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Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Conduct student recruitment activities in the Office of Admissions, such as but not limited to:
  • Counsel students, parents, and others at various stages of the college search cycle on the admissions process and educational opportunities.
  • Follow up with applicants with notification of their eligibility.
  • Compose correspondence to answer inquiries.
  • Conduct student recruiting at college fairs and events worldwide as directed.
  • Interview students, parents, and others concerning admissions entrance requirements.

• Be knowledgeable of American and foreign transcripts.
• Provide applicants with guidance regarding admissions eligibility.
• Compose correspondences to answer inquiries of a complex nature.
• Counsel with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral prospects to clarify entrance requirements.
• Assist applicants with completing and submitting their application materials in an effort for an admission decision to be issued.
• Determine eligibility for students with unique admission problems.
• May briefly counsel students on financial or housing arrangements, referring undergraduate foreign admissions liaison with other departments on campus.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with two (2) years of experience counseling students in academic and scholastic matters, with a broad knowledge of institutional admission requirements or the equivalent experience.
• Ability and knowledge of use for standard office equipment.
• Extremely accurate admission and transfer evaluations are required. May require frequent travel for recruiting purposes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Software.
• Detail Oriented.
• Ability to multitask in a busy office environment with multiple interruptions, including high volume phone calls and monitoring multiple email accounts.

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement:

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. The UTA is a tobacco free campus.

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Arlington

About The University of Texas at Arlington

With annual research expenditures in excess of $100M, the University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” institution committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement. A leading institution in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, UTA nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, ingenuity, and diversity. With a total global enrollment of over 59,000 in AY 2018-19, UTA is one of the largest institutions in the University of Texas System. Guided by its Strategic Plan Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching to enable the sustainable megacity of the future within four broad themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery. UTA was cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second lowest average student debt among U.S. universities in 2018. U.S. News & World Report also ranks UTA fourth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times’ 2018 Best for Vets list.

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