[Hiring] Application Reader @Miami University Alumni Association

Role Description

Outside readers are trained by Miami University Office of Admission staff to review applications for first-year undergraduate admission to Miami. This mission-critical position is essential to ensuring that the ~43,000 applications Miami receives annually are reviewed in a thorough, fair, and timely manner.

Only applicants with a permanent address in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana are eligible for this position.

Essential Job Duties

• Quality-check Miami’s AI-powered OCR software to assist in the standardization and review of high school transcripts.
• Perform a complete review of each application, checking the accuracy of the student academic data (GPA, standardized test scores, etc.) and reading letters of recommendation, essays, and all other submitted materials.
• Analyze and score the strength of the student’s high school curriculum.
• Review contextual factors in the application.
• Record the curriculum score and details about the essays, extracurricular activities, and recommendations.
• Recommend a tentative admission decision.
• Escalate applications to senior admission staff if any concerns or issues arise.
• Keep supervisors apprised of any anticipated changes to work schedule or difficulty meeting established benchmarks; meeting milestones toward training completion.

Qualifications

• Home address in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana.
• Experience in admission, enrollment management, or similar.
• Bachelor’s degree or 8 years of application review experience.
• Proven familiarity with higher education CRMs such as Slate.
• Ability to read at a pace of six applications per hour for each hour worked.
• During October and November, readers must commit to 15-28 hours per week.

Requirements

• Required Application Documents: resume and cover letter.
• A criminal background check is required.
• All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.
• This organization participates in E-Verify.

Benefits

• Remote work is not a right; it is a work arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason.
• Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to [email protected] or 513-529-3560.