Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the International Student Advisor in the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO). At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances.  If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses.  Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs general advising to students on issues of immigration, travel, employment, financial and personal issues, cultural shock and academic adjustment. 20%

• Maintains, analyzes, and assures quality of data within the ISSO and its reporting functions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Securityâ™s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Performs necessary actions in TerraDotta, PeopleSoft and SEVIS as required with advising functions to international graduate and undergraduate students. Performs ISSO check-ins. 35%

• Performs advising/workshops on travel and visa renewal issues, visa status extensions, taxes, employment issues, cross-cultural awareness-plans and executes support programs for international students and scholars and their dependents. 15%

• Generate documents for newly admitted students. Assists in communication with students/scholars concerning their visa documents. 20%

• Other administrative duties required. 10%

Education & Work Experience:

• Bachelorâ™s degree required; Masterâ™s degree preferred.

• 3-5 yearsâ™ work experience preferred.

What you need to succeed:

• Demonstrated experience working as a Designated School Official and/or Alternate Responsible Officer in a college or university setting.

• Experience in working with a diverse community in a higher education setting.

• Excellent computer skills and experience in web-based applications and data management.

• Strong organization and analytic skills.

• Attention to detail and accuracy in preparing immigration documents and reports.

• Comfort working in a multitasking environment is essential.

• Creative problem solving/troubleshooting.

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; ability to communicate effectively with people from other cultures; attention to detail; U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident Status required by regulation (to serve as J-1 Alternate Responsible Officer); working knowledge of F and J visa regulations and SEVIS.

About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th...e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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