Coordinator, Advising & Special Projects - PT 20 hours per week

Posted On: June 17, 2026

Hours: Part Time

Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrative Support for the Office of Academic Advising
• Provide reception support in 212 F during selected high-traffic hours; answer
basic questions and direct students to appropriate resources; greet guests to
office, manage messages, and make copies.
• Assist with processing add/drop requests.
• Assist with pre-registration and general registration support.
• Answer student questions related to policies, independent studies, extra credit
processes, and eligibility.
• Compose and send standard academic correspondence, notices, and letters in
response to faculty and staff reports.
• Provide additional Academic Standards Committee support as needed.
• Provide administrative support for off-campus and exchange programs.
• Other academic advising administrative tasks, as assigned.
Administrative Support for Special Projects
• Support the planning and implementation of exhibitions, archival research
projects, and public events, in coordination with Associate Dean, internal
departments, and external institutions.
• Provide administrative support for other special project and administrative tasks,
as assigned.
 

SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with students, faculty and staff
• Highly organized
• Excellent computer and writing skills
• Flexible and diplomatic team player
• 2-3 years of administrative experience in an arts or educational environment
• Mac literate, proficiency in Microsoft Office required, knowledge of Photoshop is
a plus
 

EDUCATION
• College degree preferred

Pay rate: $26.01 per hour

This is a unionized position.

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Email materials to: hr@cooper.edu

 

 

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.