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POSITION SUMMARY: 

Provide leadership for graduate student recruitment and admissions. Develop partnerships with academic departments and coordinate with Colleges and academic departments’ recruitment activities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Applicant Recruitment:

• Lead and manage the functions of recruitment, admissions, student services for prospective and new students
• Coordinates and participates in recruitment travel, including attendance at conferences and recruitment fairs, visits to colleges and universities
• Facilitate faculty- and department/program-initiated recruitment activities
• Oversee and implement all pre-review communications with applicants
• Coordinate effort with Institutional offices
• Counsel prospective applicants regarding admissions requirements
• Advise and approve web-based recruitment content
• Maintain recruitment-oriented social media presence for the GSBS
• Collaborate with Departments and Programs to establish and review recruitment strategies
• Develop, implement, and evaluate student recruitment efforts through data analysis in conjunction with academic departments
• Assists the Dean in setting annual recruitment targets

Operations:

• Maintain and update CRM (customer relations management) /application systems
• Oversee annual review and revision of the application for admission
• Oversee the collection of application materials
• Oversee the assessment of quantitative admissions criteria
• Travel to and attendance at conferences on best practices in admission and graduate education, e.g. NAGAP, BioGAP

Applicant Review:

• Facilitate faculty-led holistic review of applications to select candidates for admission
• Maintain accurate admission records
• Communicate decisions to applicants

Candidate Interviews:

• Oversee the logistical aspects of scheduling candidate interviews with faculty
• Oversee planning and execution of candidate interview event
• Communicate with candidates prior to and throughout the interview process
• Coordinate faculty-led assessment and recommendation and deliver to Dean.
• Communicate final admissions decision to candidates.
• Coordinate faculty participation in post-decision recruitment
• Oversee yields on offers
• Maintain accurate records of communications and decisions

Policy & Procedural Assessment:

• Oversee the maintenance of admissions records
• Annually assess technical aspects of admission, including CRM, scheduling
• Assist the Dean with annual review of admissions policies and procedures
• Assist the Dean with periodic reviews of admissions and recruitment actions and their impact

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS or Doctoral (preferred) degree in relevant area
• At least 3 years of experience in one or more of the following: admissions and/or recruitment in an academic setting, university operations, diversity and inclusion in an academic setting, or student/academic affairs
• Experience working with university faculty, students and staff
• Ability to effectively supervise, develop, and mentor staff, knowledge of market research, a demonstrated ability to analyze problems and provide creative solutions.
• Familiar with principles and best practices around admissions, outreach, recruitment, student services, yield, and data driven management
• A focus on identifying ways to recruit a diverse student population that will cultivate an inclusive and collaborative community.
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to outstanding customer service and professionalism.
• Domestic travel required
• Excellent critical thinking and interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written skills as utilized in effective management
• Familiarity with social media-based recruitment strategies
• Familiarity with Customer Relations Management or Application systems
• Proficient with Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with relational database management
• Familiarity with workflow, collaboration, and project management software
• Supervisory experience

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