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POSITION DETAILS

The Hunter College Computer Science Department seeks an Academic Internship Specialist (HEa) to identify career opportunities and grow hiring pipelines for Hunter College Computer Science students and graduates. The Academic Internship Specialist will engage with employers in defining workforce needs, identifying hiring challenges and opportunities, specifying skills and proficiencies needed to fill available roles, and exploring partnerships to help grow New York’s emerging industries. Reporting to the Chair, the Academic Internship Specialist will support students and recent alumni in the Computer Science major in the Department of Computer Science at Hunter College (CUNY). They will collaborate with department staff,

faculty and academic advisors. They will be responsible for networking and developing internship and career opportunities for students in the fields of computer science.

They will work under the supervision of the Department Chair of Computer Science at Hunter, and will collaborate with department staff, faculty and a dedicated Academic/Career advisor.

Job responsibilities will include:

Student Support:

• Assist students with their resumes
• Advise students in both individual and group meetings on the tech pipeline
• Organize and advise tech workshops, career panels, info sessions, hackathons, and hiring events
• Organize site visits to tech hubs in the New York City area

Build a Community:

• Secure partnerships with employers offering paid and unpaid internships, and full-time job opportunities to

students in the computer science major

• Continuously cultivate and grow employer relationships
• Share employment opportunities and, where appropriate, refer qualified students to employers for specific roles
• Track alumni job outcomes

Establish a Peer Network:

• Coordinate with other industry specialists, campus career offices, Hunter and CUNY leadership to maximize

industry partnerships benefiting the campus and to learn about student and employer needs

• Utilize alumni network to pursue internship and employment opportunities for CSCI students
• Recruit industry professionals to teach computer science elective courses at Hunter College

Create Pathways:

• Secure paid internships and full-time job offers within target majors for our newest graduates

Communicate and Improve:

• Share knowledge with faculty, advisors, and the broader campus to encourage alignment with in-demand skills
• Prepare annual presentation of trends (internal and external) share with faculty
• Prepare annual report of activities, results and plans for next year to discuss with Department Chair
• Participate in CUNY-wide training and events and utilize common tools deployed across the initiative
• Participate in external partnership meetings

Pursue Funding Opportunities:

• Pursue public and private grant opportunities related to student career success

QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum requirements for this position are a Bachelor’s degree and four years of professional work experience.

Ideally, candidates will have one or more of the following:

• Experience in career services or economic or workforce development
• Experience with community and business outreach, ideally in implementing talent acquisition, outreach strategies, and business development
• Understanding of business and recruitment and hiring practices in key sectors of the NYC economy (e.g., tech, healthcare, finance).

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Supports an academic internship program providing career development and professional work experience.

• Acts as liaison between the College and employer sponsors, monitoring the success of students' internship experiences
• Supervises student internships, assuring adherence to related College and governmental policies and regulations
• Creates and conducts orientation sessions and workshops for students in the internship program; coordinates applications, interviews, and placement as part of overall student outreach
• Provides faculty orientation and development related to internship programs
• Implements and evaluates competencies and other success factors
• Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Assistant

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with education and experience, within the approved range: $79,188- $- $99,532.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or https://cuny.jobs/ and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number.

Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï, –, _ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• Cover Letter or Statement of scholarly interests
• Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
• Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled. The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on May 26, 2025. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open after initial round.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

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