Professional Development and Internship Specialist

Job Summary

The Professional Development and Internships Specialist is responsible for implementing and assessing all Professional Development activities for students in the College of Engineering. The incumbent will strengthen the relationship with current COE industry partners and will create new connections with local industry for the purpose of providing internship opportunities for engineering students and potential collaborations for faculty in the college. To achieve this goal, the individual occupying this position will collaborate with the CSULB Career Development Center, the Academic Internship Office, and other campus offices. He/she will work with the engineering departments, the COE Director of Development, and with the Dean's Advisory Board to identify strategies to engage students and to attract support from industry partners.

The incumbent will be directly responsible for supervising student assistants and for managing all the office activities including mentoring and preparing students for internships, facilitating processes such as internship applications, monitoring the hiring process, maintaining records of student hiring, and collaborating with the appropriate University units on implementing more efficient procedures. Finally, the incumbent will be responsible for maintaining an updated website, and for acting as the liaison between COE, the engineering student organizations, and the AESB. This position reports directly to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs. 

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen the relationship with current industry partners and establish new connections with local industry to create internship opportunities for engineering students and potential collaborations with industry for faculty in the college. Collaborate with the CSULB Career Development Center, the Academic Internship Office, and other university offices, as well as faculty and staff in the college of engineering to create new programs and networking opportunities, promote events, engage students, and attract support from industry partners.
• Manage, implement, and assess all Professional Development activities. Facilitate processes such as internships applications and monitoring the hiring process. Supervise the organization of activities including advising and mentoring students to prepare them for internships, offering workshops, and information events. Act as the liaison between COE, the engineering student organizations, and the AESB.
• Oversee general office operations, supervise student assistants.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Computer skills utilizing data spreadsheets, web design, and publications. Ability to work independently. Ability to plan and organize tasks and projects and collaborate with staff, faculty, and students. Ability to work collaboratively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus population. Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills. Strong critical and creative thinking skills, sound decision making and ability the to remain objective. Excellent organizational skills, keeping track of priorities and meeting project deadlines. Full scope presentation skills from content development to in-person or online delivery of training programs. Strong computer skills utilizing data spreadsheets, web design, and publications.

Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.  Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures.  Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in psychology/sociology, marketing, public relations, business, student services, or a related field and three years of professional experience in one of the student services program areas required.

Master's degree preferred. 

Minimum of 5 years' experience in college level internship, placement, student development, advising, mentoring, employment recruiting or other relevant experience.

Experience in on-line systems and tools are desired. 

Physical Summary

• Sedentary work - Involves mainly sitting. Walking and standing are minimal. Lifting is limited to lightweight objects. (10 pounds or less).

Licenses / Certificates

Driver license preferred.

Department

Engineering Student Success Center

Classification

Student Services Professional III

Compensation

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department's fiscal resources.

CSU Classification Salary Range: The CSU Classification Salary Range for this position is $5,025 - $7,159 per month.

Benefits

Excellent benefits through CalPERS (health, vision, dental), tuition fee waiver, generous vacation and sick leave, and 14 paid holidays each year.

Time Base

1.0 time-base, 40 hours per week.

Duration of Appointment

This is a temporary position for 2 years with no permanent status granted. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

Application Procedures

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PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION COMPLETELY. It is important that all sections of the on-line application are filled out completely and accurately. Please include all relevant education and experience. Your application will be used to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. 

Additional Information

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Due to the nature of this position, current CSULB employees are subject to a criminal record check unless they have successfully completed a criminal background check through CSULB within the past 12 months.

CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

California State University Long Beach expects respectful, professional behavior from its employees in all situations. Acts of harassment or abusive conduct are prohibited. Demonstrated appropriate professional behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate abusive conduct is expected of all employees.

Equal Employment Statement

California State University Long Beach is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to promoting diversity in all areas of the campus community. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

Accommodations

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations@csulb.edu.

Out of State Employment Policy

California State University, Long Beach, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.