Student Assistant for student recruitment in India, Columbia and New Mexico

The International Office at Aarhus University is looking for two new student assistants - one to help improve our presence in India (and the South Asia area) and one for Latin America (mainly Colombia and Mexico). The goal is to recruit more students for our Master’s degree programmes at the Faculties of Natural and Technical Sciences.

Here are some of the tasks we would like your assist with:

• Help answer questions from prospective South Asian and Spanish speaking students
• Set up and manage WhatsApp groups for prospective South Asian and Latin American students
• Help integrate our Aarhus University WhatsApp Business account in our communication and marketing
• Help us think of new ways to market Aarhus University in the markets
• Help set up webinars and activities for potential students and take part in presentations
• Collaborate with our other international student assistants on recruitment and communication tasks
• Help analyse Aarhus University Website Data in Google Analytics/Siteimprove

As our student assistant we expect you to have these qualifications:

• Have knowledge and experience with WhatsApp
• Speak and write English perfectly
• Speak and write one or more Indian languages and/or Spanish
• Have a positive attitude towards internationalisation and want to help other students come to Aarhus University and maybe stay here afterwards to work
• Are creative and ready to share your own ideas
• Can accept responsibility and enjoy working independently
• Know how to communicate online

Additional relevant qualifications on our wish list:

• Experience with video production
• Experience with communication & writing
• Knowledge on Google analytics or Siteimprove
• A background within Natural and Technical Science
• An analytic mindset

As our Student Assistant, you will get the opportunity to:

• Work independently and prioritise your tasks
• Get experience with teamwork in a great team
• Improve your ability to keep track of many details
• Communicate with prospective students from your home country and help them in their decision making proces
• Sharpen your intercultural and communicative skills

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: International Uddannelse/International Office

Deadline: 08 September 2024

Location: Aarhus C Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 4a