Student Services Specialist II

Iowa State University • Ames, IA

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About The Position

The College of Liberal Arts and Science is seeking a Student Services Specialist II in the Scientific Illustration and Visualization program. This position will provide direct services and/or programming to students. The interdepartmental undergraduate Scientific Illustration and Visualization major is designed for students who want to combine their interests and aptitudes in science and art. Based on the theme of Communicating Science Through Art, the major prepares students for careers in scientific visualization/illustration or for graduate education in medical visualization/illustration. Graduates enter fields such as biocommunications, environmental display design, freelance illustration, UX/UI and museum display design, creative technologies, instructional design, and various careers in the publishing, research and education, and visual communication industries.
This position is a 10-month continuous appointment spanning August through May, with an anticipated workload of 30 hours per week. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related experience

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience supporting student success initiatives and participating in recruitment activities, including prospective student campus visits and new student orientation events.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and supporting student programs and events.
• Demonstrated experience creating and distributing newsletters, announcements, and other communications for students or campus audiences.
• Experience managing operational needs such as procurement, supplies, materials, and coordinating IT or facilities service requests.
• Experience tracking purchases, preparing expense reports, and assisting with fundraising events or initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance, and resources to students for a variety of services.
• Delivers services and/or programming for students such as scholarship coordination, disability services, academic success programs, and resources, etc.
• Refers students to appropriate resources.
• Coordinating the Mentorship Program.
• Coordinating and participating in recruitment and student success efforts and events, including prospective student campus visits and new student orientation student success events.
• Manage and help run open houses, workshops, on-campus events, and program presentations.
• Working with the Director in field trip planning and coordination, travel, and liaising with industry and broader community partners.
• Working with students to maintain, care for, and build specimens and art collections, and student projects.
• Assisting the SCI VIZ Learning Community as needed.
• Assisting with and creating newsletters and outputting materials for on and off-campus purposes, such as video boards and displays, distributing materials, generating and participating in general communication needs, sending announcements and calendar invites.
• Liaising with numerous college offices and departments for collaboration opportunities and the business of the Program
• Working with the Director in procuring and managing new material supplies and technology, requests for IT support and service, requests for university facilities management services, ensuring spaces are well stocked, tracking and planning purchases, generating expense reports, and planning fund-raising events and efforts.
• Course and room scheduling and assisting the Director with curriculum and catalog updates.

Benefits

• Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing program

What This Job Offers

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