“Similarities between working in higher education and serving in the military include the importance of teamwork, leadership, and a commitment to a larger mission. Both environments require adaptability, resilience, and a focus on serving others.” – Elisa East, Interim Director of the Military and Veterans Program, San Diego State University.
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“The chance to do extremely meaningful work is super satisfying. We’re all here for the purpose of the students, helping them achieve their goals to the best of our ability, partnering with them, and hopefully meeting them in a way that is one of equity and equality.” – Dr. Carmen Suarez, Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Are You a Latino Professional Looking for New Opportunities? Higher Education Needs You!
As a Latino professional, your unique skills, experiences, and perspectives make you an invaluable asset to higher education. Universities, colleges, affiliated hospitals, and research institutions are always seeking talented people like you to drive innovation, foster student success, and shape the future of education.
Not interested in teaching? That’s perfectly fine. Higher education institutions function like small cities, offering a wide variety of professional paths beyond the classroom. Whether you’re a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, there’s a place for you — from entry-level roles to leadership positions.
Higher education offers you the chance to bring your expertise to areas such as administration, technology, finance, healthcare, operations, or student services. Your leadership and skills are vital in creating inclusive and dynamic environments where everyone can grow, thrive, and succeed.
Use these tools and resources to find your ideal job in higher education:
Career Advice
Explore HERC Job’s career resources to get help with career planning, networking, leadership, and access to other relevant articles. HERC Jobs also offers free ebooks, such as How to Apply for Higher Education Careers – Revised Edition, which includes tips on translating your soft skills and other proficiencies into a career-change resume.
Job Board
Browse job postings or use our search tool to find faculty, staff, and executive positions, including IT, engineering, logistics, mechanical, administrative, and healthcare jobs. Sign up for a free account to apply for jobs and access other tools and resources.
Job Seeker Profile
Our job posters (i.e., colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions) can search for candidates using our resume/CV database. To be included in our resume/CV database, you need to create a job seeker profile, where you can indicate that you’re a United States military veteran.
Custom Job Alerts
Once you start a free account, you can create a job alert and get an email notification whenever new jobs fitting your criteria are published on HERC Jobs. You can set up multiple job alerts and change or delete them easily.
Dual Career Resources
Use our dual career search to find jobs that meet both your and your partner’s job search criteria. Check out a list of institutions with dual career campus programs.
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“How to Apply for Higher Education Careers – Revised Edition” includes tips on translating your soft skills and other proficiencies into a career-change resume.
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HERC’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are vital to the present, and future, of the higher education workforce. HERC remains committed to our mission to support our unique community of human resources, faculty affairs, and related professionals in the recruitment and retention of faculty, staff, and executives in higher education. This means supporting a broad range of job seekers in obtaining and advancing in higher education careers and providing our member institutions with the resources and opportunities for dialogue to promote equitable and inclusive recruitment and retention policies and practices. Working together, we can create inclusive workplaces where people of all backgrounds and perspectives can thrive.