Coordinator, Academic Job Description
Coordinator, academic
provides office coordination and management for the office of Academic and Student Affairs for the School of Public Health.
Coordinator, Academic Duties & Responsibilities
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Assist in the planning, organization, and implementation of program events for Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, including open houses, poster sessions, socials, honors lunches
Works with program chairs regarding long and short-term goals for undergraduate academic programs including planning, assessment, improvement, academic standards and curriculum implementation
Works with Director regarding long and short-term goals for undergraduate academic programs including planning, assessment, improvement, academic standards and curriculum implementation
Work in partnership with Upward Bound staff and target high school personnel in planning and implementing a successful recruitment program
Coordinates resources to meet the needs of the area assigned
Coordinates new student orientations, reviews and updates handbooks, recommends policy updates
Responds to student questions and concerns
Works collaboratively and collegially with academic units and services throughout the university to facilitate comprehensive student supportOther related duties as assigned
Maintain website
Reconcile Analysis reports, general funds and endowments
Coordinator, Academic Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Coordinator, Academic
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: TEFL, CELTA, TESOL, CEPS, TA, NCAA, VA, LPS, CESL, CESL/CEPS
Education for Coordinator, Academic
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the coordinator, academic job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Education, Faculty, Counseling, Communication, Teaching, Management, Business, Graduate, Public Health, Computer
Skills for Coordinator, Academic
Desired skills for coordinator, academic include:
Experience with student support programs
Experience with design
Implementation of academic workshops and outreach initiatives
Planning
Sensitivity to diverse student experiences in academic environment
Computer and office applications
Models of disability and inclusive educational design and their application in higher education
Particularly Microsoft Office and web content management
Basic office protocols and procedures
Concepts
Desired experience for coordinator, academic includes:
Maintain supply inventory and resolve purchasing issues
Ensures timely communications with staff, school departments, and students
Performs duties in a timely and professional manner
Knowledge of FERPA rules regarding the release of student information to faculty, parents, students
Communicate frequently with parents and students, via phone and e-mail, to provide detailed information pertaining to CTY Online Programs
Guide families through the course registration process
Coordinator, Academic Examples
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Coordinator, Academic Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a coordinator, academic. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for coordinator, academic
- Oversees undergraduate academic advising processes within the school including 1 to 1 and group advising, monitoring student progress, assisting students with exploring academic options, counseling students and advisors on resolution of complex academic issues
- Supervises, trains, and evaluates the day-to-day activities for undergraduate advising team members and oversees all of their academic advising, recruitment/retention, and student support activities
- Provides academic advisement to students in the undergraduate programs
- Communicates with university partners including the Registrar’s Office, Undergraduate Admissions, and the Engineering Dean’s Office in regards to recruitment, retention, records, and enrollment and to resolve or assist with the resolution of sensitive issues
- Serves as a liaison between undergraduate advising staff, program chairs, Engineering Dean’s Office and other university student support programs
- Works closely with Engineering Dean’s office, program chairs and Assistant Director, Academic Services, regarding academic standards and curriculum implementation
- Leads academic success staff in the provision of academic advising/coaching, career and resume coaching, program functions for students to ensure needs of students are met for successful completion of program of study
- Provides academic advising and career coaching and/or interacts with students in support of academic success regularly, but no less than 50% of time
- Oversees and coordinates annual Career and Internship Fair, involving 30 plus science organizations and close to 500 students directed to the retention and success of the student population
- Directs and develops internship program
Qualifications for coordinator, academic
- Acts as a team leader or senior resource for professional and/or support staff
- Monitors student academic progress and program effectiveness through a variety of reporting tools including eAdvisor
- Acts as a college/department liaison to current and prospective students, faculty, staff and external groups on issues related to academic success
- Works collaboratively with academic units and services throughout the university to facilitate comprehensive student support
- Utilizes a variety of university date and programmatic direction to promote student academic success
- Provides academic advising, orientation, outreach and retention activities, and other student support programs within the School
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Coordinator, Academic Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of coordinator, academic. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for coordinator, academic
- Respond to urgent support tickets quickly and accurately
- Review and administer student records
- Collaborate with other staff, faculty and other offices to resolve complex issues, especially those related to academic policy
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with university resource offices and academic departments as a UAR liaison for student-facing systems
- Propose possible improvements to new and existing systems to enhance the quality of undergraduate academic experiences, thereby making important contributions to UAR’s culture of evidence-based advising
- Serve as a subject matter resource to UAR and other departments
- Provide advice to students on a range of issues, including but not limited to, academic progress, academic program policies, research and study abroad opportunities, in order to assist them in making appropriate choices and decisions
- May assist with the administration of financial processes
- Participate as a member of the Academic and Educational Support Programs team, and of UAR in general
- May train and supervise other staff, volunteers, student and temporary workers
Qualifications for coordinator, academic
- Experience interpreting student needs and determining when referral to other University resources is appropriate
- Organizes and facilitates the workflow of various processes for the department (ie, grade reporting, appeals, scheduling classes, curriculum changes, syllabi distribution, survey collections, assessment efforts, faculty evaluations, etc)
- Assists with compiling data, drafting documents, and communicating curriculum changes to other departments as assigned
- Helps the Chair determine whether proposals are acceptable for review
- Coordinates and administers paperwork for faculty including contracts, evaluations, grading rosters, requests for grade changes
- May help with coordinating Academic Mentoring activities in conference with the Academic Mentoring Program Coordinator
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Coordinator, Academic Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of coordinator, academic. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for coordinator, academic
- Processes Visiting Student applications and works with students through the registration process Information entered/provided is accurate and completed within established deadlines
- Maintains grade distribution database
- Provides data for scheduling TAs to the Chair and DUS
- Updates schedule online
- Maintains database on faculty teaching info
- Provides TAs with section rosters
- Updates advisor lists for faculty
- Data entry, analysis and report generation are accurate and completed within established deadlines
- Assists Undergrad Program Director with Undergraduate Admissions Open Houses throughout the academic year
- Maintains Undergraduate TA applications
Qualifications for coordinator, academic
- Minimum experience of at least 3-5 years of office/administrative experience, preferably in an academic setting, required
- Recruits and assists with undergraduate TA selection for courses
- Provides basic advising for all undergraduate math students related to course selection, major and minor information, the add/drop policy
- Helps to determine when students should be directed to a faculty member or advising office
- Maintains good working relationships with Academic Advising and the Registrar’s Office
- Meetings and special events are organized in a timely fashion
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Our company is looking to fill the role of coordinator, academic. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for coordinator, academic
- Assess/evaluate current activities/programs in the Student Outreach Services department, that contributes to an annual evidence-based report showing clear outcome expectations
- Work collaboratively with faculty and staff on retention issues and to improve overall support services
- May oversee student employee hours (undergraduate and graduate) to maintain that hours worked comply with allotted funds for student employment and provide verification for hours worked by signing student employee timesheets and to include the full range of hiring, training, evaluating, to ensure that their learning/development and performance are in line with the department's mission
- Engages in professional development opportunities to support the development of competence and effectiveness in the areas of inclusion, diversity, multicultural and cross-cultural proficiency, and other related topics
- Supports an inclusive environment for staff and students, development of cultural competency skills, and the delivery of programs that advance diversity objectives of the campus community
- Provide operational support to search/review committees
- Document policies and processes for contributors to the appointment/promotion form (chair, faculty lead, and candidate)
- Manage review, promotion, and search processes, including marketing, recruiting, preparing committee reports
- Prepare offer letters for the chair, which may include gathering and synthesizing information from other offices
- Executing all phases of the application and admission process for prospective undergraduate and graduate students (review submitted documentation, verify proper international education credentials, confirm financial viability for international students, organizing application review process)
Qualifications for coordinator, academic
- Experience completing statistical analysis within business applications using a variety of statistical packages
- Master's or other advanced degree (completed by time of employment)
- Demonstrated experience in understanding the experiences and needs of Native American students
- Demonstrated experience in higher education, including minimum of one year experience in academic advising, tutoring, mentoring, or related experience
- Demonstrated experience in supporting diverse, traditionally underrepresented and/or underserved first-generation, low-socioeconomic and non-traditional student populations
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and time while under pressure to meet deadlines
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of coordinator, academic. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for coordinator, academic
- Plans, manages, oversees, assists in, and participates in the planning and implementation of University-wide events, seminars, conferences and related offerings such as, but not limited to, the Commencement Exercises, University Convocation, Scholarship Recognition Program, Academic Convocations, Inaugurations, Dedication ceremonies, President's State of the University Address, Founders' Day Awards Convocation, University Distinguished Professor Recognition
- Develop a detailed knowledge of campus resources, opportunities, and conduct active referral to connect students with appropriate support and opportunities
- In collaboration with the Scott College of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs /Engineering Success Center team, participate in implementing campus-wide intervention strategies
- Prepare academic reports for the University or the College as necessary
- Assist ASA lead adviser in the development and execution of new strategies to improve the Scott College of Engineering Residential Learning community
- Collaborate with the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and the ASA lead adviser to develop and manage the Scott College of Engineering tutoring and mentoring programs, the Scott Residential Learning Community and other programs to help students succeed academically
- Collaborate with Scott Engineering Residential Learning Community residence hall coordinators to administer mentoring programs
- Work with the ASA lead adviser to execute events directly affecting students within the College
- Assist in the development and delivery of programs for recruitment of new students
- Responsible for hiring, training, and supervising student mentor coordinators, mentors, and tutors
Qualifications for coordinator, academic
- A post graduate (Honours) degree
- Relevant experience in a tertiary environment in a management role
- Answer student queries
- Make and/or facilitate timely admissions decisions
- Advise on all program-related matters before, during, and after the study abroad experience
- Use web-based applications to maintain contact with students and advisors, track student documents and communication