Jobs at Calvin University

Coordinates and produces Advancement communications across social media, email, websites, print, and other channels. Responsibilities include researching audiences, writing and editing content, scheduling publications, evaluating analytics, improving usability and accessibility, supporting events, and managing promotional merchandise. The role requires strong communication, project management, basic graphic design, UX awareness, and collaboration with marketing teams.

Provides administrative and archival support by organizing physical and digital collections, creating accurate inventories, responding to patron inquiries, coordinating accessions, digitizing records, and uploading materials to digital repositories. The role requires database and office software use, careful handling of confidential information, proofreading, customer service, independent prioritization, and the ability to lift boxes and tolerate dust.

Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards major gift donors for the university. Maintains a portfolio of prospects, conducts donor visits and calls, develops proposals and communications, documents interactions in database tools, expands the donor base, and supports fundraising goals and advancement planning. Requires strong relationship-building, communication, organizational, fundraising, and persuasive skills, along with a commitment to Calvin University's Christian mission.

Provides weekend on-call crisis response for university residence life, primarily supporting students experiencing mental health emergencies, medical emergencies, self-harm concerns, and disruptive behavior. Duties include accompanying students to hospitals, advocating for students and families, coordinating releases of information and discharge planning, and transporting students when needed. This is a part-time, live-in graduate assistant role with housing and a meal plan.

Provides administrative and office management support to two academic departments and the School of Natural Science and Mathematics dean. Responsibilities include reception, scheduling, correspondence, meeting coordination, event planning, recruitment support, scholarship and summer research program administration, invoice and budget assistance, website maintenance, records management, and supervision of student assistants.

Provides advanced, high-touch technology support for university faculty, staff, students, classrooms, executives, VIPs, and events. Troubleshoots hardware, network, classroom, peripheral, Windows, macOS, and mobile-device issues; manages tickets and documentation; prepares and supports event technology; coordinates hardware deployment and repairs; collaborates with IT teams; and improves support documentation and service processes.

Assistant Professor of Business Analytics responsible for designing and leading a new undergraduate program, teaching business analytics courses, advising students, conducting scholarly research, serving the university community, and engaging with professional associations. The role requires expertise in data collection, databases, statistical analysis, machine learning, data visualization, enterprise resource planning, and AI in business. Applicants must support Calvin University’s Christian educational mission and demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusive communication.

Plans and executes alumni and advancement events, including reunions, homecoming, races, regional gatherings, and hospitality events. Responsibilities include registration, communications, vendor coordination, food service, logistics, staffing, budgets, travel arrangements, guest support, and post-event evaluation. The role collaborates across the university, supervises student workers and volunteers, manages event calendars, and represents the university with professionalism, hospitality, discretion, and alignment with its Christian educational mission.

Provides part-time administrative and program support for academic programs, including event planning, correspondence, website and social media management, internship coordination, scholarship administration, budget records, invoicing, scheduling, library inventory, data maintenance, and student worker supervision. The role supports directors, students, faculty, alumni, donors, and guests while advancing the university’s Christian educational mission.

Leads university financial reporting, fund accounting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, compliance, financial analysis, investment activity, and capital project funding. Prepares GAAP financial statements and external reports, oversees complex financial transactions and internal controls, supports strategic financial planning, presents results to university and board committees, and supervises financial planning and accounting staff. Requires a CPA, progressive accounting experience, and leadership experience.

Leads the School of Engineering and Computer Science’s academic, strategic, operational, financial, and external development. Responsibilities include faculty and staff leadership, program innovation, accreditation, fundraising, industry and alumni partnerships, enrollment growth, student success, facilities planning, budgeting, and launching a Center for Faith and Technology. The Dean serves as the School’s chief ambassador and advances Calvin University’s Christian mission through technology, ethics, and engineering education.