GRADUATE ACADEMIC ADVISOR (TEMPORARY)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. 

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) maintains an internationally recognized research program with three core research areas (operations, data analytics, and human factors and ergonomics) applied to health care, transportation, energy, and manufacturing.   ISE prepares students for careers in a diverse and dynamically global environment, by providing them with the skills to foster a sustainable and safe future. Students learn to take a systems approach to problem solving and to recognize the larger societal impact of each engineering decision through the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees we offer. We are known for our supportive atmosphere, the accessibility of our faculty and staff, and the inclusiveness of our community. Our alumni serve on the ISE executive advisory board and have supported us through student scholarships, fellowships, and endowments.

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering has an outstanding opportunity for a temporary Graduate Academic Advisor (Pro Staff Temp Position (ES)) for our graduate degree programs.

POSITION PURPOSE
This position provides advising, leadership and administrative support to the graduate education programs in ISE which include: the Masters of Industrial and Systems Engineering (MISE),  Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE), PhD in Industrial Engineering (PhD) and Graduate Certificates. The MISE degree is our current masters of engineering degree  and serves working professional students.  ISE is developing a new masters of engineering program: Masters of Engineering in Leadership and Systems Innovation (MELS). We also have two certificates run through Continuum College: Engineering Leadership (EL) and Global Integrated Systems Engineering (GISE).

The primary function of this position is to support the full-time and part-time graduate programs. This position also collaborates with the department chair and faculty coordinator in developing new initiatives and programs that strengthen and expand ISE relationships with industry and academic partners. This position reports to the Assistant Director of  Advising with a dotted line report to the faculty coordinator of the professional programs and the graduate program coordinator (GPC).

With the expansion of professional programs, the position requires the ability to multitask, prioritize job responsibilities, and utilize independent judgment in project planning, management, and implementation. It requires the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students, staff, members of industry, and international partners.                         

The ideal candidate will be team oriented with a collaborative approach to work responsibilities and the desire to interact extensively with colleagues while being flexible, independent, and self-motivated. Proficiency using PCs, web page use/authorizing and familiarity with presentations graphics and publication software. Ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds, including those for whom English is a second language. Superior administrative and organization skills, with the demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of varied, detailed tasks simultaneously in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.

DUTIES AND RESPOSIBILITIES
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (25%)