Global Strategies Senior Student Associate

Job Posting Title:

Global Strategies Senior Student Associate

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Hiring Department:

Global Engagement

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until May 15, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Global Initiatives and Alumni Relations (GIAR) unit is responsible for advancing the university's institutional partnerships, relationships with alumni living around the world, faculty engagement, philanthropic support for global initiatives, and scholarship opportunities for education abroad and international students as part of a comprehensive global engagement strategy.

Purpose

The Graduate Student Assistant will support a global mapping project to identify, categorize, and record international activities across campus, as well as assist in inbound and outbound delegations. This role will involve collecting data for an interactive map on the Texas Global website, which serves as a global portal for the university. Occasionally, the project may include mapping UT alumni at current and prospective institutional partners. Data entry into a custom system (Filemaker Pro) will be a key part of this position’s responsibilities. This position allows for gathering and analyzing a large volume of data while gaining valuable experience in international education and university engagement.

The global strategies graduate assistant will offer support, as needed, when Texas Global hosts inbound delegations, when international guests visit campus, or when University leadership travels abroad. This may involve research, preparing materials, acting as a campus guide for visitors, supporting various on-campus events (including setup and breakdown), and related tasks. Through these activities, the global strategies graduate assistant will gain experience in event planning, logistics, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive data analysis of existing international activities within the University’s colleges, schools and units (CSUs). Collect data from multiple sources, university offices, and individual faculty webpages. Collect, analyze, and make further inquiry of existing data, as needed, to document activities and ensure accuracy of the information being recorded.
• Clean and standardize data to record activities in the database. Keep detailed documentation and meticulously organized records of findings. Optimize data for visualization.
• Provide routine reports outlining the progress of data collection across CSUs. Format findings for ease of retrieval and “searchability”, propose solutions to challenges encountered in identifying and recording data.
• Assist in the coordination of inbound or outbound delegations, such as conducting research, preparing reports, and escorting visitors to meetings on campus.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

You must be a current graduate student at UT Austin (enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours during the semester, 3 in the summer if applicable) and available to work between 20 hours per week during standard work week hours (Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm).

•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Team player that is self-directed with highly developed communication skills.
• Extensive planning and organization skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work independently and discern when to request guidance.
• Critical thinker with a willingness to research and propose creative solutions.
• Quick learner with a curiosity for identifying and researching additional lines of inquiry.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in organizing data and supporting documentation in a clear and intuitive manner.

Experience working across cultures and within various levels of an organization.

Salary Range
$15.00 - $18.00 an hour

Working Conditions

Standard office environment.

Required Materials

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Three references

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded i