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Academic & Program Management

Focuses on the development, implementation, promotion, and administration of academic programs that align with the teaching and research mission of the University. This includes curriculum development, program evaluation, overseeing academic offerings, managing program budgets, fostering community partnerships, advising faculty and deans, and resolving complex administrative issues related to academic units.

Academic Administration

Oversees and implements University academic programming and policy approval process. Reviews and analyzes existing programs to ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal policies and regulations. Administers and evaluates the effectiveness of program achievements. Coordinates curriculum development, faculty affairs, and accreditation processes. May oversee core program components, curricula and/or instruction.

Academic Program Management

Oversees designated academic program or center and related activities. Manages assigned budget and/or financial responsibilities for program. Evaluates program and provides strategic recommendations for change as needed. Represents program to internal and external contacts. Collaborates with University schools, departments, units regarding program. May be responsible for staff management, compliance monitoring, and writing/reviewing program communications.

Accessibility Services

Determines and implements appropriate academic accommodations for students with disabilities. Interviews students, evaluates needs, and advises students, parents, faculty, and staff on accommodations process. Ensures an accessible campus experience through the facilitation of accommodations and proactive, barrier-free design; maintains University compliance with the ADA and other laws; and promotes a progressive awareness of disability and access through innovative programs, services, and outreach.

International

Plans, directs, and supports programs for international students. May provide support to students who travel and study abroad.

Research Program Management

Oversees designated research program, center, or facility and related activities. Manages assigned budget and/or financial responsibilities for program. Evaluates program and provides strategic recommendations for change as needed. Represents program to internal and external contacts. Collaborates with University schools, departments, units regarding program. May be responsible for staff management, compliance monitoring, and writing/reviewing research protocols.

Academic Services

Implements strategies, systems, and processes to support students' academic and career outcomes. This includes providing resources for student integration into the University environment, developing learning experiences and networks, and assisting students in overcoming academic challenges. Contributes to a well-rounded student experience that fosters success both inside and outside the classroom.
 

Career Services

Implements strategies, systems, and processes to support students' career outcomes. Works with students, alumni, and potential employers to provide current and future-oriented services for Ohio University students. Provides individualized career counseling to students, develops programs and activities to assist students with career development, and coordinates with University and external employers to promote job opportunities and networking events.

Medical Advising & Academic Support

Implements strategies, systems, and processes to support the academic and career outcomes of students in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM). Provides frontline academic advising and support to graduate medical students. Develops and implements programs to enhance students' academic success in the medical program. Drives engagement and empowers students to achieve their academic goals. Builds relationships with students. Provides guidance on programs, procedures, and academic requirements specific to HCOM.

Student Academic Advising

Provides frontline student academic advising. Drives engagement and empowers students to achieve their academic goals. Plays a vital role in maximizing undergraduate student retention by clarifying academic requirements for specific schools, programs, or majors. Reviews student academic progress and advises students on specific academic actions. Assists students in resolving difficulties concerning their degree programs. Remains current on applicable laws, policies, and procedures. May serve on committees.

Student Academic Support

Assists and empowers students to achieve academic success and social adjustment through a variety of student support activities. Coordinates services including academic tutoring, student learning centers, life skills support and coaching, etc. Shares resources with students through engagement and outreach opportunities.

Administrative Management

Oversees the coordination and management of business policies and programs to optimize the University’s resources, including personnel, finances, and facilities. Services may include human resources, finance, IT, student services, and facilities management. Ensures effective management of institutional operations through strategic coordination of these critical resources.

Administrative Strategy

Manages a variety of highly complex administration processes, such as development and implementation of strategic plans, continuous improvement projects, and stakeholder engagement. May serve on institutional wide committees on the behalf of leadership requiring detailed content knowledge and expertise. Utilizes independent judgement and discretion to formulate and manage operational and strategic planning processes. Provides input on financial and strategic viability for initiatives. Ensures effective management of institutional operations through strategic coordination of critical resources. Serves on various department, division, and/or University committees.

Administrative Support

Oversees, plans, manages, implements and/or evaluates the operations of a college, division, or department in the areas of human resources, compliance, financial, and additional services. Identifies and establishes financial and operational systems to monitor, control, and improve efficiency and effectiveness, not limited to, processes, procedures and policies.

Medical School Admissions

Oversees recruitment, evaluation, and selection of prospective Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM) students, ensuring candidates meet academic, personal, and professional criteria. Responsible for student recruitment, application review and interviewing, and contributing to the development of admissions policies and strategies. Directs HCOM Admission team(s).

Medical School Operations

Facilitates results through management and support of business practices and policies in order to effectively manage Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM) resources and programs. This includes activities such as finance, human resources, information technology, facilities, academic/research programs and/or student services. Ensures effective management of HCOM operations through strategic coordination of critical resources.

Administrative Services

Administrative Services Generalist

Provides a broad range of administrative services critical to the operations of a college, division, or department. Implements unit-wide projects and initiatives. Oversees administrative processes, determines workflows, manages schedules, prepares documents, plans and coordinates travel, meetings, and events. Performs independent analysis and oversees the collection and analysis of data used to develop reports, communications, and proposals. Provides input into unit strategic planning.

Athletics

Provides services related to coaching, sports medicine, compliance, and coordination of athletic operations, equipment and facilities. Includes specialized administration of athletic programs to foster a strong Ohio University Athletics culture while supporting student-athletes' academic and personal growth.

Athletics Administrative Operations

Plans and manages administrative aspects of Ohio University Athletics operations, including program administration, human resources, financial operations, events, and compliance. Administers and manages Athletics budget and fiscal operations. Responsible for the development of department policies and procedures.

Athletics Compliance

Ensures all athletic programs comply with NCAA, Conference, and University rules and regulations. Plans, implements, and monitors policies and procedures related to areas including, but not limited to, recruiting, eligibility, awards and benefits, playing and practice seasons, and student-athlete employment. Communicates with, instructs, and advises coaches, staff, student athletes, and representatives on athletics compliance requirements.

Coaching

Develops and maintains competitive intercollegiate sport programs. Directs all aspects of sport staff in recruiting, practice and game competitions. Responsible for the recruitment/hiring, goal setting, coaching and performance review of all sport staff. Instructs and teaches student-athletes in fundamentals of sport technique and strategy. Plans and executes practice and competition plans including the evaluation of opponents. Evaluates and recruits qualified student-athletes.

Equipment & Facilities

Maintains athletic equipment and facilities. Duties may include keeping equipment inventory records, providing athletic uniform laundry service, monitoring equipment conditions, repairing equipment, and purchasing new equipment.

Sports Camp

Provides athletic coaching support to camp athletes. Instructs participants in fundamentals of sport technique and strategy. Duties include developing and maintaining competitive camp programs.

Sports Performance

Provides operational leadership and coordination for complex sports programs with significant roster, scholarship, and regulatory demands. Applies to athletic programs with complex roster management, extensive regulatory requirements, and conference-driven operational demands. Partners with coaches, Athletics Compliance, and senior athletics leadership to support roster administration, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) process coordination, transfer and eligibility workflows, and implementation of conference and NCAA requirements. Roles in this sub-family are typically associated with high-complexity athletic programs and may not apply uniformly across all sports. Manages the NCAA transfer portal and monitors changes to NCAA regulations, with a particular focus on developments impacting the transfer portal.

Strength & Conditioning

Works with student athletes on techniques to safely maximize physical capabilities and athletic performance.

Training

Provides athletic training services to student athletes. Provides athletes with injury prevention training, and evaluation, management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.

Auxiliaries

Provides support services that enhance the daily activities of the University community, such as food services, printing, and logistics. Generates revenue through customer-focused services and organizes events and activities to facilitate the daily operations of the University. Provides services critical to maintaining a positive and efficient campus environment.

Catering

Provides catering services to internal and external customers.

Culinary Arts

Oversees menu planning, food preparation, and culinary standards.

Food Services

Directs the operations, workforce, and service levels of campus venues. Ensures safety and quality standards are met. Manages processes, systems, and inventory for campus venues.

Housing

Manages student housing operations. Responsible for the direction of residence hall operations for students.

Mail Service

Involves the preparation, pickup, and delivery of incoming and outgoing domestic and international mail and packages for distribution, including sorting, classifying, weighing, calculating rates and recording recharge information, processing improperly addressed mail and answering mail related questions.

Moving & Surplus

Responsible for all moving services and disposition of surplus property.

Publications & Production

Responsible for the production, planning, scheduling, and coordination of printed and/or digital books, catalogs, publications, t-shirts, signs, and other materials. May perform laser engraving services. Maintains press, bindery, and copier equipment.

Retail

Oversees retail operations at campus stores. Procures inventory and maintains inventory records. Distributes equipment, materials, and supplies. Promotes store through a variety of marketing strategies.

Aviation

Responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant operation, maintenance, and management of aircraft, airport, and aviation programs including training programs. Maintains compliance with aviation regulations, ensures the safety of aircraft, and supports the University’s aviation academic offerings with real-world application and experiences. Job family also includes positions focused on aviation instruction and research.
 

Aircraft and Airfield Maintenance

Manages aircraft, airfield, and related equipment maintenance in compliance with federal regulations and safety standards. Ensures the upkeep, compliance, and functionality of aircraft and airfield.

Aviation Generalist

Monitors and maintains airplane safety, pilots aircraft, and provides aviation instruction for the Aviation Flight and Aviation Management programs. May support research projects for the Avionics Engineering Center or other Engineering programs.

Communications & Marketing

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. This includes creating print and digital content, executing targeted campaigns, and ensuring brand consistency across media. Responsible for reputation management, building recognition, and driving engagement with the University’s mission.
 

General Communications

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Develops, implements, and/or executes marketing communications programs. Involves work in two or more communications and marketing disciplines.

Marketing

Develops and manages marketing strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Markets University activities, services, or products. Analyzes target markets, develops market plans, and is involved with brand development/enhancements. Provides marketing expertise regarding advertising media or activity/service/good/program to be advertised. Marketing media types may include but are not limited to digital, print, television and radio advertising, social media, and direct mailing.

Multi-Media Communications

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Produces, edits, and coordinates content for audio, visual, and photographic marketing media using the web, audio, video, and other electronic media, which may involve writing, editing, designing, production, and programming.

Public Relations

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Provides university information and news to the general public and key campus audiences.

University Press

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Produces (bookbinding, press, and edition bindery), plans, schedules, and coordinates the production of printed and/or electronic books, catalogs, publications, manuscripts, promotions, and other materials.

Visual Communications

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Creates visual communications using graphic design, photographic services, illustrations, and marketing strategies to inform, instruct, or influence target markets about a product or service.

Website Design & Development

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Responsible for the design, maintenance, technical functionality, and content of a website for internal employees and external marketing/communications purposes including: programming website functionality using programming languages (e. g. , ASP, Java, Perl, C++, etc. ) in addition to scripting languages (e. g. , HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, etc. ) to optimize performance, security, and scalability; designing the look, feel, and navigation of the website using graphic/multi-media design software; working with marketing and IT to coordinate content and site updates; performing webpage updates, documenting source code changes, and maintaining technical documentation to assist with website maintenance/upgrades.

Written Communications

Develops and manages communications strategies to effectively convey the University’s vision to students, employees, alumni, and the public. Writes, edits, researches, and publishes written materials to inform, instruct, or influence target markets about a product or service.

Development & Institutional Advancement

Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. This includes fundraising, donor solicitation, and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Advancement Operations

Assists the Development and Institutional Advancement team with administrative duties and day-to-day operations. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Annual Giving

Plans and executes the University's campaign for annual gift support from all constituents, including alumni. Provides support in stewardship and recognition efforts for annual fund donors. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Development

Identifies sources of funding. Directs the management of individual giving programs, trusts, estates, gift planning, corporate and foundation relations, prospect research and donor relations and stewardship. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Donor Research

Identifies new donor prospects via donor research. Maintains accurate donor records. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

External Relations

Uses professional relationship building skills to identify and cultivate new individual, corporate, and institutional/foundation prospects. Engages external constituencies through programs, events, products, and services and develops customized programs to create, enhance, and sustain external relations. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Gift Planning

Solicits and coordinates the administration of gift planning through bequests, trusts, and other deferred giving strategies. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Major Gifts

Works collaboratively to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward principal gifts from critical, high profile prospects/donors that will enhance university-wide priorities. Designs and implements strategic fundraising plans through collaboration for academic units, regional campuses and complex markets. Manages constituency programs. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Organizational Giving

Stewards existing relationships and develops new relationships with organizations such as corporations, foundations, and government entities. Advances the mission of the University through the creation and coordination of mutually beneficial partnerships with organizations that support the institution’s priorities. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Stewardship

Coordinates donor recognition programs, publications, events, and communications. Designs, develops, and coordinates strategies for strategic stewardship of donors. Cultivates relationships with alumni, donors, foundations, and corporations to support the University’s mission. Ensures the University has the resources necessary for growth and engages the community to advance its long-term goals.

Education

Focuses on the administration and delivery of educational programs to internal and external audiences. This includes designing curriculum, teaching courses, and creating learning experiences for students, staff, and community members. Focuses on developing educational strategies and interventions to enhance personal and professional growth within the University setting.

Community

Designs, conducts, markets, and supports community educational programs. Researches community educational needs and interests and develops educational programs and material in line with community needs. Organizes educational workshops for University and local communities.

Early Childhood Education

Provides care and education to children. Provides support and communication to families. Supervises educational program activities and operations.

Early Childhood Education Support

Assists in caring for children. Helps support instruction. Aids in daily child care center activities under supervision. Follows guidance from lead staff on early childhood best practices.

Instruction

Instructs non-credit course(s) in one or multiple fields.

Professional Development

Identifies professional development training needs and assists clients with professional development plans. Organizes, coordinates, and promotes professional development programs.

Engineering, Architecture & Planning

Provides engineering and architectural expertise in designing and maintaining University facilities and systems. Responsibilities include overseeing construction projects, facilities planning, managing budgets, and ensuring that projects align with strategic goals. Ensures high-quality, innovative infrastructure for the University’s growth.

Design & Construction

Provides engineering and/or architectural expertise in designing and maintaining University facilities and systems. Responsibilities include overseeing construction projects, facilities planning, managing budgets, and ensuring that projects align with strategic goals. Ensures high-quality, innovative infrastructure for the University’s growth. Plans, organizes, and coordinates design and construction projects. Reviews engineering plans and evaluates design proposals. Coordinates with architects, engineers, and construction firms to ensure adherence to schedules, project plans, and University objectives. Responsibilities include programmatic administration, coordination and management of projects, budgetary oversight, facilities management, and leadership of programs and services. Functions may include specialized architectural, engineering, site, and construction services; energy engineering; project scheduling, estimating, and management; and specialized research-related engineering.

Planning

Develops the most appropriate method and sequence of construction operations for a particular project. Plans and coordinates campus-wide use of space and physical facilities. Maintains current floor plans and data on campus facilities. Responsibilities include programmatic administration, coordination and management of projects, budgetary oversight, facilities management, and leadership of programs and services. Functions may include specialized architectural, engineering, site, and construction services; energy engineering; project scheduling, estimating, and management; and specialized research-related engineering.

R & D Engineering

Provides engineering expertise in designing and maintaining University facilities and systems. Ensures high-quality, innovative infrastructure for the University’s growth. Conducts research and development activities related to the design, development, fabrication, modification, installation, and testing of state-of-the art electronics or electronic components. Responsibilities include programmatic administration, coordination and management of projects, budgetary oversight, facilities management, and leadership of programs and services. Functions may include specialized architectural, engineering, site, and construction services; energy engineering; project scheduling, estimating, and management; and specialized research-related engineering.

Enrollment Services

Manages the recruitment, retention, and registration of students through end-to-end enrollment services. This includes strategic enrollment planning, admissions, financial aid advising, and the management of student records. Ensures the effective and compliant processing of student applications and is vital in supporting the University’s academic goals through effective student enrollment.

College Admissions & Recruitment

Typically embedded within a particular college or academic unit. Recruits, evaluates, and participates in the selection of candidates for University admission. Coordinates with all internal departments, external organizations, and individuals involved in the admissions process. Advises applicants and parents about educational planning. Ensures the effective and compliant processing of student applications.

Financial Aid

Provides financial aid counseling to applicants, students, and parents and assists with financial aid applications. Analyzes financial needs and eligibility for financial aid. Makes decisions to award funds to students eligible for scholarships, grants, and work-study programs. Ensures the effective and compliant processing of student financial aid applications.

Registrar

Creates, updates, and maintains course and class data. Collects, analyzes, researches, prepares, and processes academic records and documents. Performs course registration and scheduling, class changes and additions, maintenance of student records, and degree audits. Collaborates across University to ensure accuracy of information and academic records data integrity. Creates reports for internal and external audiences.

University Admissions & Recruitment

Recruits, evaluates, and participates in the selection of candidates for University admission. Coordinates with all internal departments, external organizations, and individuals involved in the admissions process. Advises applicants and parents about educational planning. Ensures the effective and compliant processing of student applications.

Environmental Safety & Police Services

Maintains a safe and secure campus by monitoring potential risks, conducting campus patrols, and responding to disturbances. Ensures compliance with health and safety regulations and develops sustainability programs for the University. Includes managing parking services, transportation, and ensuring the well-being of the campus community.
 

Police

Protects University students, employees, and property from any preventable harm or danger. Engages in a variety of police activities such as patrolling, investigation, law enforcement, crime prevention and detection. Maintains a safe and secure campus by monitoring potential risks, conducting campus patrols, and responding to disturbances.

Sustainability & Recycling

Develops and facilitates sustainability programs such as reducing energy utilization and waste, recycling services, and green design initiatives, through engagement of facilities/operations, student engagement and/or academic/research functions. Provides planning and coordination for communications, educational, and outreach components of projects. Contributes to the development and execution of communication plans to publicize, promote, and communicate sustainability efforts within and outside the campus community.

Transportation & Parking

Monitors campus transportation and parking activities and compliance with established policies. Responsible for overseeing permit parking, parking enforcement, event transportation, business transportation, campus transit service, safety and training, and facility and operations maintenance.

Event Management

Responsible for the planning and organizing of campus events including logistics such as facilities, ticketing, and vendor coordination. This includes working with speakers, vendors, and staff to ensure successful event execution. Responsible for technical support for events and managing communications across the event team, providing smooth and seamless event experiences.

Event Management Generalist

Plans and organizes campus events. Manages logistics such as facilities, tickets, concessions, caterers, vendors, event communications, and technical support for events. Works with speakers, vendors, and staff to ensure successful event execution. Manages communications across the event team, providing smooth and seamless event experiences.

Facilities & Operations

Manages the maintenance and operation of campus facilities. This includes overseeing custodial services, groundskeeping, and facilities management. Ensures the upkeep and functionality of buildings and grounds to provide a conducive and safe environment for students, staff, and faculty.

Custodial Services

Responsible for cleaning and housekeeping of University buildings and/or exterior areas. Duties may include trash and recycling removal and meeting room set-up. Ensures the upkeep and functionality of buildings and grounds to provide a conducive and safe environment for students, staff, and faculty.

Facilities Administrative Operations

Plans and manages all aspects of facilities operations, including administration, human resources, and facilities planning. Administers and manages budget and fiscal operations for University Facilities. Responsible for the development of department policies and procedures.

Landscaping/Grounds

Plans, organizes, coordinates, and performs landscaping activities on campus. Includes gardening, planting, landscape and grounds maintenance, erosion, and pest control. Ensures the upkeep and functionality of grounds to provide a conducive and safe environment for students, staff, and faculty.

Maintenance

Ensures smooth operation and upkeep of equipment and facilities through regular inspections, repairs, and preventive measures. Troubleshoots issues, performs maintenance tasks, and ensures compliance with safety standards. Ensures the upkeep and functionality of buildings and grounds to provide a conducive and safe environment for students, staff, and faculty.

Finance & Business

Manages the University’s financial operations, including budget preparation, financial compliance, and reporting. Provides strategic financial planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources. Responsibilities include analyzing financial data, preparing financial reports, and advising on budgetary decisions to support the University's goals.

Accounting

Performs accounting functions such as analyzing, monitoring, reconciling, and reporting financial information. Prepares reports, financial statements, and processes other requests for internal and external accounting and auditing. May include activities relating to developing, implementing, and monitoring accounting systems, policies and procedures. Oversees financial reporting, audits, and internal controls to maintain fiscal integrity. Provides strategic financial planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources. Reviews accounts to ensure data integrity.

Accounting Support

Supports University and/or departmental accounting functions. Maintains up-to-date and accurate records of daily transactions, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventories, payroll, and various other records. Helps ensure compliance with financial policies and assists in preparing financial reports.

Budgeting

Responsible for the preparation of budgetary reports, special projects, and analyses as needed. Reviews expenditures to ensure conformance with budgetary provisions, compile data, and prepare reports. Provides strategic financial planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources.

Business & Data Analysis

Responsible for inputting, analyzing, and managing data to draw conclusions. Performs sophisticated analysis and reporting. Monitors accuracy of data used in reports and queries, assists in definition of future data needs, and provides expertise to assist database users. Provides strategic financial planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources.

Finance Services

Processes a variety of operational, personnel, and financial transactions and services, including cashiering, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, collections, data collection and entry, analysis, review and control, customer servicing, and reporting.

Financial Management

Responsible for management of financial analysis and accounting/budget functions of a college, division, or department. Provides strategic financial planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources.

Financial Support

Provides front-line support to customers for the finance department. Researches, interprets, analyzes, and translates information in different formats to accommodate a variety of customer needs. Creates customer reports for finance managers.

Institutional Research

Supports University strategic planning and decision making through research, presentation, and distribution of research analysis.

Payroll

Responsible for all payroll processing activities, including regular and overtime pay processing, employee and employer contributions/withholdings, vacation and sick time accruals, and payroll taxes.

Procurement

Responsible for the purchasing activities of goods and services needed by the University. May include contracting for professional services and equipment acquisition.

Project Management

Responsible for ensuring that business projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget as formulated by the University. Provides expert oversight from formulation stage through project close-out. Provides strategic project planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources.

Tax

Develops and implements University tax strategy and supports tax reporting function.

Treasury

Manages the University’s financial operations, including budget preparation, financial compliance, and reporting. Provides strategic financial planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources. Responsibilities include analyzing financial data, preparing financial reports, and advising on budgetary decisions to support the University's goals. Responsibilities include cash management, bank relations, and supervision of credit and collections and insurance functions.

Fine & Performing Arts

Provides services related to the production and performance of fine and performing arts. This includes organizing exhibitions, performances, and events. May also involve teaching or training students in the management of theaters, venues, and artistic practices. Ensures that arts programs thrive and are accessible to the Ohio University community.

Instruction

Instructs non-credit course(s) in one or multiple fields.

Technical Arts

Provides services related to the production and performance of fine and performing arts. Designs and fabricates artistic displays, scenery or costumes. Performs or oversees practical, mechanical, or industrial activities, including but not limited to: designing and organizing light, sound, and other electronic scenes for artistic performances or exhibitions: designing and fabricating artwork involving carpentry, ceramics, sculpting, welding, costume crafting, etc., maintaining related equipment: and ensuring shop/studio safety. Organizes exhibitions, performances, and events. May also involve teaching or training students in artistic practices.

Theater

Provides services related to the production and performance of fine and performing arts. Organizes exhibitions, performances, and events. Ensures that arts programs thrive and are accessible to the Ohio University community. Provides performance coaching and directs theater productions, including music, dance, and acting. Responsible for composition, arranging, and choreography. May involve teaching or training students in the management of theaters, venues, and artistic practices.

Health Services

Supports the health and wellness of the University community by providing clinical care, health education, and wellness programs. Roles encompass nursing and allied health professionals as well as community health workers. Duties may involve clinical care, community health programming, clinical research, mental health counseling, and conducting health assessments for students, staff, and faculty.

Audiology

Administers and interprets a variety of tests, such as air and bone conduction, and speech reception and discrimination tests, to determine the type and degree of hearing impairment, site of damage, and effects on comprehension and speech. Evaluates test results in relation to behavioral, social, educational, and medical information obtained from patients, families, and other professionals.

Clinical Care

Provides patient care services in a clinical setting serving students, staff, faculty, clinical trial subjects, and/or patients. Performs patient assessments and makes nursing diagnosis. Performs procedures including, but not limited to, emergency care and first aid, injections, dressings, and specimen collection, as required. Provides patient education and responds to patient inquiries. Documents and charts patient vitals, concerns, treatment provided, etc.

Clinical Care Support

Supports general administrative functions in a health care setting, including answering phones, greeting/referring/assisting patients, staff, or others, preparing documents and reports, compiling records, scheduling appointments and checking in patients.

Counseling/Psychology

Provides psychological and counseling services to patients with psychological, academic, and interpersonal concerns. May provide services in a specialized area. Provides triage, intervention, and crisis support services. Conducts interviews, performs assessments, and formulates treatment plans. Provides individual and group therapy. Collaborates with other medical personnel concerning patient care. Coordinates and/or participates in community outreach programs.

Exercise Physiology

Develops, implements, and evaluates exercise programs for patients. Assesses cardiovascular and metabolic effects of exercise for cardiac and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Creates educational materials and sessions for patients.

Health Education & Outreach

Develops, implements, promotes, and evaluates health education and screening programs to prevent illness and promote the health of the campus community.

Health Services Generalist

Supports general administrative functions in a health care setting, including answering phones, greeting/referring/assisting patients, staff, or others, preparing documents and reports, compiling records, scheduling appointments and checking in patients.

Massage Therapy

Provides therapeutic massage to promote relaxation, relieve sore muscles and pain, and enhance athletic or general physical performance.

Occupational Therapy

Plans and conducts individualized occupational therapy programs to help patients develop, regain, or maintain their ability to perform daily activities. Teaches skills, techniques, and how to use adaptive equipment for participating in activities. Studies, evaluates, and records occupational therapy activities and progress.

Physical Therapy

Provides physical therapy to patients to restoring physical functions following a disease, injury, or loss of a body part. Works with patients adjusting to a disability to help them achieve maximum physical performance. Studies, evaluates, and records physical therapy activities and progress. Educates patients on best practices to restore physical functioning.

Practitioner Support

Assists with patient care and clinical duties such as taking vital signs, giving injections, performing simple diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, drawing blood, sterilizing and cleaning equipment, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site. May also assist with administrative duties including sending prescriptions to pharmacy, scheduling appointments, responding to patient inquiries, maintaining patient files, etc.

Speech

Diagnoses and treats speech and language problems. Evaluates speech and language skills as related to educational, medical, social, and psychological factors. Plans, directs, or conducts rehabilitative treatment programs to restore communicative efficiency of individuals with speech language problems of organic and nonorganic etiology.

Human Resources

Supports the Ohio University workforce by implementing strategic policies, resolving workplace issues, and creating and implementing programs that foster a healthy, productive workforce. Specialties include employee relations, compensation management, benefits administration, performance management, and professional development training. Responsible for implementing strategies that support employee development, organizational culture, and staff retention.

Benefits

Administers various University benefits programs including insurance, flexible spending accounts, and retirement contributions and planning. Troubleshoots benefits issues and provides guidance to employees regarding benefit programs. Coordinates with benefit providers and generates benefits reports for internal and external users.

Compensation

Performs full scope of activities associated with the development and administration of compensation programs. Reviews job classification requests. Recommends offers for internal and external candidates. Determines market value for new and existing jobs. Serves as a resource on job evaluations, reorganizations, and pay programs. Maintains University compensation structures.

Employee/Labor Relations

Performs employee and labor relations activities such as collaborative problem-solving, resolution of disputes, contract negotiations, and participation in dispute hearings. Advises managers on a variety of employment matters and staff types, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and University regulations. Provides advice and counsel to campus on employment practices for classified and unclassified employees.

Employment

Maintains onboarding and employment employee records. Assists in the collection of employee information for reports and research. Ensures compliance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

HR Generalist

Represents the University Human Resources office with internal and external contacts. Ensures smooth functioning of HR processes, including employee relations, onboarding and offboarding, total rewards administration, compliance, and performance management. Provides interpretation and advice on HR policies and procedures.

HRIS/Records

Maintains employee records, including personnel status updates, terminations, and new hires. Assists in the collection of employee information for reports and research. Enters employee data into HRIS.

Organizational Development

Provides departments with leadership and skill development training opportunities. Designs and/or coordinates curriculum and instructional delivery methods to address organizational development needs.

Shared Services

Serves as an internal service provider for generalized Human Resources functions.

Information Technology

Manages the University’s technology infrastructure, providing reliable and secure IT services to students, faculty, and staff. This includes system development, data management, cybersecurity, and ensuring that technology supports the University’s mission through innovation and efficiency. Also includes network management and cloud solutions.

Applications Development

Plans, designs, and implements full-stack custom software solutions that may cross multiple technologies, multiple products and/or organizational units. Ensures applications meet functional, technical and security requirements; evaluates code to ensure it meets industry standards and is valid, properly structured, and compatible with browsers, devices, and operating systems. Performs detailed problem analysis and research, identifies options, proposes solutions. Utilizes business and technical knowledge and experience to identify and analyze needs in order to create solutions to meet unique and potentially conflicting customer requirements.

Applications Management

Administers and manages non-enterprise applications, both cloud and on-premise, including technical testing, troubleshooting, analysis, installation, configuration and maintenance. Manages vendor relationships. Provides technical guidance pertaining to the capabilities, limitations and requirements of applications. Designs IT solutions using existing tools and technologies. Assesses compatibility and integration of products and services proposed as standards, in order to ensure integration across interdependent technologies.

Data Engineering

Translates business needs into long-term architecture solutions. Defines, designs, and builds dimensional databases. Evaluates reusability of current data for additional analyses. Conducts data cleaning to rid the system of old, unused, or duplicate data. Reviews object and data models and the metadata repository to structure the data for better management and quicker access. Designs and implements data warehouse, data integration, and business intelligence components and systems to support a enterprise-wide data service needs. Positions are centrally located and serve University-wide systems.

Database Administration

Maintains effective and efficient operation of database management system software to ensure stability, reliability, recoverability and acceptable performance. Designs, develops and implements database structures and systems to support the University's technological needs. Ensures database runs properly, keeps database current, and makes access readily available and timely. Implements viable backup, recovery and high-availability strategies and mechanisms. Executes database recovery, restoration and/or restart as required. Positions are centrally located and serve University-wide systems.

Endpoint Engineering

Engineers and administers enterprise endpoint environment encompassing PC and MAC desktops and laptops, handheld mobile devices and peripherals to ensure stability, reliability and acceptable performance. Provides advanced technical support. Leverages multiple tools and systems to manage imaging, application packaging and delivery, patching and security.

Enterprise Systems Administration

Responsible for daily administration and management, configuration, integration, maintenance, release management and upgrades of large-scale, complex, enterprise-wide applications, both cloud and on-premise. Utilizes business and technical knowledge and experience to identify and analyze needs in order to ensure solutions on an ongoing basis meet customer requirements. Isolates and resolves application utilization problems and errors that impact many areas and large numbers of users. Positions are centrally located and serve University-wide systems.

Enterprise Systems Development

Responsible for developing, troubleshooting, and designing modifications and upgrading cross-organizational enterprise systems software. Typical duties include coding, testing, documenting and implementing solutions to enterprise systems software, which includes developing patches and upgrades. Assists with troubleshooting of known issues, and in the daily support of University enterprise systems applications. Participates in user review, verification and testing sessions. Positions are centrally located and serve University-wide systems.

IT Business Analysis

Works with colleges, schools, and departments to understand and define IT business needs. Develops and recommends solutions. Plans implementation, integration and maintenance of solutions into business process or system design.

IT Data Analysis & Reporting

Identifies business intelligence, reporting and data analysis needs at the University with the objective of turning data into critical information and knowledge which can be utilized to make sound decisions to support University operations.

IT End-User Support

Serves as the initial point of contact for IT services. Receives customer issues and requests. Provides troubleshooting, evaluates issues, and escalates as needed to higher-tier and specialized staff. Performs continued monitoring of customer issue escalations and requests. Communicates, tracks, and reports computing environment outages while working with IT personnel and leadership to monitor or assist in problem resolution. Installs, upgrades, configures, and maintains classroom technologies. Provides device troubleshooting and support to faculty, staff, and students.

IT Leadership & Organizational Management

Responsible for managing or performing work across multiple areas of the University’s IT platform/infrastructure including analysis, development, and administration of: IT Systems Software, Hardware, and Databases; Data & Voice Networks ; Data Processing Operations; End User Technology & Software Support. Conducts cost/benefit analyses for proposed IT projects as input to the organization’s IT roadmap. Most positions are centrally-based; unit-based positions may be considered in lower levels.

IT Project Management

Manages IT projects as they progress from design to production. Ensures completion of essential functions required to ensure consistent, quality, successful delivery of assigned projects, while managing competing demands of scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality and stakeholder expectations.

IT Security

Provides security engineering, risk management, operational support, and consultation. Develops, enforces, and audits security policies and procedures such as access, breach escalation, use of firewalls, and encryption routines. Conducts and reports on internal investigations, develops risk analysis scenarios and response procedures. Evaluates and recommends security products, services, and/or procedures to enhance productivity and effectiveness. Oversees security awareness programs and provides education on security policies and practices. Positions are centrally located and serve University-wide systems.

IT Service & Process Management

Designs, develops, implements, maintains, supports, and continually improves key IT processes required for an effective operating model across central and distributed IT. Accountable for process quality and ensuring alignment with IT service management frameworks and best practices adopted by the organization. Unifies expectations across central and distributed IT to enhance service delivery. Processes may include, but are not limited to, core IT service management and processes that support service delivery, reliability, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities may also involve addressing urgent issues and/or evaluating or mitigating broader organizational impacts. Participates in projects varying in size, scope, risk, and impact. Positions are centrally located and support University-wide systems and processes.

IT Training & Engagement

Responsible for training programs/courses for centrally-based IT professionals as well as employee end-users. Duties include: developing and delivering training courses/materials focused on the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of off-the-shelf and customized end user systems and software applications; applying foundational knowledge of IT software and systems to design curriculum/content (tests, visual aids, etc. ), select appropriate delivery mechanisms (classroom, webcast, e-learning, etc. ), and conduct training; developing documentation for custom applications and packaged applications, using a variety of delivery mediums; developing and monitoring metrics for evaluating training course effectiveness.

Network Engineering

Designs and implements enterprise network and communication systems and solutions for the university. Configures network components, troubleshoots and resolves networking problems, and evaluates new networking technologies and products. Manages the integration, provisioning, and procurement of voice, data, and video networking technologies. Creates and develops network architecture design solutions for infrastructure systems.

Network Operations

Installs, configures, administers, supports, repairs, and maintains the University's computer network equipment to ensure optimal performance. Monitors network performance. Identifies and resolves networking problems.

Platform Engineering & Architecture

Responsible for the underlying design of technical IT components and systems to support a University-wide, shared information environment. Adopts cloud computing technologies, infrastructures, and applications to meet the University's needs and requirements. Works with technical staff to integrate hardware, software, and network interfaces to form a system. Utilizes complex models and concepts to address problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms. Duties include: conducting feasibility studies, evaluating cost, analyzing user needs, developing testing criteria, and establishing documentation to support new systems. Positions are centrally located and serve University-wide systems.

Server Administration

Designs, builds and manages on-premise and cloud physical and virtual servers, backup, storage and operating systems, including disaster recovery solutions. Responsible for provisioning, monitoring, tuning, capacity planning, security, troubleshooting and support. Researches and provides technical guidance on new and existing products.

Web Services

Designs, develops, and maintains web-based applications and platforms to enhance user experience and ensure seamless functionality. Work with various technologies and tools to support website performance, integration, and security, while ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards.

Instructional Technology

Focuses on assisting faculty with the integration of technology into teaching and learning. This includes supporting the development and enhancement of online learning platforms, designing interactive instructional materials, and offering training to help faculty utilize technology to improve the student learning experience.

Instructional Technology Generalist

Creates and applies educational software, multimedia resources, virtual classrooms, and digital learning platforms to optimize learning experiences. Uses tools such as e-learning platforms, mobile apps, and simulations to make learning more accessible, interactive, personalized, and efficient through the strategic use of technology. Assists faculty with the integration of technology into teaching and learning.

Legal & Compliance

Ensures the University’s operations comply with all relevant local, state, and federal laws. This includes risk assessments, developing compliance programs, advising staff on legal matters, and representing the University in legal proceedings. Responsibilities also include policy development, training, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in various areas.

Accessibility

Ensures that the University complies with outside regulatory requirements and internal policies. Develops policies and training programs to promote compliance initiatives. May review and set standards for outside communications, or may examine facilities to ensure that they are accessible and safe.

Audit

Audits information, systems, and processes to ensure compliance with laws, policies, and good business practices. Reports findings and makes recommendations for improvements.

Compliance

Ensures University adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies to mitigate legal risks. Monitors regulatory changes, conducts audits, and advises on legal matters to maintain organizational integrity and prevent compliance violations.

Health Informatics

Ensures proper implementation of PHI transaction, privacy, and security standards based on federal, state, and other regulations. Provides compliance information, security and risk assessments, and recommendations for the processing of PHI. Analyzes and interprets healthcare data to assess the effectiveness of programs, providers, and/or clinical research studies. Ensures accuracy and integrity of PHI. Implements tools to maintain high standards of data reliability.

Legal

Provides legal advice and counsel to the university. Advises on legal rights, obligations, and related matters.

Legal Support

Provides administrative assistance to the legal team, including assistance with and drafting of correspondence, copying/scanning documents, preparing and sending overnight mail, scheduling meetings and conference calls, and the organization of departmental filing system.

Ombuds

Provides impartial, informal, independent, and confidential conflict resolution services to faculty, staff, and students.

Library Services/Museum

Manages and develops library and museum services that support academic research and instruction. Collaborates with academic colleagues, students, and outside scholars on library and museum collections. Responsible for overseeing collections management, providing research support, and identifying current issues and trends to support strategic planning initiatives.

Administrative Specialist

Provides administrative direction in support of University Libraries’ strategic initiatives, including high level management, planning and assessment, marketing/communication, business management, human resources, development, and/or facilities management. Promotes library services and programs to University community. Manages library catalog and oversee resource use. Collaborates with faculty, staff, and students to assess needs.

Digital Specialist

Provides specialized expertise in digital information delivery and services such as web design and management, digital content selection/creation/management, the curation of digital collections, management of born digital archival collections, and managing and maintaining access to electronic resources. Responsible for projects and managing, promoting, and tracking use of digital collections and/or electronic resources.

Functional Specialist

Provides specialized expertise in a particular function of information management. Example functions include, but are not limited to: preservation, archives, cataloging/metadata analyses, acquisitions, etc. Provides outreach and collaboration with the University community.

Library Support

Applies technical knowledge and skills in support of library services and information management.

Museum

Develops, coordinates, researches, and designs exhibits, tours, events, and lectures for the OHIO Museum Complex and the Kennedy Museum of Art. Manages operations and financial activities of the museum. Collaborates across University to market museum offerings. Coordinates with colleagues at other museums across the state and nation. Manages museum public relations.

Subject Specialist

Provides specialized expertise through collection management, research support, and instruction within a disciplinary area of information management.  Provides outreach and collaboration with the University community.

Media Production

Creates and produces media content for various platforms, including radio, television, and web. This may involve producing content for educational programming, campus events, or promoting the University. Ensures that media platforms effectively engage the University community and contribute to external communication strategies.

Audio/Visual Services

Provide solutions to facilitate the use of audio and video technology and other electronic media, which may involve editing, designing and/or production.

Broadcast Communications

Develops and manages content, planning, coordinating, and administering radio and television programs. Responsibilities include programming, production, scheduling, training, digital and/or analog editing, and organizing broadcasting events. Ensures that media platforms effectively engage the University community and contribute to external communication strategies.

Broadcast Technology

Operates and maintains systems, tools, and equipment used in broadcasting.

Multi-Media Production

Creates content and programming for a variety of media platforms including radio, television, and web. Delivers relevant programming to the community designed to engage listeners and viewers. Ensures that media platforms effectively engage the University community and contribute to external communication strategies.

Records Management

Manages file storage and record keeping. Organizes, converts, and integrates files for proper storage. Finds and retrieves records upon request.

Records Management Generalist

Manages file storage and records management. Organizes, converts, and integrates files for storage. Locates and retrieves records as requested.

Research & Labs

Supports research projects and laboratory environments by providing technical expertise and lab management. This includes managing research equipment, maintaining safe lab environments, supporting data analysis, and assisting in research design and implementation. Helps facilitate the University’s research mission.

Anatomical Services

Responsible for the operational activities of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine's Body Donor Program and Gross Anatomy Lab. Prepares human bodies, provides donor transportation, serves as a liaison for body donors, families, healthcare professionals, external entities and partner institutions, and provides high-level security in accordance with laws and regulations. Ensures a compassionate and professional experience during a sensitive time for families.

Engineering

Conducts or assists with engineering lab work and research.

Lab Management

Contributes to research-specific laboratory experiments, partners with investigators and research staff on testing procedures, performs quantitative and/or qualitative analysis as required. Establishes, implements, and monitors laboratory policies and procedures. Assists with developing, monitoring, and reconciling operational lab budgets. Provides instruction to students, faculty, and staff on safe laboratory procedures. Maintains laboratory equipment.

Life Sciences

Conducts or assists with life sciences lab work and research.

Medical Research

Conducts or assists with research to advance knowledge in healthcare, disease prevention, and treatment methods. Analyzes clinical data, develops hypotheses, and collaborates with medical teams to drive innovations that improve patient outcomes and inform public health policies.

Physical Sciences

Conducts or assists with physical sciences lab work and research.

Social Sciences

Conducts or assists with social sciences lab work and research.

Research Administration

Supports the administration of research projects from funding acquisition to post-award management. This includes identifying funding opportunities, preparing grant proposals, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and negotiating contracts. Research administration plays a key role in managing the financial, administrative, and regulatory aspects of research projects.

Contracts & Grants

Participates in contract proposals and negotiations. Directs and manages the authorization and transmittal of all proposals to federal, state, and private funding agencies, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and institutional policies. Monitors grants and contracts to ensure expenses are being paid according to contract. Maintains contract renewal schedules.

Research Administration Strategy

Covers a broad spectrum of strategic, proactive, and capacity building activities designed to enable and enhance the competitiveness of research programs and proposals. Responsibilities may include: funding opportunity identification and targeted dissemination; grant and contract proposal development; research team building; interaction with funding agencies, institutional research and leadership; interaction with institutional federal relations; and outreach activities and training.

Research Compliance

Ensures research is in compliance with policies regarding the use of human subjects, laboratory animals, and biological agents. Develops, directs and implements compliance program components including protocol and consent form review, record keeping, monthly and annual reporting, and program evaluation. Identifies protocols that need reviewed.

Technology Commercialization

Serves the University community by connecting industry with University expertise and inventions for the public good, promoting economic development and increasing research visibility.

Risk Management

Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks related to the University’s operations, including safety risks, financial risks, and legal risks. Involves developing and implementing safety programs, advising on emergency preparedness, and ensuring that the University operates in a safe and secure environment.

Emergency Planning

Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks related to the University’s operations. Develops and executes emergency preparedness programs/plans, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and institutional requirements. Provides education and training to individuals and departments on a variety of emergency planning topics. Advises on emergency preparedness and ensures that the University operates in a safe and secure environment.

Environmental Hazards

Supports University staff, faculty, and students in the safety of laboratories, facilities, equipment, etc., by ensuring compliance with safety and health regulations through inspection, testing, consultation, coaching, training, recommendation, etc. Advises on environmental hazards preparedness and ensures that the University operates in a safe and secure environment.

Fire

Inspects and maintains fire detection and suppression systems in all University buildings. Conducts tests, inspects working areas, machinery, equipment, and working conditions to ensure compliance with occupational safety and health regulations. Advises on fire preparedness and ensures that the University operates in a safe and secure environment.

Insurance

Responsible for protecting the institution from harm and representing the institution in the insurance market.

Radiation

Reduces the risk of exposure to radiation and radioactive materials and ensures compliance with university, state, and federal regulations. Advises on radiation exposure and ensures that the University operates in a safe and secure environment.

Risk

Oversees environmental safety compliance and program management. Develops and implements institution safety policy and training programs, coordinates with government regulators, plans and monitors the use of potentially hazardous material, and establishes risk assessment and emergency response plans. Advises on risk preparedness and ensures that the University operates in a safe and secure environment.

Student Affairs

Focuses on supporting the student experience outside the classroom by developing and implementing programs that promote student integration, well-being, and success. This includes offering personal development programming, student activities support, and engaging students in extracurricular activities. Helps to foster a positive and supportive campus environment.

Recreation

Supports the student experience outside the classroom by developing and implementing programs that promote student integration, well-being, and success. Provides instructional or program activities related to recreation, leisure, and fitness. Assists in planning and directing a comprehensive recreation program for students, faculty, and staff, including intramural and sports clubs. May be responsible for facilities management.

Student Affairs Strategy

Responsible for strategic development of systems, processes, learning experiences and networks that support that promote student integration, well-being, and success and contribute to a positive overall student experience. Develops systems and programming to ensure students successfully integrate into the institution's environment and thrive personally and academically.

Student Housing

Responsible for the direction of residence hall operations for students. May administer off-campus housing programs.

Student Life & Development

Supports the student experience outside the classroom by developing and implementing programs that promote student integration, well-being, and success. Develops and implements student non-academic programs, services, and activities, including residential life, social events, public service, student conduct, leadership development, student organization advising, and other areas.

Veteran and Military Services

Supports and advocates for veteran and military-connected students. Serves as a resource to support the transition from military service to college life. Provides individualized student support specific to veteran and military-connected students, including dependents. Provides guidance on GI Bill benefits and other VA policies and procedures. Liaisons between students using VA educational benefits and the VA to facilitate application and implementation of benefits. Collaborates with University partners and external entities to provide resources necessary for veteran and military-connected students to be successful.