Degree Services Specialist

Do you enjoy celebrating student achievements and have a keen eye for detail? Are you data-driven with exceptional communication skills? The Degree Services team in the Office of the Registrar is looking for you!

Join us as we support and collaborate with academic departments and staff across UAF including academic advisors, the Graduate School, and rural campuses and play a vital role in supporting students as they reach important academic milestones!

Help students achieve their academic goals by ensuring compliance with graduation timelines, catalog policy and relevant institutional, state, and federal regulations. Responsibilities include reviewing graduation eligibility, producing degree audits, identifying honors candidates, and ensuring degree requirements are met. Then celebrate with us at Commencement!

Be a go-to resource for all things degree services at UAF! Answer questions, solve problems and help us keep everything running smoothly. You’ll troubleshoot and process petitions and changes of major, ensure the integrity and accuracy of student data across systems, and contribute to the daily operations of the Office of the Registrar.

Put your attention to detail and tech skills to work as you navigate student information systems, test software updates, and help ensure compliance with FERPA. You’ll also contribute to team and campus-wide training, keep manuals up to date, and provide friendly, helpful customer support across a variety of channels.

If you’re organized, detail-oriented, love helping others, and enjoy being part of the journey to graduation, we’d love to have you on our team! Help us celebrate student success, one degree at a time.

The ideal candidate will bring a willingness to learn and embody the Office of Registrar’s core values of Impactful Service, Integrity, and Innovation in support of student success.

Does the following describe you?
Effective written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to explain complex information to diverse audiences.
Previous experience working in higher education or familiarity with the higher education environment through professional or student experience.
Familiarity with complex database systems, preferably student information systems, and advanced computer proficiency.
Knowledge of university academic policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, strong analytical and problem-solving skills for interpreting policies, evaluating academic records, calculating academic honors, and ensuring accuracy.
The ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, and provide excellent customer service.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, collaborate effectively with others, and identify opportunities to improve processes and procedures. Relevant transferable knowledge, skills, and experience will be considered when evaluating qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in related field and two years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience

Position Details:

This is a full-time, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 78, based on education and experience.

Application review will begin on November 11, 2026. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration; however, the recruitment will remain open until filled.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Bridget Thimsen, Signers' Business Office at bmthimsen@alaka.edu.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by the Coalition of Alaska University Staff for Equity (CAUSE)-UAW.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at ua-ada@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online:  https://uas.alaska.edu/compliance/clery-act/annual-security-reports.html. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing  uas.orca@alaska.edu.