Category: Job Openings

If you are passionate about public health, have experience building and supporting community coalitions focused on improving health and quality of life, and are ready to lead impactful projects, the WSU Community Engagement Institute wants to hear from you.

The WSU Community Engagement Institute Center for Public Health Initiatives is looking for a dynamic individual to hit the ground running to leverage their public health expertise to inform and guide coalition-connected activities, ensuring alignment with the latest trends, issues and services. In this role, you will have the opportunity to inspire and energize others to reimagine and engage in a new way for health-focused coalitions in Kansas. You will collaborate and interact with funders and other partners to make systems level changes in how public health occurs in the state. You will be responsible for monitoring and tracking multiple project budgets and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential as you coordinate efforts across diverse stakeholders. Additionally, you will engage and mobilize external partners to address challenges and advance coalition goals, utilizing your facilitation skills to guide discussions, build consensus and drive collaborative action.

Are you a natural connector with charisma and professionalism, passionate about making a difference and eager to engage with diverse communities? The Community Engagement Institute have an incredible opportunity for you to shine and grow.

Step into a role where you are the heartbeat of community connections, driving impactful prevention work and advocacy efforts. You will be the face of its mission at fairs, conferences and advocacy events, primarily in Kansas. Your work will involve traveling to various events, recruiting volunteers and leaders, and building a network of community champions dedicated to substance use and suicide prevention.

• Enjoy traveling (usually day trips) primarily in Kansas to spread the organization’s message and connect with like-minded individuals.
  • Engage with various conference committees all focused on substance use and prevention, and be a part of the PreventionWorKS coalition, where grantees from across the region come together to learn from each other and advocate for important causes.
  • Plan and coordinate future advocacy days with statewide partners. Lead efforts to recruit volunteers and leaders that support its mission.
  • Identify and collaborate with community champions creating diverse steering and planning teams that partner with statewide leadership to make stride in prevention efforts.

Financial Services is looking to hire a senior accountant. This person will be responsible for analyzing, reconciling and maintaining the university’s general ledger balances and activity to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). They will also deal with complex accounting issues and provide guidance to less senior accounting staff. This position will help prepare for the university’s annual audit and support financial management of capital projects.

Duties include:

• Evaluates, determines and records necessary adjustments and processes other transactions within the university’s financial systems.
• Prepares financial statements, schedules and reports for internal and external purposes.
• Gathers information and prepares statements and schedules for audits and tax/regulatory compliance.

The Barton School of Business Undergraduate Student Success Center is now hiring for an academic advisor position: Student success and graduation coordinator

The position will advise students concerning their academic plans, progress, and academic and career goals in order to assist students in making personal education decisions and meeting graduation requirements and will complete regular audits of applications for degree to ensure timely graduation.

The VP for Finance & Administration Office is hiring an administrative specialist. Take 20% front desk charm and it meets 80% billing brilliance, what do you have? Well, your next career opportunity, that’s what.

Weekly rundown:

• Be the welcoming face at the front desk, creating a positive first impression that enhances the office atmosphere.
• Keep the office in tip top shape by preparing the conference room, materials, orders or other administrative requirements.
• Dive into software program to ensure monthly bills are paid on time from various departments.
• Process bills with precision, readying them for their journey to finance, landlords and tenants.
• Go into discovery mode when reaching out or handling billing questions from leaders about submissions.
• Manage databases and tracking items processed regularly like utilities, term dates and square footage are crucial.

The office needs someone who:

• Is a devotee of digits
• Delights in the details of debits and credits and revels in the satisfaction of a day’s checklist transformed into achievements
• Basks in the freedom of a workspace where your autonomy is celebrated and your individuality fuels the office’s collective success
• Is customer service focus, who enhances the office environment regardless of interactions being digital or face to face
• Is confidential keeper who can be trusted to handle data with care
• Is a curious yet solution seeker, adept at unraveling billing mysteries.

If you’re ready to step into a role that’s more than just a job, the office want to hear from you.

The College of Applied Studies dean’s office is seeking applications for an executive assistant. Applications will be accepted through Sunday, July 14.

To apply, go to the “Internal Employment Opportunities at WSU” link on your myWSU and follow the directions there. For questions or assistance, contact the Talent Acquisition Team at 316-978-3065 or email employment@wichita.edu.

Parking Services is looking to hire a second shift parking dispatcher. The dispatcher will be responsible for transmitting and receiving communication regarding parking complaints, law enforcement and public safety. The candidate will monitor, document and report all activity received. Duties include:

• Answering incoming communications for all parking related matters.
• Transmitting or communicating information to appropriate non-emergency and emergency staff.
• Maintaining accurate law enforcement records, incident documentation, and officer location and activity status in accordance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and university policy.
• Processing parking enforcement requests to check for ePermits, parking permissions, etc.
• Processing law enforcement requests to check for warrants, driver status, previous convictions and criminal history.

Please note that this is a second shift position.

The College of Engineering is hiring a recruitment coordinator to join its recruitment team. The role includes collaborating with faculty and staff to coordinate and expand student recruitment efforts. The individual will serve as the lead recruiter for schools and organizations that align with the recruitment strategy.

The position is open to both internal and external candidates. Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience in recruiting, retention, admissions or a related field.

Payroll has grown as well as the opportunities it has to offer, including hiring a senior payroll specialist.

This position is an integral part handling audits, reporting and various other payroll tasks. Assisting divisions across the university including international ones will keep you on your toes and learning. Customer service comes in all forms in this role, inquiries, researching discrepancies and deadlines that have to be met, so you will get to shine based on your approach and resolution. If you want to showcase your skillset while also still learning and have a supportive place to come to everyday, then apply now.

The Office of Instructional Resources, which serves students by helping instructors be the best they can be, is looking for an instructional design specialist.

This role is pivotal in supporting faculty through technological training, particularly with Blackboard, and creating engaging online video content. You will be responsible for curating our monthly newsletter, highlighting instructional design topics, trends on campus, and noteworthy events for content. We are our academic resources support with opportunities for professional development, cultivating means in which to pass on instructional knowledge to assist faculty in thinking more creatively and staying up to speed with the rapidly advancing classroom dynamic.

• Develop and deliver comprehensive tech training sessions for faculty members.
• Assist with the utilization and troubleshooting of Blackboard learning management system.
• Produce and maintain high-quality online video resources for faculty.
• Take charge of the monthly newsletter, ensuring it reflects the trends and happenings pertinent improvements of instructional design.
• Support academic events by identifying and distributing educational resources.
• Foster professional development, encouraging faculty to embrace creativity in their classroom.