Student Research Mentors - Center Transformational Student Experience

Job Title: Student Research Mentors - Center for Transformational Student Experience

Location: Albany State Rec. Location

Job : 303058

Albany State University is a fully accredited senior unit of the University System of Georgia. Employees receive benefits provided by the University System of Georgia, including, but not limited to, medical and major medical insurance, group life insurance, participation in the Georgia Teachers' Retirement System, Optional Retirement Plan (Faculty and exempt employees only), Social Security and Tuition Assistance Program after six months of employment.

Our West Campus is located at 2400 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31707. Our East Campus is located at 504 College Drive, Albany, GA 31705. The Human Resources office for both campuses is located on the West Campus in Building K, Suite 209.

The Center for Transformational Student Experiences (CTSE) is seeking reliable, disciplined, and customer-service-oriented student research mentors to support and mentor undergraduate students from all colleges who wish to enhance their academic performance and research activities at Albany State University. Student research mentors will work with assigned students in developing strong research skills, accomplishing identified academic and research tasks with the supervision of CTSE staff.

The student research mentors will also provide other related activities to support undergraduate research student engagement and success  research mentors will join hands to ensure excellent customer service to students and visitors, maintain organized work spaces, and contribute to a welcoming and professional environment in CTSE office.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Provide one-to-one academic mentoring to undergraduate research students.
• Provide advice and guidance to students new to academic research program.
• Assist research students in developing excellent academic ethics: study hours, time management, completion of research assignments, engaging and completing undergraduate research projects and presenting at the final symposium.
• Support faculty research mentors as they work with their mentees in research activities.
• Publicize and present undergraduate research activities in classes (in-person and online).
• Support CTSE staff as they organize undergraduate research and symposia activities.
• Maintain confidentiality of student and office information.
• Assist to deliver awareness raising about research participation and undergraduate research workshops.
• Provide motivation to research mentees and encourage them to complete their research projects.
• Perform other necessary office data organization, research compiling, and routine office works.
• Assist with preparing, assembling packets, promotional materials, and publicizing.
• Keep and organize records of daily data of mentoring activities and provide monthly data outcomes to the Director/Assistant Director/CTSE Staff as needed.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• Must be currently enrolled at Albany State University.
• Must maintain satisfactory academic progress.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Reliable, punctual, and dependable.

• Previous office or leadership, mentoring experience.
• Present GPA- 3:0 and above.
• Experience preparing PowerPoint and conducting in-class/online presentations.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Experience working with students in a higher education environment.
• Familiarity with office equipment, including printers, scanners, and copiers.

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A list of at least 3 professional references with their contact information.

• Positive attitude and willingness to learn and mentor students.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Professional demeanor and appearance.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Basic computer proficiency.
• Ability to accept all persons, adapt, and adjust behavior to assist mentees' success.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

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