Program Coordinator

The Student Program Coordinator is the point person for all things related to student interactions with the Center for Teaching, Learning & Research, from fellowship applicants and summer research assistants to tutors, tutees, and Center support staff. The Program Coordinator is the chief liaison to students needing assistance and is the primary support behind student hiring and student application processes through the CTLR.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $23.66 - $29.58 per hour.

Core Responsibilities:

• Supports the Center’s Fellowships/Undergraduate Research Office by handling all details of student engagement, before, during, and after nationally competitive fellowship cycles and undergraduate research project processes.  This support includes:

a. Publicizing fellowship and undergraduate research funding opportunities as well as completed awards and projects

b. Overseeing completion of application dossiers for fellowship competitions and undergraduate research funding

c. Preparing materials and managing interviews and logistics for selection committee meetings 

d. Monitoring the email accounts related to fellowships and undergraduate research

e. Managing the summer research assistant hiring process and logistics for summer research support events as well as serving as liaison to departments involved in summer research programs

• Maintains a consistent, welcoming presence for students who come to the CTLR for assistance, assesses their needs, and gets them connected to the appropriate support
• Recruits, hires, and manages a small group of student support staff for the CTLR
• Processes the forms required to hire 100+ tutors for all CTLR tutor assistance programs  
• Collects and monitors data for analysis related to student employment and fellowship/undergraduate research endeavors
• Assists with the planning and execution of Center-related events

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or 3-5 years' experience in educational support settings or administrative office work within educational institutions

• Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail, meet deadlines, communicate clearly and confidently, and prioritize essential skills
• Demonstrated ability to organize long- and short-term projects with foresight, confidence, flexibility, and collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with technology, including Excel and Google Drive, and learn new application management systems
• Ability to engage positively with others, including visitors to the Center, staff, and student employees
• Demonstrated ability to guide and manage young people as employees
• Demonstrated desire to work with diverse populations of undergraduate students
• Strong interpersonal skills and understanding of cultural, social, economic, ethnic and other forms of diversity in this learning community

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

Other:

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits
• Or click see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Vermont or Monterey!