Education Abroad Advisor

Global Initiatives: The Education Abroad Advisor supports education abroad (study abroad and away, global academic service learning and international internships) by advising students, faculty and staff on various opportunities and options; working with students and faculty to assure compliance with university policies; identifying appropriate opportunities; preparing students for an immersion experience; developing and offering opportunities for returning students for reflection and application of experience; advocating on campus for global immersion experience; and supporting the mission of Global Initiatives.

Global Initiatives at Miami University has diversity as a core value and the Education Abroad Advisor will be a member of a team that is building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for students, staff, and faculty through programming which exposes constituents to a broad range of ways of engaging with the world and the diversity it presents.

The Education Abroad Advisor will inform and advise students on a group and individual basis about education abroad opportunities through all stages of the process, including financial aid and budgeting, tailoring study abroad information to student interests, goals and needs; assist with the management of education abroad programs and applications through Studio Abroad; implement strategic marketing and outreach initiatives through venues such as classroom presentations, information sessions, New Student Orientation and the Study Abroad Fair; manage outbound approved non-Miami programs, maintaining relationships with program providers; align study abroad options with the Miami University curriculum by collaborating with academic departments to identify course equivalencies; recruit, interview, hire and provide direct and functional supervision to the Ambassador program for returned study abroad students and to the Education Abroad Mentors program; the Education Abroad Advisor provides functional supervision to the Ambassador program and to the Diversity Mentors program; may require evening and weekend attendance at events and programs.

Salary: $40,000-$45,000

Required: Bachelor’s degree; prior experience studying or interning abroad; prior student-facing work experience in an educational setting. Position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship.

Consideration may be given to candidates with a Master’s degree; foreign language proficiency; full-time experience with education abroad advising at the undergraduate level; familiarity with Banner; familiarity with Terra Dotta. Ability to manage complex and multiple tasks with minimal supervision; demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations of learners and associates; evidence of experience supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive curricular and co-curricular learning experience for students in higher education; excellent time management, organization, and communication skills.

Submit cover letter and resume to https://jobs.miamioh.edu/cw/en-us/job/499543/education-abroad-advisor. Inquiries may be directed to Donna Gouvan at gouvandm@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin December 20, 2021 and continue until the position is filled.

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