Penn State University · 8 hours ago
Graduate Student Recruiter, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Penn State University is seeking a Graduate Student Recruiter for the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The role focuses on attracting a diverse graduate student body for various master's and doctoral programs through marketing, outreach, and recruitment activities.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
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
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)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
1+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted
Valid driver's license and successful completion of a motor vehicle records check will be required in addition to standard background checks
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Robust retirement plans
Substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time
Generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children
Company
Penn State University
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