{"id":34974,"date":"2014-05-13T03:01:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T07:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=34974"},"modified":"2014-05-13T03:01:05","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T07:01:05","slug":"job-study-abroad-adviser-university-of-oregon-eugene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/13\/job-study-abroad-adviser-university-of-oregon-eugene\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Study Abroad Adviser, University of Oregon (Eugene)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Position<\/i><\/strong>:\u00a0Study Abroad Adviser<\/em>
\nPosted by<\/b>: University of Oregon<\/em>
\nLocatio<\/i>n<\/em><\/strong>: Eugene, OR<\/em>
\nType<\/em><\/strong>: full-time<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is comprised of a central administrative team and five programmatic units: International Student and Scholar Services, Study Abroad, AHA International, the Mills International Center, and the Global Studies Institute, which supports seven direct-reporting research centers and programs, and manages collaborative linkages to internationally oriented research, teaching, outreach, and programming units across campus.\u00a0 The Office of International Affairs is charged with coordinating University-wide international strategy and programming, offering programs and services for international students and faculty, and administering study abroad programs and exchanges.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through the efforts of the Study Abroad staff, more than 1200 UO students study or participate in internships abroad annually, enrolling in one of 190 programs in more than 90 countries.\u00a0 About 25% of UO undergraduates study abroad sometime during their tenure at the UO.\u00a0 Study Abroad staff responsibilities include program and budget development and monitoring, student recruitment, student advising, orientations, and program evaluations.\u00a0 Fulbright and other scholarships for study and research abroad are also managed by this unit.<\/p>\n

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Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This full-time, renewable fixed-term position in Study Abroad Programs in the Office of International Affairs provides support to students considering and participating in overseas educational programs.\u00a0 The primary duties in this position will be to advise, interview and orient students. \u00a0Advisors also assist with Study Abroad outreach efforts, which require excellent written and verbal communication skills.\u00a0 In addition, this position will be assigned other programmatic tasks required by the unit and related to the Advisor\u2019s skill set.<\/p>\n

Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Provide Student Support for Study Abroad Programs (80%)<\/p>\n