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serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sea Education Association (SEA), home
of the SEA Semester study abroad<br>
program, announces a job opening in our Woods Hole,
Massachusetts office.<br>
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Title: Admissions Counselor<br>
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Reports to: Dean of Admissions<br>
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Start Date: February 2012<br>
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Job Description: <br>
One of three such positions, the SEA Admissions Counselor is
responsible for<br>
recruiting and advising prospective SEA Semester students,
managing student<br>
applications, developing and fostering relationships with
academic contacts<br>
at colleges and universities, and working to develop new
strategies for<br>
marketing and recruitment. This full-time position includes
extensive<br>
travel, offers a competitive salary and benefits, and is based
in Woods<br>
Hole, Massachusetts.<br>
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Primary Responsibilities:<br>
* Actively recruit students on their home campuses<br>
* Advise students, on a regional basis, throughout each stage
of the<br>
inquiry/application process<br>
* Assemble and maintain student application files<br>
* Conduct organized follow-up with inquiries and applicants<br>
* Maintain and strengthen ongoing relationships with
administrators,<br>
faculty, and advisors at SEA Semester affiliate and sending
institutions<br>
* Establish and develop relationships with potential partner
institutions<br>
* Schedule and coordinate personal recruiting travel<br>
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Required Skills:<br>
* Effective written and verbal communication skills <br>
* Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities<br>
* Strong presentation and public speaking skills<br>
* Ability to work both independently and as part of a team<br>
* Willingness to travel frequently, especially during peak
recruiting<br>
seasons<br>
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Qualifications:<br>
* Bachelor's degree<br>
* Personal study abroad experience, preferably on a
field-based or<br>
experiential learning program such as SEA Semester<br>
* Previous Admissions or study abroad advising experience a
plus<br>
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How to Apply:<br>
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until the<br>
position is filled. Applicants should email a letter of
interest and résumé<br>
to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="mailto:admissions@sea.edu">admissions@sea.edu</a> with
the subject line “Admissions Counselor Search”,<br>
or mail their materials to SEA Admissions Search, P.O. Box 6,
Woods Hole,<br>
Massachusetts, 02543.<br>
<br>
The Program: <br>
SEA Semester has offered field programs in marine and
environmental studies<br>
since 1971. SEA is an educational institution dedicated to the
exploration,<br>
understanding, and stewardship of the oceans, and to the study
of humanity's<br>
relationship with the oceans. SEA Semester offers students an<br>
interdisciplinary curriculum, on shore and at sea aboard tall
ships, that<br>
provides challenging voyages of scientific discovery, academic
rigor, and<br>
personal growth.<br>
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<br>
Best,<br>
Katharine<br>
<br>
Katharine Williams Enos<br>
Dean of Admissions<br>
P.O. Box 6<br>
Woods Hole, MA 02543<br>
508.540.3954 x 562<br>
800.977.8516 (fax)<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"
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Field Programs in Marine & Environmental Studies<br>
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Julia Westwater, Registrar/Graduate & Undergraduate Administrator
Academic Programs Office, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Tel: 508/289-3379
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.whoi.edu/more.go?username=jwestwater">http://www.whoi.edu/more.go?username=jwestwater</a></pre>
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