Senior Scholar Advisor (International Services Advisor)
Department
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (UA-INTP-IUBLA)
Department Information
About the Office of the Vice President for International Affairs (IU Global)
The Vice President for International Affairs and the teams of staff in OVPIA's offices are the stewards of international activity across all campuses of Indiana University. We provide strategic leadership and advocacy for all international programs and projects and coordinate the resources necessary to sustain their growth. Our goal is to enable as many students, faculty, and staff as possible to pursue international and intercultural knowledge and experiences and to become engaged global citizens.
Within IU Global, the Office of International Services (OIS) is dedicated to helping international students and scholars achieve their goals. Our staff recruit, admit, and enroll international students from all over the world. We provide social and cultural programming and visa- and immigration-related advising among other assistance to all international students and scholars.
Job Summary
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Advises and educates IU hiring units across all IU campuses on visa options for international faculty, staff, and visitors.
- Covers Visa Types: B1/B2, H-1B, J-1 scholars, TN, E-3, and O-1 statuses.
- Ensures legal and regulatory compliance for Indiana University.
- Serves as a government-approved Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) for the U.S. Department of State Exchange Visitor Program.
General Responsibilities
- Interprets complex U.S. immigration laws, regulations, policies and procedures and exercises professional judgment to advise and counsel Indiana University's international students, scholars and/or staff on all aspects of their stay in the United States and at the university.
- Develops and maintains personal and office staff expertise with U.S. laws and regulations governing international students, scholars and/or staff.
- Plans, develops, schedules, conducts and evaluates programming designed to educate international students, scholars and/or staff and other IU departments on current U.S. regulations governing international students, scholars and/or staff.
- Ensures the required information is reported to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a timely manner and that necessary immigration documentation needed to maintain legal status of international students, scholars and/or staff is adjudicated accurately and effectively.
- Serves as liaison to local or state government agencies regarding issues related to international students, scholars and/or staff.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree (preferably in related field).
- 2 years of international advising/service experience.
Preferred
- Master's degree.
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