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This position provides graduate advising, enrollment, and reenrollment support to students in the BMEBT program at UMass Lowell. The successful candidate will work closely with the Graduate Coordinators to provide administrative and programmatic support.

• Admissions and Matriculation
  • Provide support to newly admitted BMEBT students, including advising master's students on semester course enrollments.
  • Assist doctoral students in connecting with their doctoral advisor and facilitate the identification of a doctoral advisor.
  • Prepare RA/TA offer letters and track them, and assist in preparing advanced standing letters.
  • Collaborate with the Graduate Admissions and Registrar's Office as needed.
• Enrollment and Retention
  • Assist in the re-enrollment and retention of students matriculated into the BMEBT program each semester.
  • Monitor graduate student retention and provide regular reports on graduate student enrollment trends.
  • Track and report progress towards retention and enrollment targets throughout the year.
  • Aid in identifying areas of concern and assist with the development and implementation of plans to address enrollment concerns.
  • Assist in scheduling courses, including BMBT.5000 (Intro BMEBT) and BMBT.5200 (Bioethics).
• Advising
  • Serve as the administrative advisor for master's level students.
  • Facilitate the distribution and completion of appropriate forms and processes required to advance as a master's or doctoral student in the program.
  • Complete student and degree audits, and assist the BMEBT Coordinators with degree clearance.
  • Monitor student academic records and assist with monitoring academic standing.
• Other Administrative Responsibilities
  • Schedule regular meetings of the BMEBT Graduate Coordinators.
  • Participate in student recruitment, orientation, training, and special events.
  • Provide Web page content updates to IT.
  Requirements
  • Education
    • Master's degree plus 1-3 years' experience in academic administration working across academic departments, directly with students and faculty.
  • Skills
    • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office.
    • Ability to use a CRM to improve advising and student services from both a student and faculty/coordinator perspective.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Additional Considerations
    • Ability to work with little direct supervision.
    • Promotes the University's commitment to customer service by responding to client requests in a timely manner and building effective partnerships with co-workers.
    • SIS/Peoplesoft, Salesforce skills highly desirable.
    • Degree in or familiarity with engineering/biomedical engineering/biomedical technology a plus.