Application Reader-1

Outside readers are trained by Miami University Office of Admission staff to review applications for first-year undergraduate admission to Miami. This mission-critical position is essential to ensuring that the ~40,000 applications Miami receives annually are reviewed in a thorough, fair, and timely manner. Essential duties for this position include:
 

• Performing a complete review of each application, checking the accuracy of the student academic data (GPA, standardized test scores, etc.) and reading letters of recommendation, essays, and all other submitted materials.
   

• Analyzing and scoring the strength of the student’s high school curriculum.

• Reviewing contextual factors in the application.
   

• Recording the curriculum score and details about the essays, extracurricular activities, and recommendations.
   

• Recommending a tentative admission decision.
   

• Escalating applications to senior admission staff if any concerns or issues arise.
   

• Keeping supervisors apprised of any anticipated changes to work schedule or difficulty meeting established benchmarks (see Minimum Qualifications below); meeting milestones toward training completion (training milestones will be communicated in writing after hire)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Home address in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana
   

• Bachelor’s degree or 8 years of application review experience
   

​Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read at a pace of six applications per hour for each hour worked

• During October and November, readers must commit to 15-28 hours per week. (Note: hours per week before October and after November may fluctuate.  However, the 6 application/hour pace will remain in place.)

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Required Application Documents

Resume
Cover letter

Special Instructions (if applicable)

None

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.