The Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment isseekinga highly organized, service-orientedCourse Administration & Programs Coordinator to provide comprehensive academic, administrative, and operational support for theNatural Resources (NTRES), Environmental Studies (ENVS), and Global Development (GDEV)academic programs.
This position serves as a central resource for faculty, staff, and students, ensuring the smooth delivery of courses, field experiences, and faculty-led international study opportunities. Responsibilities span course coordination, curriculum and enrollment management, academic records management, international travel administration, and daily departmental operations across multiple university systems.
The role requires excellent attention to detail, strong independent judgment, and the ability to manage multiple complex processes simultaneously while delivering exceptional customer service in a collaborative academic environment.
This is a three-year term with benefits position that may be renewed contingent on available funding, availableworkand successful performance.
You are considered competitive for this position if you have:
Operational Precision– Maintains exceptional accuracy across complex academic and financial systems with minimal oversight.
Organizational Mastery– Effectively manages multiple deadlines, stakeholders, and workflows simultaneously.
Independent Problem Solving– Anticipates issues, exercises sound judgment, and resolves challenges proactively.
Service Excellence– Consistently delivers responsive, professional, and solutions-oriented support to students, faculty, and staff.
Adaptability– Adjusts smoothly to shifting priorities, urgent requests, and evolving academic or travellogistics.
Collaborative Mindset– Builds strong working relationships across departments, programs, and cultural backgrounds.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: We believe that achieving next-generation scientific breakthroughs requires an understanding of the world’s complex, interlocking systems. We believe that access to nutritious food and a healthy environment is a fundamental human right. We believe that ensuring a prosperous global future depends on the ability to support local people and communities everywhere. By working in and across multiple scientific areas, CALS can address challenges and opportunities of the greatest relevance, here in New York, across the nation, and around the world.
About the Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment:
Leveraging research,teachingand extension to address many of the world’s biggest challenges and creating a dynamic ecosystem for discovery and innovation that contributes to resilient,sustainableandequitablefutures in New York State and around the world.
Associate’s degree and 2 to 4 years relevant experience or equivalent combination
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with utmost discretion and integrity.
Demonstrated record of successfully providing exceptional customer service
Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy with a wide range of internal and external constituents
Experience thatdemonstratessound judgment, creativity, and problem-solving skills
Must be able to work independently while supporting the efforts of an overall team while fostering a respectful work environment
Excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure, use sound judgment in accomplishing tasks that are urgent
Balance conflicting priorities, and make decisions from a wide range of choices
Excellent written,verbaland interpersonal skills. Must be flexible and receptive tonew ideasand approaches. Accuracy in spelling, grammar,proofreadingand attention to detailrequired
Must take initiative, meet challenges with resourcefulness and tact, have ability to work independently
Proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, and open to learning new software as needed.
If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, butit’sok if youdon’t.
Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Must be able to enhance personal knowledge, skills, and abilities as needed. Prior experience in academic setting is helpful and/or supporting academic program activities.
This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Employees typically perform this role remotely 1 day per week and on-campus 4 days per week. The university reserves the right tomodify, suspend,revokeorterminatethe hybrid work arrangement at any time.
Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health,wellbeing, andsustainability.
Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits:Understand Your Benefits | Working at Cornell.
Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day,Thanksgivingand the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility forobservingfaiths and traditions we also offer twoadditionalfloating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions:Holiday and Accrued Time Off | Working at Cornell
Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits:Education Benefits | Working at Cornell
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
University Job Title:
Student Services Asst IV
Job Family:
Student Services
Level:
D
Pay Rate Type:
Hourly
Pay Range:
$26.09 - $30.32
Remote Option Availability:
Hybrid
Company:
Contract College
Contact Name:
Freddie Salley
Contact Email:
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