Graduate Assistant
Information
Technology Program (ITP) USC Viterbi School of Engineering itp.usc.edu
The Information Technology Program in the USC
Viterbi School of Engineering is seeking a part-time (15-20 hours/week)
Graduate Assistant for the 2015-2016 academic year. Responsibilities will
include assisting student services staff with answering student questions
related to minors and specializations offered, holding new student advising
sessions to help students declare a minor, processing student and faculty requests,
routinely managing social media, and event planning for recruitment activities. The Graduate Assistant should be
interested in working with the undergraduate student population and preferably
have some knowledge of campus resources. This
position will provide a good opportunity for a graduate student interested in
academic advising and learning about higher education administration.
Duties:
- Hold
individual academic advising sessions for prospective students interested in
one of the ten minors offered by ITP
- Manage enrollment of 9 ITP specializations
- Organize and place specialization certificate
orders
- Process
prerequisite waivers and d-clearance
requests by learning how to navigate the USC Student Information System (SIS)
-
Organize and implement marketing presentations for the introductory ITP courses
- Assist
staff with organization of student events; attend when possible
- Respond to emails and phone calls from current
and prospective students
- Update
ITP social media sites and department website
- Create
event flyers
- Assist front office as needed; greet visitors,
answer phone calls, copy/scan
- Assist staff with advisement tasks, schedule
of classes preparation, curriculum coordination, and other miscellaneous tasks
and requests
Qualifications:
- Candidate should be organized and
self-motivated, with strong communication skills
- Must be
able to work with diverse constituencies such as faculty, staff, and students
- Proficient
in Word and Excel
Application Instructions:
Please apply online at careers.usc.edu (Job ID:
85218) or email Alexandra Garabedian at agarabed@usc.edu
with a resume, cover letter, and hours available to work during the fall semester (M-F between 8:30am - 4:30pm).
