Graduate Assistant, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

ABOUT POMONA COLLEGE: Located near Los Angeles, California, Pomona College is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges. Established in 1887, Pomona College is known for small classes, a challenging curriculum, close relationships between students and faculty, and a range of student research and leadership opportunities. Pomona is a member of The Claremont Colleges.

POSITION SUMMARY: The MMUF Graduate Assistant will have program organization and mentoring responsibilities and serve as a key member of the MMUF program at the Claremont Colleges.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reporting directly to the Associate Dean, Student Academic Success, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF) Graduate Mentor works independently and collaboratively to perform the following essential duties and responsibilities:

Mentoring

• Mentor undergraduate students interested in earning a PhD in the humanities or a related discipline.Mentoring may include one-on-one and small group settings.

Seminar Logistics

• Support for weekly MMUF seminar.

• Update and maintain online program sites.

• Development of mentee training for fellows.

MMUF Alumni Coordination

• Support design and implementation of Alumni/Undergraduate mentoring program

• Contact alumni to gather information and discuss serving as a mentor

• Develop tracking systems for alumni

• Develop communication plan for alumni

• Develop assessment plan for alumni mentoring

Support Grant Management

• Maintain all Fellow and faculty mentor information current; maintain all documentation of student activities for annual reports.

• Support to prepare and submit annual MMUF Program report.

Summer Orientation

• Support with coordinating and executing summer orientation for new cohort.

Program Administration

• Support with processing new Program applications.

Website

• Update and maintain program website as well as work with other 5C fellowship offices to maintain all MMUF information current.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree required; candidate should currently be in an advanced degree program in higher education, or student affairs, or a specific academic discipline, or related field. Experience with equity/pipeline programs, liberal arts residential colleges, and/or Claremont Colleges is preferred. The candidate must possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the essential functions of the job or must be able to demonstrate how the essential functions will be performed (with or without reasonable accommodation) using other knowledge, skills and abilities not listed below.

• Demonstrate effective, accurate and clear communication with excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, reading, and analytical skills

• Operate computers with basic Microsoft Office software (such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and PowerPoint), and experience with Tableau or other analytical/assessment software preferred.

• Handle all activities and highly confidential information with professionalism, patience, discretion, good judgment, courtesy, and tact while working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

• Prioritize and perform multiple projects/tasks, meet deadlines/timelines, respond to others in a timely manner, and work both independently and as a collaborative member of the College with a high standard of integrity and ethics, in support of the College's strategic vision and the division's/department's annual goals.

REQUIRED HOURS: To be determined with the candidate. Weekend and evening work hours may be required. Travel to regional meetings may be required.

ADDITIONAL POSITION DETAILS: Temporary 20 hours per week, Part-time, non-exempt position. The hourly rate for this role is $25.00 to $30.00 per hour. The specific factors that the College will consider when offering a salary to an individual will include, but not be limited to education, training, relevant prior experience, and performance in prior role. All staff positions are ineligible for visa or permanent resident card sponsorship. As a California employer, Pomona College requires all employees to be residents of California.

TO APPLY: Please submit your curriculum vitae and cover letter. You may submit both curriculum vitae and cover letter as one attachment in the My Experience section of the application under the "resume/CV" upload section. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to attach additional documents.

ADA/OSHA: This job description defines the essential job duties of this position. The College expects that employees hired for this position can perform the essential functions of this job without imposing risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others. It may also include marginal functions, generally defined within Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

DISCLAIMER: This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the College will review this job description and make changes of business necessity.