Job Description

The salary range for this position is $22.71 ($47,236) - $29.20 ($60,736). Actual salary will be determined based on experience. 

Summary of Position:
We are seeking a coordinator position for the Graduate Program of Study in Genetic Counseling in the department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development. This position will give applicants the opportunity to work with a faculty leadership team, staff instructors, and ~20 MS genetic counseling graduate students. The coordinator will run the genetic counseling office, assist in organizing meetings, and communicate with fieldwork sites throughout the Twin Cities and Minnesota.

Work Mode: Hybrid (three days on site/two days remote)

Essential and Other Functions
40%  Student support services for the graduate program of study in genetic counseling 
Admissions
⢠Communicating with prospective students regarding admissions process
⢠Compiling applications
⢠Coordinate prospective student meetings
⢠Oversee the Genetic Counseling Experience Program
⢠Communicate decisions to the Graduate School
Orientation
⢠Setting up student emails, background checks, registration, and maintaining the resource lists
⢠Create Google Drive with Program Handbook and other orientation materials 
⢠Work with General Biology to coordinate Teaching Assistantships
Classroom Management
⢠Requesting & reserving rooms
⢠Updating course catalogs/descriptions/etc. 
⢠Assist with Canvas setup and administration
Graduation
⢠Schedule graduation reception, order food
⢠Coordinate class pictures

Office Management
55%  Provide administrative support for the graduate program of study in genetic counseling
Fieldwork Coordination
⢠Coordinate affiliation agreements between University of Minnesota Legal Department and corresponding institutions. 
⢠Maintain databases of affiliation agreements to ensure up-to-date documentation.
⢠Coordinate introductory emails to supervisors, collect evaluations for students and sites within Canvas.
⢠Assist with paperwork and coordination of supervisory training CEU and completed evaluations.
⢠Maintain office supplies, equipment, and materials
⢠Manage incoming and outgoing packages/mail
⢠Scheduling and coordinating meetings
⢠Maintain office library for division
⢠Purchasing on behalf of division
⢠Expense and reimbursement submissions
⢠Assist with preparation of quarterly reports for program director review

Other
5%  Other duties as assigned

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials

Required Qualifications:
⢠High school diploma/GED and four years operations and/or student support experience. Training/education in project management may substitute for some of the experience in student support or vice versa.
⢠Documented experience assisting and managing multiple clients or students simultaneously.
⢠Documented competence with computer programs used to produce forms and reports such as Excel and Word.
⢠Demonstrated/documented experience initiating and administering projects, programs and tasks with little direction or oversight.

Preferred Qualifications:
⢠Two years of work experience at a higher education program or organizations that support students

About University of Minnesota Twin Cities

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.

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Job Tags

Work experience placement, Remote job,

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