Position Summary:

• Leads career preparation initiatives for graduate students, including mentoring-based programming that connects students with faculty, alumni, employers, and industry professionals.
• Recruits and manages Career Pathways Fellows, coordinates student-alumni mentoring opportunities, and organizes major career programming and events for graduate students.
• Builds partnerships with career professionals and campus units that support graduate students, including the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies, Graduate Student Life, and the Rutgers Graduate Student Association.
• Leads the Graduate Student Career Pathways Community Advisory Board and serves as the primary contact for career presentations, workshops, and community engagement efforts.
• Provides direct career advising services primarily for doctoral students across all stages of their career journeys.
• Develops scalable advising strategies, including group programming and other approaches that expand support capacity.
• Participates in meetings, professional development activities, and other assigned responsibilities.
• Supports Rutgers University's visibility within the career services field through conference presentations, professional engagement, and award nominations.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of five years of relevant experience or a master's degree with a minimum of three years of relevant experience.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Handshake career management or similar systems.
• Sakai, Canvas, or similar learning management platforms.

Special Conditions:

• This position will require to work some nights and weekends.

Salary: Budgeted Starting Salary Range: $77,919.48 – $82,000 commensurate with experience

Posting Number: 26ST1064

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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