Manager, Graduate Program - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Student Management, Level A

Job Title

Manager, Graduate Program

Department

Administrative Support | Department of Anthropology

Compensation Range

$4, $6,754.00 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

August 8, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Jun 10, 2024

This is a full-time term position with an end date in October 2024.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Department of Anthropology has a global reputation for teaching and research excellence

The Department has:

40 tenure-track faculty, instructors, lecturers and sessional members; 7.6 FTE staff, in addition to 6-8 Work Learn; over 70 graduate students (over half international); and 15-20 Research Associates and postdoctoral fellows, as well as over 5,000 undergraduates enrolled in Anthropology courses each year.

The Department has a plethora of teaching and research collaborations with numerous UBC units and programs—such as Critical Indigenous Studies, the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Arts One, the Vancouver Summer Program, the Centre for Migration Studies, and the Museum of Anthropology—and sustains key collaborations with Musqueam.

Anthropology is also home to the Lab of Archaeology (LOA), which is both a Provincial Repository responsible for the care and housing of hundreds of thousands of belongings and samples recovered from ancient First Nations' villages throughout British Columbia, and a site for shared lab spaces used by faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and visiting researchers.

The Manager, Graduate Program is responsible for developing, delivering and evaluating the Anthropology Graduate programs and services to support graduate student learning along with students' personal and professional development.

The focus of the position is to ensure the academic success and retention of approximately 40 MA and 30 PhD students.

The major responsibilities of the Manager, Graduate Program include:

planning short-term and long-term components of the Graduate program, strategic planning and the development of policies and procedures; managing the strategic recruitment of prospective international and domestic graduate students and the retention of high quality Anthropology students; ensuring students meet all program requirements and receive the appropriate advice and support for the duration of their program; conducting needs assessments; coordinating promotional and marketing activities, developing and building strong relationships with other UBC units, liaising with the various Departments within the Faculty of Arts, other UBC departments and Graduate Studies; and coordinating student advising with Arts Advising.

This position is also responsible for the management of graduate student records and awards as well as student orientation and recruitment events.

Organizational Status

Works independently, with considerable initiative and autonomy.

Reports to the Department Administrator and works closely with the Chair of the Anthropology Graduate Studies Committee (AGSC) and Department Head.

The incumbent also liaises closely with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and other layers of the university. Latitude in decision-making is required.

Work Performed

Academic Advising and Admissions_
Manages the organization and operations of the Graduate Program relating to Master and Doctoral level students. Ensures a high level of integrity so all applicants are treated equally and in line with UBC and Anthropology policies.
Advises and provides consultation to perspective and current domestic and international students on a variety of issues including university admission, academic policies and requirements, awards and scholarships, university student services, program procedures and academic schedules.
Liaises with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and other UBC departments on all aspects of admissions and recruitment. Admits successful students and advises them on their academic program requirements. Interprets and applies University, Faculty and Anthropology policies