Career Counselor, Environment + Society - Santa Barbara, United States - University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara
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Description

Job Code: 4516


Job Open Date: 4/09/24


Application Review Begins: 4/24/24


Department Code (Name): CCHS Chicano Studies Institute


Percentage of Time: 100%


Union Code (Name): 99: Non Represented


Employee Class (Appointment Type): Career Staff


FLSA Status:
Exempt


Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program): PSS


Salary Grade: 20


Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range:
The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $61,700 - $70,000yr.


Work Location:
Career Services Building 599


Working Days and Hours:
Monday-Friday; 8:00-5:00


Benefits Eligibility:
Full


Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement if applicable:Eligible for hybrid work arrangement.


University Profile


The University of California, Santa Barbara is a leading research institution that also provides a comprehensive liberal arts learning experience.

Because teaching and research go hand in hand at UC Santa Barbara, our students are full participants in an educational journey of discovery that simulates independent thought, critical reasoning, and creativity.

Our academic community of faculty, students, and staff is characterized by a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration that is responsive to the needs of our multicultural and global society.

Our commitment to public service is manifested through the creation and distribution of knowledge that advances the well-being of our state, nation, and world.

All of this takes place within a living and learning environment like no other, as we draw inspiration, opportunity, and advantage from the beauty and resources of UC Santa Barbara's extraordinary location at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.


Department Overviews:
Career Services & Chicano Studies Institute
Career Services strives to educate and empower all students and recent graduates to prepare for and pursue success.

We are seeking a dynamic professional to play a major role in the vision for Career Services at UC Santa Barbara.

Career Services helps undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent alumni make informed decisions about their futures by providing comprehensive resources, programs, career counseling, internships, and employment and professional/graduate school options - whether they are building upon a liberal arts education, leveraging their academic preparation in business or engineering, envisioning a future in medicine, or seeking a career in the corporate or nonprofit workforce.

Career Services' vision is to inspire students to explore and gain knowledge of their future goals.

By providing programs and resources, our office supports students to attain relevant experience and develop important relationships to address the needs and challenges of the world through their work.

Career Services, a department of Students Affairs, has 16 staff members and 12 student employees.


The Chicano Studies Institute at UC Santa Barbara facilitates interdisciplinary and field-specific research as scholars and students from all disciplines pursue work that helps policy makers, fellow researchers, educators, service providers and the interested public better understand cultural and social justice issues engaged by U.S.

Latina/o/x and Latin American communities.

Addressing topics such as community formation, academic achievement, health education, cultural literacy, and math/science proficiency from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the rich collaborations at the Institute cultivate a better understanding regarding the ways that local, state-wide, national and international forces interact, often times with profound impact.

Of crucial importance is the Institute's role in training future generations of scholars equipped to tackle these fundamentally important issues.


Benefits of Belonging
Working at UC means being part of this vibrant institution that shines a light on what is possible. People make UC great, and UC recognizes your contributions by making this a great place to work. Excellent retirement and health are just one of the rewards. Learn more about the benefits of working at UC and why You Belong at UC.


Brief Summary of Job Duties
The Environment + Society Career Counselor is a full-time position funded by a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.

This position is a unique collaboration between Career Services and the Center for Equitable Environmental Sciences (CEES), which is housed under the UCSB Chicano Studies Institute (CSI).

CEES centers on environmental justice and transforms how Hispanic/Latinx and other Underrepresented (URM) students choose and thrive in STEM majors, improving URM STEM retention and graduation rates and providing the necessary resources, skills, and training to propel URM students directly into the STEM workforce.

The Environment + Society Career Counselor will support Career Services' Associate Director of Career Education in developing th
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