{"id":35452,"date":"2014-06-30T20:57:48","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T00:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=35452"},"modified":"2014-06-30T20:57:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T00:57:48","slug":"job-international-student-advisor-position-rochester-institute-of-technology-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/30\/job-international-student-advisor-position-rochester-institute-of-technology-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: International Student Advisor Position – Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via JET alum Carleen Ben. \u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(Kyoto<\/a>-fu, 2013-Present)<\/strong>, organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/p>\n

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Position<\/i><\/strong>:\u00a0International Student Advisor Position<\/em>
\nPosted by<\/b>:\u00a0Rochester Institute of Technology<\/span><\/em>
\nLocatio<\/i>n<\/em><\/strong>: Rochester, NY<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Founded in\u00a01829,\u00a0Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. The campus\u00a0occupies 1,300 acres in suburban Rochester, the third-largest city in New York state. RIT also has international campuses in Eastern Europe and Dubai. The RIT student body\u00a0consists of approximately 15,000 undergraduate and 2,900 graduate students. Enrolled students represent all 50 states and more than 100 countries.<\/p>\n

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ISS:\u00a0<\/b>The staff at International Student Services provides a solid foundation for RIT’s commitment to international education, assisting over 2,600 individuals from more than 100 countries. We advise students, faculty, clubs and departments on immigration, cultural, academic and personal matters. We work closely with\u00a0Global Union<\/a>, and several other international student clubs.\u00a0 Off-campus programs are often run with our colleagues at the\u00a0RIT English Language Center<\/a>\u00a0as well as with\u00a0Rochester Global Connections<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Position Description:<\/b>\u00a0 Advise international students on immigration, cross-cultural and personal adjustment matters. Interpret immigration regulations for students and staff pertaining to F-1 and J-1 students and scholars. Serve as Designated School Official (DSO) authorized by the Department of Homeland Security, and as Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) authorized by the Department of State.\u00a0 Assist in maintenance of SEVIS database. Assist with International Student Orientation (including hiring and supervising student orientation assistants).<\/p>\n

Join an innovative and creative team in facilitating the successful transition of international students to the campus community.\u00a0 Advise the Global Union student organization, develop educational and social programs and assist key committees.\u00a0 For more information, see\u00a0www.rit.edu\/studentaffairs\/iss<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Requirements<\/b>:\u00a0\u00a0 Experience working as a DSO or ARO with student or scholar visa regulations.\u00a0 Master\u2019s degree preferred, in International Studies, Intercultural Communication, Counseling, Education, Student Personnel Administration, or related field.\u00a0 Minimum of three years of experience working in higher education.\u00a0 Strong problem solving, crisis management, and cross-cultural communication skills is essential.\u00a0 American Sign Language or a commitment to develop ASL skills is required (free campus courses available).\u00a0 Must be able to work effectively as part of a team, managing multiple priorities. Overseas living or working experience highly desirable.\u00a0 Must be willing to develop and maintain professional competence by active involvement with international associations.\u00a0 Ability to contribute to RIT\u2019s commitment to cultural diversity and pluralism.<\/p>\n

Application:<\/b>\u00a0 Please apply on-line through\u00a0http:\/\/careers.rit.edu\/staff<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>where you should\u00a0upload a letter of interest addressing qualifications with a current resume<\/b>.\u00a0 Search will be led by,\u00a0Chair<\/b>, Search Committee (International Student Advisor), International Student Services, Rochester Institute of Technology, SAU Building \u2013 Room 2330, 42 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, New York 14623-5604.<\/p>\n

Review of applications begins in\u00a0July 2014<\/span>\u00a0and continues until the position is filled.<\/p>\n

Salaried with full time benefits<\/span><\/p>\n

Salary Grade: 116A\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.rit.edu\/fa\/humanresources\/content\/staff-wage-grade-bands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via JET alum Carleen Ben. \u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse\u00a0(Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai. \u00a0Click here\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position:\u00a0International Student Advisor Position Posted by:\u00a0Rochester Institute of Technology Location: Rochester, NY Overview: Founded in\u00a01829,\u00a0Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges emphasizing career […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-9dO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35453,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35452\/revisions\/35453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}