Kinesiology Program Manager

Seattle University Electrical and Computer Engineering • Seattle, WA

44d • $72,500 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Seattle University is seeking a Kinesiology Program Manager to oversee laboratory learning coordination, program operations, student recruitment and success, and communications and marketing for the Kinesiology department. This role involves maintaining laboratory policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with safety and ethics regulations, managing laboratory equipment and computing systems, and supervising student employees. The Program Manager will also liaise with university offices to facilitate academic programs, support internship processes, manage class scheduling, assist with program reviews, and onboard new faculty. Additionally, the role focuses on coordinating student recruitment and success initiatives, maintaining student records, monitoring student progress, and facilitating communication. A portion of the role also involves managing department websites, marketing materials, and providing information for communications and advancement staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated administrative and operational support experience.
• Strong collaborative skills, including ability to work in team environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written, oral, and interpersonal ways.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks and responsibilities to facilitate completion.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity in line with the university’s mission, vision and values.
• All positions at Seattle University require a criminal history background check.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree (Master’s or Doctoral) in discipline/field related to Kinesiology is preferred.
• Experience working in an academic environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, update, and produce laboratory operating policies and procedures reflecting industry standards and best practices.
• Ensure that laboratory facilities and users are compliant with requisite operational policies and procedures (including, but not limited to health and safety regulations/guidelines for employees, students, and research participants; and ethics and human subjects research rules).
• Maintain operating knowledge and quality assurance/control in Kinesiology laboratory equipment, devices, and tools (i.e., Vicon Motion Capture, K4B2, Parvo Medics TruOne, Xsens, Force Plates, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Gymaware, EMG, Ultrasound) utilized for teaching, learning, and research (including collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data).
• Responsible for installation, maintenance, repair, management, and troubleshooting of equipment and computing software and hardware for laboratory equipment.
• Serve as resource for operation of laboratory facilities related to instructional/course needs.
• Responsible for hiring, onboarding, and supervising students employed for duties/responsibilities associated with the department’s laboratory facilities.
• Organize and lead activities that facilitate collaborative research among and between Kinesiology students and faculty, internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with faculty and staff responsible for college- and university-level operations, especially the College’s Deans’ Office, Office of the Registrar and Office of Admissions, to facilitate success of academic programs and ensure department administrators, faculty, and staff are informed of current, updated academic programs related information, policies, and procedures.
• Support the coordination of undergraduate internship processes and activities in collaboration with the Internship Coordinator, faculty, students, and external partners, including assisting with the development and maintenance of relationships with internship sites and community partners.
• Execute (routine and ad hoc) processes and procedures for course catalog building and modifications, in collaboration with department and college administrators/faculty.
• Manages class schedule building processes, working closely with department and college administrators and staff (as relevant); including collaborating with faculty to arrange and revise course scheduling.
• Assist department and college administrators with developing and implementing program review and improvement initiatives, including program assessment, evaluation, and strategic planning.
• Assist in organizing and executing department faculty and staff retreat(s) and meetings; assist with college retreat.
• Onboard and orient new and adjunct faculty in collaboration with college-level staff and administrators (as relevant).
• Manages faculty and staff professional development requests and reimbursements.
• Assists in development of yearly departmental budgets and producing financial reports and summaries.
• Coordinate and staff student recruitment and orientation events and activities (including occasionally outside of business hours) in coordination with college and university programming/initiatives.
• Manage and maintain student records and database (including individual-level information related to personal contact, academic standing, and program progress).
• Monitor graduate and undergraduate student progress and retention, in partnership with academic advisors; diagnosing actual and potential student issues regarding fulfilling program requirements and compliance with academic policies and procedures.
• Collaborate in efforts to assist students with compliance with relevant student handbooks and policies.
• Support academic advisors and faculty advisors in guiding students with timely completion of program-related forms and currency of documentation of academic milestones and achievements.
• As appropriate, keeps department administrator(s), faculty, department and college staff, and academic advisors appraised and updated on student progress at the individual- and cohort-level.
• Facilitate, as needed and appropriate, communication between students and staff, faculty, or administrators at the department, college, and university levels.
• Monitor and maintain department-related internet and intranet sites to assure accurate, up-to-date information.
• Ensure department-related marketing and communication assets, especially information related to academic programs, are current and accessible across various forms of media and channels (digital, print, web, social media, etc.).
• Assist in obtaining information and content about pursuits and accomplishments of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and external partners across department programs, for college- and university-level marketing, communications, and advancement staff.
• Maintain and provide (historic and current) information related to departmental academic programs, events, and systems.

Benefits

• Three different medical plans
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• Up to a 10% employer contribution for retirement benefits (5% nonelective employer contribution and dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% of voluntary contributions)
• 100% paid tuition benefits for the employee and dependents
• Subsidized transportation benefit
• Wellness program with free access to an onsite fitness facility
• Wide variety of campus events
• Generous holiday schedule, including a paid Holiday break closure in December
• Vacation leave
• Paid sick leave
• Paid community service leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level