International Scholar Advisor

New York University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University is seeking an experienced immigration advisor to provide guidance on employment, travel, and community resources for foreign national faculty, researchers, scholars and their dependents. The role administers the University's Exchange Visitor Program (SEVIS) and serves as an Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) for the J-1 program, coordinating with hiring units and government officials.

Strong intercultural communication, organizational skills and knowledge of immigration

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in higher/international education, liberal arts, management, communications, or a related field.
• Preferred Education: Master’s Degree in cross-cultural communication, international/higher education, area or cultural studies, foreign language, or related field.
• Required Experience: 2+ years relevant immigration regulations advisement and compliance experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with federal regulations processing non-immigrant visas.
• Preferred Experience: 3+ years experience managing an exchange visitor program in a higher education setting and processing non-immigrant petitions. Experience in supervision and with database management.
• Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Ability to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to communicate detailed instructions clearly. Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Fluency in at least one foreign language; experience living abroad. Familiarity with Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Web-based applications. Completion of NAFSA J-1, H-1B, Employment-Based Permanent Residence Professional Development Programs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver immigration and personal services to foreign national faculty, researchers, scholars and their dependents. Advise on employment, travel, community resources.
• Administer University's Exchange Visitor Program for international faculty, researchers, and visiting scholars; execute records setup and maintenance; train and collaborate with hiring units; intervene with consular, State Department, and immigration officials when necessary.
• Coordinate orientations for faculty, researchers, scholars and dependents. Assist with programming. Coordinate OGS cross-cultural programming.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Database skills

Foreign language

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Position Summary

Deliver immigration and personal services to foreign national faculty, researchers, scholars and their dependents. Advise on employment, travel, community resources. Administer University's Exchange Visitor Program for international faculty, researchers, and visiting scholars; execute records setup and maintenance; train and collaborate with hiring units; intervene with consular, State Department, and immigration officials when necessary. Serve as an Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) for the J-1 program and a University compliance officer in implementation of US Department of Homeland Security's SEVIS regulations for exchange visitor faculty, researchers and visiting scholars and their dependents. Coordinate orientations for faculty, researchers, scholars and dependents. Assist with programming. Coordinate OGS cross-cultural programming.

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in higher/international education, liberal arts, management, communications, or a related field
• Preferred Education: Master’s Degree in cross-cultural communication, international/higher education, area or cultural studies, foreign language, or related field.
• Required Experience: 2+ years relevant immigration regulations advisement and compliance experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with federal regulations processing non-immigrant visas.
• Preferred Experience: 3+ years experience managing an exchange visitor program in a higher education setting and processing non-immigrant petitions. Experience in supervision and with database management.
• Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Ability to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to communicate detailed instructions clearly. Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Fluency in at least one foreign language; experience living abroad. Familiarity with Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Web-based applications. Completion of NAFSA J-1, H-1B, Employment-Based Permanent Residence Professional Development Programs.

Additional Information

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $70,000.00 to USD $77,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen. NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.