Industry Employment Specialist, CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative; HEO assistant; Chemistry

Industry Employment Specialist, CUNY Inclusive Economy Initiative (HEO assistant)
-Chemistry

The Office of Careers & Industry Partnerships (OCIP) at the City University of New York seeks Industry and Employer Engagement Specialists to identify career opportunities and grow hiring pipelines for CUNY students and graduates. Specialists will engage with employers in defining workforce needs, identifying hiring challenges and opportunities, specifying skills and proficiencies needed to fill available roles, and exploring partnerships to help grow New York’s emerging industries.

Industry Specialists under the title of Higher Officer Assistant (HEOa) will serve as Lehman External-Facing Partnership Liaison for the Department of Chemistry at Lehman College. The Industry Employment Specialists will report directly to the Chair of the Department of Chemistry and will collaborate with faculty, staff, and students to bolster student preparation and assist faculty in aligning curriculum to reflect changing and current industry trends and/or needs.

This program is funded through June 2026 and subject to renewal.

Candidate will be expected to perform the following:

Build a Community:

Secure partnerships with employers offering paid internship, clinical placement, and full-time job opportunities to students with target majors

Continuously cultivate and grow employer relationships

Share employment opportunities and, where appropriate, refer qualified students to employers for specific roles.

Establish a Peer Network:

Coordinate with other industry specialists, campus career offices and CUNY leadership to maximize industry partnerships benefiting the campus and to learn about student and employer needs.

Create Pathways:

Secure paid internships and full-time job offers within target majors for our newest graduates.

Communicate and Improve:

Share knowledge with faculty, advisors, and the broader campus to encourage alignment with in-demand skills

Participate in CUNY-wide training and events and utilize common tools deployed across the initiative. CAMPUS SPECIFIC POSITION DETAILS

The Department of Chemistry is currently housed in the School of Natural Science and Social Science (NSS). The Department of Chemistry will focus on sectors related to basic science of climate resilience and will serve majors in STEM, particularly the interdisciplinary program in Anthropology/Biology/Chemistry, Biological Science, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences. The number of majors in this category is over 800.

The Lehman College campus is located in the Bronx, New York and is a Senior College within the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Lehman is the only four-year public college in the Bronx and is recognized as a Hispanic-serving Institution. The college serves mainly undergraduate students preparing them for employment, the professions and further study. Climate, health, and technology are industries with the highest job growth potential from  (BLS: Employment Projections 2020).

These sectors are aligned with our current academic tracks. The combination of these disciplines provides a “bench to bedside approach” where students in Healthcare, STEM, and Computer Science majors are exposed to theory and laboratory concepts that prepare them for an internship to gain experience in a real-world work environment, which will lead to good paying jobs.

The City University of New York (CUNY) is the nation’s largest urban public university and serves 275,000 degree-seeking students and 200,000 non-degree students across 25 campuses. The Office of Careers and Industry Partnerships (OCIP) at CUNY is responsible for mobilizing the university’s unparalleled scale, assets and diverse talent to fuel inclusive economic prosperity.

OCIP is working to ensure that
1) CUNY graduates can launch or advance in sustaining careers of their choosing at salaries equivalent to their peers,
2) businesses can turn to CUNY to find the talent, services, and expertise they need to thrive,
3) faculty and staff come and stay at CUNY because the impact they can have on students’ career trajectory is unparalleled and recognized, and
4)…