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Job Description Summary

Temporary, part-time

Application readers are paid on an hourly basis, the pay scale is determined by the reader’s years of experience and number of files read per year.

This is a temporary, part-time, remote position. Only applicants with a home address in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana are eligible for this position.

Please note that due to the extremely high volume of applications for this position, the hiring manager and department are unable to address questions from individual applicants.

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

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 ~40,000 applications Miami receives annually are reviewed in a thorough, fair, and timely manner. Essential duties for this position include:
 

Performing 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. 
 

Analyzing and scoring the strength of the student’s high school curriculum.

Reviewing contextual factors in the application.
 

Recording the curriculum score and details about the essays, extracurricular activities, and recommendations. 
 

Recommending a tentative admission decision.
 

Escalating applications to senior admission staff if any concerns or issues arise.
 

Keeping supervisors apprised of any anticipated changes to work schedule or difficulty meeting established benchmarks (see Minimum Qualifications below); meeting milestones toward training completion (training milestones will be communicated in writing after hire)

Minimum Qualifications:

Home address in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana
 

Bachelor’s degree or 8 years of application review experience
 

​Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

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. (Note: hours per week before October and after November may fluctuate.  However, the 6 application/hour pace will remain in place.)

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Required Application Documents

Resume
Cover letter

Special Instructions (if applicable)

None

Additional Information

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.

This organization participates in E-Verify.