Graduate Program Administrator, Psychology
About The Position
The University of Virginia Department of Psychology strives to advance the science, methodology and the application of psychology through research, teaching, graduate training, and engagement in our community. Specifically, we are committed to: Conducting rigorous collaborative research aimed at understanding the human condition, solving societal problems, and generating breakthrough discoveries; Using our scholarship to guide practice, policy, education, and future research; Teaching and mentoring the next generation of psychological scientists and psychologically-literate citizens and leaders Position Summary The Graduate Program Administrator partners with Chair, Assistant Chair, Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Graduate Admissions to develop protocols related to graduate admission and curriculum development. The Administrator is a key partner in facilitating communication with graduate students, faculty, and the Graduate School.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3-5 years experience in a complex academic department; demonstrated understanding of academic funding models; demonstrated understanding of teaching assistantship paradigm in large classroom settings; experience in student support role
Nice To Haves
- A bachelor’s degree in Psychology or a related field
- Master's degree in Psychology or a related discipline strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and support for curriculum development initiatives including as the liaison with CPEC
- Provides leadership for graduate student recruitment including coordinating and overseeing visits for prospective students both domestic and international.
- Collaborates with and advises graduate curriculum content areas paying particular attention to multiple agency accreditation aspects of the Clinical graduate program
- Provides planning and scheduling oversight for graduate curriculum, ensuring coordinated scheduling and compliance with policies, procedures
- Stewards the integration of TA, GRA, extramural budgeting in a complex teaching/research matrix, including external fellowships and maintains departmental dashboard
- Plays a lead role in graduate awards and graduation planning, supervising student volunteers and employees
- Facilitates graduate student wellbeing initiatives by collaborating on programmatic and budgetary models and mentoring student volunteers and employees
- Other Duties as Assigned
Benefits
- This is an exempt-level, benefited position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
