Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 09
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Education
Department: Teacher Education 10014815
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Clerical Technical- CT, Administrative/Business/Professional, Education/Training, Union

Position Summary

Representing the Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education, this position will be responsible for support of all the graduate programs in a very large, complex, and highly-collaborative unit; specific duties include, but are not limited to the following: process graduate admissions for the Department; provide information to the Department faculty, staff, and/or students regarding program requirements; compile and monitor graduate admission materials and academic progress information for Department review; initiate and track the distribution of fellowships and recruitment awards along with reconciling the corresponding accounts; produce reports in relation to admissions, financial aid/fellowship awards, and student academic progress; initiate and assist with doctoral applicant recruitment visits, new doctoral student orientations, comprehensive exams, updating of program web sites, creation of groups via platforms (e.g., D2L, Office365), and fellowship competition opportunities; may hire, train, supervise, and evaluate student employee(s); other duties as assigned to carry out the mission of the Department of Teacher Education, the College of Education, and Michigan State University.

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

Knowledge normally acquired through a high school education; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in word processing,spreadsheet, database and/or desktop publishing software; presentation and webpage software; typing and filing; maintain accounting ledgers; may require knowledge of technical or medical terminology and/or technical knowledge or training related to the field of employment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience with database and word processing merges
  • Experience with MSU Student Information System (SIS), Graduate Admissions Management System (GAMS), Enterprise Business Systems (EBS), Research Training Tracking System (RTTS), GradInfo, GradPlan, DegreeAudit, eGradFel, Qualtrics, Qualtrics 360, D2L, FTU Routing, Graduate Student Records Systems (GSRS), Electronic Student Academic Folder (ESAF), and Office of the Registrar Online Forms
  • Previous experience working in an academic unit at a Higher Education Institution
  • Knowledge of University policies and procedures
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrates a work orientation that includes problem solving, taking initiative, working as part of a team, and learning for continuous self-improvement





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