Undergraduate Student Program Specialist - Temporary at Iowa State University

Position Title:

Undergraduate Student Program Specialist - Temporary

Appointment Type:

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

Background in education, advising, or student support
Experience organizing and implementing projects or events
Exhibit organization, communication, collaboration, planning, and time management skills
Experience providing front-end service to students or other stakeholders 
Experience supervising students

Job Description:

Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at Iowa State University is seeking a temporary program specialist to provide undergraduate student program support. This position will be part-time (20-30 hours/week) from January 5, 2026, through May 2026, with the potential of an extension to June 30, 2026. The person in this role would:

• Ensure WiSE residential learning community and community group programming is high quality and implemented on a regular, consistent schedule.

• Supervise student leaders who are responsible for developing and implementing residential and community group programming and WiSE front office workers.

• Collaboratively design and implement various WiSE events.

• Represent WiSE to students as well as internal and external partners.  

Work Schedule:

• 3-5 days/week, Monday-Friday, with potentially an occasional weekend event.

• 20-30 hours/week will be collaboratively determined upon an offer.

• Work hours will typically be between noon and 6 PM, but will be collaboratively determined upon an offer. Work hours may vary slightly from week to week, but may not exceed 40 hours in one week.

• Fully in person.

Proposed Start Date:

January 5, 2026

Number of Months Employed Per Year:

Time Type:

Part time

Pay Grade:

P&S Temporary

Application Instructions:

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to attach a Resume.

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Original Posting Date:

October 29, 2025

Posting Close Date:

November 12, 2025

Job Requisition Number:

R18045

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