The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures seeks a Sr. Academic Program Coordinator to organize, coordinate, and support all aspects of the department's graduate and undergraduate academic programs as well as assist and collaborate with faculty and staff.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate graduate student admissions, recruitment, and campus visits.
• Support, facilitate, and track graduate student progress from matriculation to graduation.
• Process each semester Departmental Graduate Aid (DGA) working with Student Accounts.
• Schedule all graduate examinations and dissertation defenses.
• Update yearly in keeping with the university's legal guidance in the Graduate Student Handbook.
• Maintain graduate file archive and compile historical statistics about program graduates.
• Represent the Department at meetings of the Graduate Board, Graduate Admissions, and KSAS Registrar's Office.
• Assist graduate conference planning in collaboration with lead student organizers and administrative staff.
• Upload and schedule in collaboration with Department faculty and the Registrar all Fall, Spring, Intersession, and summer undergraduate and graduate classes.
• Perform catalog updates to undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
• Coordinate and schedule Fall Orientation programming.
• Collaborate with administrative staff on shared event calendar.
• Other related duties essential to the academic mission of the Department.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication.
• Demonstrates teamwork and willingness to help others when needed.
• Ability to interact with empathy and respect while practicing active listening.
• Commitment to functioning in a team-orientated, collegial environment where diversity is valued.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality with student matters, including FERPA.
• Readiness to exercise diplomacy and to interact professionally with all levels of university personnel as well as such external contacts as alums, parents, and guardians.
• Ability to multi-task and self-manage assigned projects and daily tasks in an environment with shifting priorities.
• Efficient workflow organization and time management.
• Experience updating websites and entering data with high accuracy.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and SharePoint.

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift general office supplies (20 pounds)

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent. Bachelor's degreepreferred.
• Five years progressively responsible administrative/academic experience
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Experience in a humanities academic setting is strongly preferred.

Classified Title: Sr. Academic Program Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/03/OF
Starting Salary Range: $21.00 - $28.75 - $36.50 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exempt Status:Non-Exempt
Location:Hybrid/Homewood Campus
Department name: Modern Languages and Literatures
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences