Cornell University Looking for Career Services Coordinator – M.Eng. Program Support Services (Hybrid) Full Time

Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

Who We Are

Cornell’s College of Engineering (COE) has a long and storied history of distinction, creativity and impact. The departments of mechanic arts (now mechanical engineering) and civil engineering date to the University’s founding. The College established the nation’s first electrical engineering department in 1889 and awarded the nation’s first doctorates in both electrical and industrial engineering. Its legacy continues to this day, as Cornell Engineering brings together the best minds from across disciplines to invent disruptive technologies and discover novel solutions to complex and challenging problems. It is a global leader in research, teaching, and advancing diversity in the field. COE is also a key collaborator across the rich interdisciplinary landscape at Cornell University, playing a role in all of the university’s Radical Collaborations to address society’s most challenging problems. The college enrolls a diverse and talented student body that includes 3,200+ undergraduate students and 2100+ graduate students, and it has over 46,600 living alumni around the globe. COE is home to a diverse, collaborative, talented and dedicated 200+ tenured and tenure-track faculty, plus research faculty and professors of practice who work each day to change the world. Faculty span 10 departments, schools and programs with a footprint in both Ithaca and New York City.

Cornell’s College of Engineering currently offers professional Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degrees in 15 different disciplines. All M.Eng. programs share common goals of advancing the breadth and depth of their students’ core disciplinary knowledge and providing them with opportunities to synthesize and apply this knowledge to practical engineering design problems. Cornell M.Eng. alumni number in the tens of thousands. The M.Eng. Program plays a critical strategic role in the College of Engineering’s portfolio of degree offerings and its continued success hinges upon providing a valuable program experience and comprehensive career services.

What You Will Do

Under the general supervision of the Cornell Engineering M.Eng. Programs Support Office Director, this position works to serve student services needs of over 1,300 MEng students. Responsibilities focus on the successful facilitation of career services to M.Eng. students, including 1:1 advising, small group workshops, and coordination of employer engagement opportunities with the employers who hire them.

As part of the M.Eng. Program Support Team, the M.Eng. Career Services Coordinator will manage and coordinate all professional development services for all M.Eng. students with the goal of increasing full-time job and internship placements. Success requires the ability to build strong working relationships with M.Eng. Program Directors and GFA’s, Cornell Career Services (CCS), the Engineering Career Center (ECC); Corporate and Foundations Relations (CFR); and other university stakeholders. This position will create and implement strategies focused on delivering professional development programming, career advising, and on increasing employer engagement activities. These services will be delivered in a team-based environment with a priority on diversity, equity and inclusion in accordance with the priorities of the College of Engineering and of Cornell University.

The M.Eng. Career Services Coordinator will be expected to provide exceptional professionalism, foster collaboration, and strive for the constant creation of efficiencies. This position requires the ability to listen to and support various needs of the M.Eng. student cohorts and escalate situations if needed to the M.Eng. leadership, CoE, and CU stakeholders.

The M.Eng. Career Services Coordinator is expected to design and coordinate career support for M.Eng. students at a graduate level by leveraging existing resources and applying the expertise required to provide essential and effective career services for the diverse M.Eng. student population.

Actively guiding M.Eng. students through the job search process may include:

* Using job search resources effectively

* Conducting company and position research; interpreting required qualifications

* Developing confidence and self-awareness

* Developing realistic goals and strategies for achieving these goals

* Creating individual marketing materials (e.g., resumes, cover letters, online profiles, etc)

* Writing email messages with professionalism

* Practicing networking skills

* Preparing for behavioral/case/technical interviews

* Responding to interview questions

* Negotiating job offers and managing response timelines

Highlights:

* Engaging in very meaningful and rewarding work on a regular basis

* Being part of a supportive and caring team

* Strong leadership support

What We Need

* A Bachelor’s Degree and 2- 4 years of relevant experience, working in an educational or industry setting in the capacity of: career advising; academic advising; employer relations; human resources; or recruiting within higher education or a relevant organization.

* Effective computer skills and experience with report preparation and analysis.

* High level of discretion and sound judgment with confidential information.

* Ability to effectively communicate and work with master-level students, faculty, and staff.

* Ability to establish a deep understanding of the M.Eng. program and its needs, as well as those of Cornell alumni and target employers.

* Ability to independently coordinate and deliver career development programs and workshops.

* Ability to establish an understanding of the mission of the College, fostering an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

* Strong organization, communication, and inter-personal skills.

* Ability to effectively deliver detail-oriented work.

* Integrity in order to develop trust with current students, faculty, staff, and employers.

* Ability to work in a team context and to set priorities, managing competing demands and providing timely responses to urgent issues.

* Ability to participate in unit/college events, including but not limited to student open-houses, visits, and receptions.

* Ability to provide advice and assistance to the Director in long-range planning and operations strategies.

* Ability to recruit employers and alumni in order to offer workshops and career development advice for students.

* Ability to communicate, as needed, with prospective students throughout the recruitment process, paying special attention to increasing the yield of underrepresented minority students.

What We Prefer

* Prior experience in an educational setting, working with graduate-level students and engineering-related employers, faculty, and alumni.

* Prior experience advising students.

* Prior experience developing and delivering student programs and/or workshops.

Rewards and Benefits

* This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The position will typically allow for the flexibility to work remotely a maximum of 1 day per week at a location of employee’s choosing within the United States. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.

* Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

* Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.

* Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.

* Cornell’s impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children’s Tuition Assistance Program.

Important Notes about Applying

* Please submit both a cover letter and a resume to be considered for this position.

* There is no relocation assistance available for this position.

* There is no visa sponsorship available for this position.

As part of the university’s comprehensive vaccination program, all Cornell employees are required to have and provide proof of an FDA-or WHO-authorized or approved COVID-19 primary vaccination or have obtained a university-approved disability/medical or religious exemption, regardless of their role and work location.

University Job Title:

Student Career Services Associate II

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

F

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$60,345.00 – $65,579.00

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Mack Alves-Morgan

Number of Openings:

1

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