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Specialist - Outreach-Fixed Term

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Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing, MI

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Specialist - Outreach-Fixed Term

Job no: 556497
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Agriculture And Nat Resources
Department: Agricultural Technology Institute 10002042
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Fixed Term Academic Staff, 1/2 Time (50-64.9%), Agriculture
Working/Functional Title

Associate Director- Institute of Agricultural Tech

Position Summary

The Specialist-Outreach is also known as the Associate Director of IAT and reports to the Director of IAT. The Associate Director will provide strategic leadership and direction on all aspects of enrollment management affairs including recruitment, retention, enrollment, orientation and student success. The Associate Director will work closely with the Director in the development of an operation procedures manual that will provide policies and regulations for IAT. The Associate Director will envision a robust program of faculty and staff development to include formal career mentorship, technology, educational methodology and leadership development. The Associate Director will assist the Director in the development of trust and transparency with IAT partners. Additional information about the Institute of Agricultural Technology is available at https://www.canr.msu.edu/iat/.

Core responsibilities of the position include

  • Provide Leadership for Enrollment Management (recruitment, retention, enrollment, orientation, transfer, etc.).
  • Assist in the development and implantation of an operating procedures manual for IAT.
  • Facilitating ZOOM monthly meetings for IAT Coordinators.
  • New staff “onboarding” and training for current program coordinators.
  • Assists in the development and implementation of practices to promote Lifelong Education (LE) and Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) enrollment in IAT.
  • Develop program that will increase student success.
  • Assists in developing and maintaining relations with community colleges partners and CANR Department.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Director.
    • Required Degree

    Masters -Education administration or agricultural

    Desired Degree

    Doctorate -Education administration or agricultural

    Minimum Requirements
    • Master Degree in educational administration or an agricultural related discipline.
    • Fifteen years of experience in higher education.
    • Experience in program management and student services.
    Desired Qualifications
    • Ph.D. in educational administration or an agricultural related discipline.
    • Experience in recruitment and retention of students.
    • Agricultural business experience.
    • Skills in career planning and placement.
    Required Application Materials
  • Cover letter detailing applicant’s interests, relevant background and advising philosophy
  • CV or Resume
  • Name and contact information for three (3) professional references
    • Special Instructions

    Review of applications will begin on Feb 4, 2019 and continue until the position is filled.

    Review of Applications Begins On

    02/04/2019

    Website

    www.iat.msu.edu

    MSU Statement

    Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

    Advertised: Jan 25, 2019 Eastern Standard Time
    Applications close: Jan 25, 2021 Eastern Standard Time

    Organization

    Working at Michigan State University 

    Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

    Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

    We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

    We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

    The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

    Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

    In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

    Top Distinctions

    U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

    • 29th among the nation’s public universities
    • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
    • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
    • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

    Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

    Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

    Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

    Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

    Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

    Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

     

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