Global Strategies Senior Student Associate

Job Posting Title:

Global Strategies Senior Student Associate

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Hiring Department:

Global Engagement

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until May 15, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Global Initiatives and Alumni Relations (GIAR) unit is responsible for advancing the university's institutional partnerships, relationships with alumni living around the world, faculty engagement, philanthropic support for global initiatives, and scholarship opportunities for education abroad and international students as part of a comprehensive global engagement strategy.

Purpose

The Graduate Student Assistant will support a global mapping project to identify, categorize, and record international activities across campus, as well as assist in inbound and outbound delegations. This role will involve collecting data for an interactive map on the Texas Global website, which serves as a global portal for the university. Occasionally, the project may include mapping UT alumni at current and prospective institutional partners. Data entry into a custom system (Filemaker Pro) will be a key part of this position’s responsibilities. This position allows for gathering and analyzing a large volume of data while gaining valuable experience in international education and university engagement.

The global strategies graduate assistant will offer support, as needed, when Texas Global hosts inbound delegations, when international guests visit campus, or when University leadership travels abroad. This may involve research, preparing materials, acting as a campus guide for visitors, supporting various on-campus events (including setup and breakdown), and related tasks. Through these activities, the global strategies graduate assistant will gain experience in event planning, logistics, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive data analysis of existing international activities within the University’s colleges, schools and units (CSUs). Collect data from multiple sources, university offices, and individual faculty webpages. Collect, analyze, and make further inquiry of existing data, as needed, to document activities and ensure accuracy of the information being recorded.
• Clean and standardize data to record activities in the database. Keep detailed documentation and meticulously organized records of findings. Optimize data for visualization.
• Provide routine reports outlining the progress of data collection across CSUs. Format findings for ease of retrieval and “searchability”, propose solutions to challenges encountered in identifying and recording data.
• Assist in the coordination of inbound or outbound delegations, such as conducting research, preparing reports, and escorting visitors to meetings on campus.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

You must be a current graduate student at UT Austin (enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours during the semester, 3 in the summer if applicable) and available to work between 20 hours per week during standard work week hours (Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm).

•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Team player that is self-directed with highly developed communication skills.
• Extensive planning and organization skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work independently and discern when to request guidance.
• Critical thinker with a willingness to research and propose creative solutions.
• Quick learner with a curiosity for identifying and researching additional lines of inquiry.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in organizing data and supporting documentation in a clear and intuitive manner.

Experience working across cultures and within various levels of an organization.

Salary Range
$15.00 - $18.00 an hour

Working Conditions

Standard office environment.

Required Materials

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Three references

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please confirm your eligibility for this position here: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/student/student_non-acad_employment.html#cond_SNAEmp

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.