Program Specialist I-IV

Job Title

Program Specialist I-IV

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering

Department

Materials Science & Engineering

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

Who are we:

Texas A&M Engineering is a large employer in the great and growing cities of Bryan/College Station, offering thousands of career opportunities in a wide variety of fields. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and service. Texas A&M Engineering offers competitive salaries, full benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Program Specialist I-IV provides and coordinates professional-level administrative support to academic programs and may assign duties for specified programs. 

Responsibilities: 

• Schedule undergraduate and graduate courses every year in coordination with the department head and associate department head.
• Oversee the Teaching Assistantship application process and assist the department head and associate department head in the decision process. 
• Assist with the Curricular Approval Request System (CARS) for the department. 
• Maintain graduate and undergraduate certificates, and undergraduate minor. 
• Assists in planning and implementing special events and logistical arrangements academic program events such as graduation. 
• Assist with graduate program qualifying exams planning and execution. 
• Help in posting undergraduate and graduate scholarships in the university system. 
• Maintain an alumni database and update the database regularly. 
• Assist with the annual catalog updates. 
• Assist faculty with ABET and AEFIS accreditation activities. 
• Help faculty run recruitment programs for the Department’s graduate programs such as Research Experience for Undergraduates. 
• Additional duties as assigned. 

Qualifications* 

Minimum qualifications for Program Specialist I: 

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• No experience required.

Minimum qualifications for Program Specialist II: 

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Two years of related experience 

Minimum qualifications for Program Specialist III: 

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Three years of related experience 

Minimum qualifications for Program Specialist IV: 

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Six years of related experience 

 

*Compensation and classification is based on the analyses of the abo