Working with the Russian Flagships leadership team and with local and national partners coordinate the Russian Flagship Program a U.S. Department of Defense-funded program for undergraduate students in any major to reach a professional level of competence in Russian by graduation.
Manages the daily operations of the Russian Flagship Program including recruitment admissions co-curricular programming student advising supervision of student hourly employees communications alumni engagement maintenance of student and program records and budget management.
College of Letters & Science Language Institute
The expected salary range for this position is $60601 up to $66000 for highly experienced candidates. Actual pay within this range will depend on experience and qualifications. Two years prior experience working in an administrative or student services capacity Excellent organizational and office skills Basic computer proficiency experience working with spreadsheets Demonstrated communication and writing skills Experience working in U.S. higher education Proficiency in Russian and study abroad or other experience in a Russian-speaking country M.A. required; focus in foreign language international area studies or related field or higher education administration or international education administration preferred. Click the Apply button to start the application process. Resume Cover Letter Please contact Laurel Buss () HR Generalist Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. SeeRELAYSERVICEfor further information. Diversity is a source of strength creativity and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity culture background experience status abilities and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching research outreach and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal OpportunityEmployer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to including but not limited to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age pregnancy disability or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgroundsand encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website. To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodationfor any step in the hiring process (e.g. application interview pre-employment testing etc.) please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR)in the division you are applying make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you. Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct including sexual violence and sexual harassment.
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