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Pennsylvania State University is hiring an Academic Program Coordinator. The coordinator provides administrative support to four graduate programs in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education within the College of Agricultural Sciences, working closely with the programs' four graduate directors. The role covers graduate admissions, student records, exams, and assistantship processing.

Highlights

Manage the graduate admissions process by communicating with applicants, preparing application information for the graduate committees, and maintaining student files.
Schedule, track, and coordinate exams with the Graduate School, and use LionPATH to perform academic actions for students and faculty.
Maintain department student records, collect and process information for fellowship nominations and awards, and track graduate students' progress on required training.
Organize and attend orientation for new graduate students to the department.
Maintain the graduate programs section of the department website, various databases and listservs, and the department graduate handbook.
Process assistantship appointments and assignments in WorkLion, and assist with graduate travel and p-card (purchasing card) reconciliations in SAP Concur.
Requires a GED or high school diploma and two years of relevant experience, with relevant education accepted in lieu of experience, plus strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Graduate program experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office, LionPATH, GRADS, and SAP Concur are preferred.
Salary range across all possible grades is $40,608 to $58,836.

Academic Program Coordinator Full Description

Position Specifics

The Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education (AESE) in the College of Agricultural Sciences seeks a self-directed and flexible Academic Program Coordinator to provide support for its graduate programs. The person in this position will provide administrative support to four graduate programs in the Department and work closely with four graduate directors.

Responsibilities include:

Manage the graduate admissions process; communicate with applicants, prepare application information for the graduate committees, maintain student files; schedule, track, and coordinate exams with the Graduate School; use LionPATH to perform academic actions for students and faculty.
Maintain department student records; collect data and process information for fellowship nominations and awards; organize/attend orientation for new graduate students to the department; track progress of required training for graduate students.
Responsible for maintenance of the graduate programs portion of the department website, various databases, listservs, and updates to the department graduate handbook.
Process assistantship appointments and assignments in WorkLion.
Assist with processing graduate travel and p-card reconciliations in SAP Concur.

Required Qualifications

Excellent organizational, communication (oral and written), and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Graduate program experience preferred but not required.
Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office, LionPATH, GRADS, SAP Concur (or equivalent systems) and the ability to learn new software packages is preferred.

Minimum Education, Work Experience & Required Certifications

General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or High School (HS); 2+ years of relevant experience; relevant education accepted in lieu of experience. Required certifications: None.

Salary

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades, is $40,608.00 - $58,836.00.

Location: University Park, PA.

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