PEM Program Coordinator

Posting Description

PEM PROGRAM COORDINATOR School of Engineering - Program for Exemplary Mentoring (PEM) to focus on recruitment retention professional development climate and community for graduate students from non-traditional backgrounds (including those that are first generation). The PEM Program Coordinator will perform operational and administrative activities for the program within the MIT School of Engineering Deans Office from managing the scholar applications process; planning/staffing events for community building recruitment & retention; and performing data analysis and reporting for progress updates while managing program budget.

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Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelors degree; a minimum of two years of administrative operations and/or project/program management experience; skilled in identifying and addressing systemic barriers to equity in academic institutions; excellent analytical interpersonal written and oral communication skills; exceptional organizational skills; attention to detail; ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced professional environment; a desire to collaborate with internal and external partners; competency in culturally responsive pedagogy and program design; ability to work with individuals and groups with a wide array of identity and life experiences; ability to maintain confidentiality discretion and judgment; be a flexible self-starter who can set priorities juggling competing demands in a busy team-oriented environment including a high level of initiative and ability to make independent judgment with minimal supervision for significant periods of time; and proficiency with software such as Microsoft Office Adobe Creative Suite Google Suite and SurveyMonkey.

Staff evening/weekend community building events (2-3 events per month).

This is a 2-year term appointment with possibility of extension based on funding.

7/20/2026