Graduate Student Admissions Officer, College of Information Sciences and Technology

The Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount

Conference travel

Job summary

Penn State University is seeking an Admissions Officer for IST to recruit for graduate programs, including a doctoral program and master's programs, and to assist with undergraduate recruitment as needed.

The role collaborates with the Associate Dean for Student Success and the Graduate Programs staff to diversify the applicant pool, manage recruitment events, and run information sessions for international students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 1+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Pre-recruitment graduate program marketing including website and marketing literature content creation.
• Monitor and manage website and marketing literature updates and distribution; collect data helpful to recruitment including graduate student placement and time-to-completion.
• Develop and maintain awareness of domestic and international markets for graduate programs; liaise with IST and PSU entities to coordinate marketing and recruitment.

Skills

Graduate recruitment

Marketing content creation

Event outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

POSITION SPECIFICS The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) seeks an Admissions Officer to primarily recruit for graduate programs (a single doctoral program and master's programs) to help meet our goals of attracting a high-quality and diverse graduate student body. This position will be a part of the team that also recruits undergraduate students and based on college needs may also assist with undergraduate recruitment. Our master's programs include two in-residence M.S. programs - Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations and Informatics. Online we offer a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations and a Master's of Enterprise Architecture and Business Transformation (MEA). We also offer several Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate (IUG) programs which bring IST undergraduate students into our graduate programs. The Admissions Officer will liaise with the Associate Dean for Student Success, particularly for activities related to diversifying the applicant pool. The Admissions Officer will also work closely with the Graduate Programs staff, who manage the Graduate Recruiting Committee (GRC) for the doctoral program and the Masters Advisory and Recruitment Committee (MARC).

• Pre-recruitment graduate program marketing including website and marketing literature content creation
• monitoring and managing website and marketing literature updates and distribution collecting data helpful to recruitment including graduate student placement, time-to-completion, conducting focus groups with current graduate students to inform marketing and recruitment strategies developing and maintaining awareness of domestic and international markets for our graduate programs liaise with IST and PSU entities to help inform or coordinate marketing and recruitment including IST undergraduate recruiting, the Fox Graduate School, graduate student recruiters in PSU 'sister' colleges (Engineering, Smeal, EMS, Science, HHD), and Penn State Global liaise with IST and PSU entities helpful to recruiting a diverse applicant pool and graduate student population including IST Associate Dean for Student Success and the Fox Graduate School Active Recruitment identify and attend graduate school career fairs and conferences that promote diverse graduate student populations (e.g., Tapia conference, PhD Project)
• lead and participate in on-campus recruitment activities provide outreach to applicants and admitted students answer inquiries from interest forms from World Campus and the IST website develop and run online information sessions for international graduate students maintain an updated list of FAQs for applicants participate in Graduate Programs tasks and activities as needed, including working with the Graduate Recruiting Committee (GRC) and the Masters Advisory and Recruiting Committee (MARC) periodically assist with undergraduate recruitment

MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree 1+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted

Required Certifications: None

Work Modality: This role blends in person and remote work and includes travel to conferences and other universities to support student recruitment efforts.

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Salary & Benefits

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades, is $49,188.00 - $71,340.00. Salary Structure - Information on Penn State's salary structure Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being. In addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, employees enjoy robust retirement plans and substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time. One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children. For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page.

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