Job Information
Iowa State University Graduate Student Services Specialist in Ames, Iowa
Position Information:
Position Title:Graduate Student Services Specialist
Job Group:Professional & Scientific
Required Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree
Preferred Qualifications:Experience working with data collection, analysis, and reporting.Experience that demonstrates independent coordination of multiple activities.Experience using Microsoft Office Experience with electronic record keeping.Experience with graduate student program administration.
Job Description:
The Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering (CBE) is seeking applicants for a Graduate Student Services Specialist to support the department’s graduate students, business processes, and reporting activities.
Graduate student coordination:
Coordinating the department’s graduate student support activities such as recruitment, admissions, onboarding and orientation, and tracking progress.
Coordinating, tracking, processing, and reporting graduate student funding
Maintaining graduate student records and providing reports .
Business services and reporting:
Acquiring data from various sources, maintaining a data repository, and developing various departmental reports.
Processing departmental student employee hires and separations and ensuring accuracy in hours worked.
Analyzing and organizing technical data for review by college, department, chair, faculty, etc.
Level Guidelines
Individual contributor position with developing professional and/or technical skills working under immediate to general supervision
Grasps professional-level knowledge and concepts of field while working in a progressive learning mode
Works on problems and issues of somewhat limited scope
Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data for which answers are available or can be obtained
Responds to inquiries and issues, escalating to manager or higher level workers as appropriate
May lead projects of limited scope and complexity
May provide guidance to students
Appointment Type:Regular
Number of Months Employed Per Year:12 Month Work Period
Time Type:Full time
Pay Grade:PS805
Application Instructions:
To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae2) Letter of Application/Cover LetterIf you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Original Posting Date: April 6, 2021
Posting Close Date:April 19, 2021
Job Requisition Number:R4601
Iowa State University (http://www.iastate.edu/) is classified as a Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, a member of the Association of American Universities ( AAU ), and ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top public universities in the nation. More than 30,000 students are enrolled and are served by over 6,200 faculty and staff.
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