Engineering Student Engagement Specialist

UW-Madison College of Engineering; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

UW-Madison College of Engineering is seeking a Student Affairs Program Specialist to expand student involvement, leadership growth, and academic success through co-curricular programs. The role designs, delivers, and evaluates initiatives, helping students explore interests, develop skills, and connect with the engineering community.

As part of the ImagiNEXT initiative, the coordinator supports immersive experiences, coordinates domestic and international programs, supports travel for students,

Qualifications

• At least two years of professional experience in higher education post‑bachelor’s degree.
• Experience developing, coordinating, or implementing programs, events, and/or initiatives that enhance the student experience
• Experience working directly with college students to promote engagement, personal development, and/or academic success
• Experience planning and managing program operations, such as scheduling, communications, registration processes, event logistics, and/or post‑event assessment

Responsibilities

• Organizes student-focused programming and resources to promote new and ongoing educational initiatives
• Writes, edits, and publishes content for various communication projects and marketing platforms to align with strategic initiatives and established communication campaigns
• Creates and maintains schedules, logistics, and resources for one or multiple student affairs programs, activities, and/or services
• Generates and analyzes reports of curricular and unit outcomes
• Serves as a subject matter expert regarding student affairs to internal and external stakeholders

Skills

Program development

Student engagement

Event planning

Communication

Assessment & reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, sociology, psychology, engineering or STEM or a related field

Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, sociology, psychology, engineering or STEM or a related field

Tools

MS Office

Content management tools

Job description

UW-Madison College of Engineering is seeking a Student Affairs Program Specialist to expand student involvement, leadership growth, and academic success through co-curricular programs. The role designs, delivers, and evaluates initiatives, helping students explore interests, develop skills, and connect with the engineering community.

As part of the ImagiNEXT initiative, the coordinator supports immersive experiences, coordinates domestic and international programs, supports travel for students,