experience with MS EXCEL, WORD and PowerPoint.
Ability to manage and operate as a privileged user/administrator in the across JHU platforms such as Stellic, Box, MS Teams, Zoom, and Canvas.
The demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple work assignments and meet deadlines.
Highly organized and process oriented.
Have the ability to independently analyze, summarize and make recommendations on process, procedures, and program related activities.
Ability to interact with others using discretion and tact.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
The ability to handle sensitive student and faculty information with the utmost discretion.
The ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

A Master's Degree in Education.
Experience in supporting graduate level education at a major university or college.
Experience with the JHU EP program preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of several academic programs within the Engineering for Professionals Program (EP) and EPE activities at APL.
Follow tasking from the program chairs and utilize your experience and background to develop the work product or solution to JHU EPE activities at APL and involving the APL-based programs.
Collect and maintain statistics related to applications, enrollment, and graduation.
Participate in routine graduation reviews.
Maintain program mailing lists and program related catalog contents.
Draft input for annual up-date of the catalog.
Oversee Degree Audit rules.
Coordinate advising, track, program committee meetings and technical talks.
Screen faculty applicants and coordinate interviews and hiring process.
Interface with faculty and advisers to help them meet requirements.
Interact with students & potential students regarding program questions and assistance.
Recommend scheduling adjustments and generate schedule.
Coordinate with EP staff and with faculty on cancelations, additions, and faculty salaries.
Draft EP correspondence for the Program Chairs.
Participate in meetings with chair, program managers, and the Program Committee.
Other tasks as required to grow the assigned programs and EPE activities.
Support JHU EP events (semi-annual faculty meetings, holiday events, etc.