Academic Administrator, MITEI Education

About the role

Working with supervision from the Director of Education, you will manage day-to-day operations and student support for MITEI’s academic programs:

• Energy Studies Minor (MIT's flagship undergraduate energy program)
• UROP (60-100 undergraduate researchers annually across MIT)
• Energy Scholars (10-20 PhD energy researchers each year)
• Online education program (reaching ~25K global learners per year)

The Program Coordinator provides student advising and events planning; develops marketing and engagement communications; works with industry sponsors of MITEI’s education programs; evaluates program effectiveness; and supports MITEI’s online learning courses. With the Director, the Program Coordinator will also coordinate new initiatives and strategically expand MITEI education programs, while building and maintaining relationships with students, staff, and faculty across MIT, program sponsors, and global learning audiences and institutes.

MITEI is MIT's hub for energy research, education, and engagement, addressing global energy challenges in collaboration with industry members, government agencies, and academic partners. MITEI's Education Office leads energy education across all of MIT and provides global learners with opportunities to develop critical knowledge to understand and contribute to the energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations and student support for MITEI’s academic programs
• Provide student advising and events planning
• Develop marketing and engagement communications
• Work with industry sponsors of MITEI’s education programs
• Evaluate program effectiveness
• Support MITEI’s online learning courses
• Coordinate new initiatives and strategically expand MITEI education programs
• Build and maintain relationships with students, staff, faculty, program sponsors, and global learning audiences

Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science field
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in higher education administration, project management or coordination, curriculum development, student services, or a related field
• Familiarity with the energy, sustainability, or climate sectors, environmental policy, or hard-tech
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, sponsors, and institutional partners
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ability to quickly learn new software and database systems
• Customer service orientation with genuine interest in supporting student success and creating welcoming community
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced academic environment
• Demonstrated capacity for both detail orientation and big-picture thinking

Preferred:

• Three to five years of experience
• A master's degree in engineering or science; higher education administration, program management, or a related field
• Knowledge of MIT operations, culture, and institutional structure
• Experience managing academic programs, student enrollment, or advising processes
• Event planning experience
• Bilingual capabilities (Spanish, Mandarin, or other languages)