Under minimal supervision, the faculty assistant in the Department of Politics provides high-level administrative support for approximately 15-20 faculty who are home-based in Politics. This position demonstrates a high degree of professionalism in a fast-paced environment, uses sound judgment, maintains confidentiality, possesses strong organizational skills, and is flexible as demands and priorities change. The position also provides support for the Prize Fellows in the Social Sciences, which is a graduate fellowship program overseen by a faculty director.
This is a 10-month position.
Provides administrative support for the Prize Fellows in the Social Sciences, which is a graduate student fellowship overseen by a faculty director. This involves putting out a call for applications and assisting the director with the review and selection of candidates; arranging regular events where students and faculty present their research; arranging travel and accommodations for visiting speakers, etc.
Coordinates all teaching activities for faculty, which includes preparing and distributing class syllabi, materials, and exams, processing orders for books and articles, assembling and collating materials for course readings, coordinating reserve materials, maintaining course web sites (Canvas), posting discussion papers and assignments, and course sectioning (assigning students to precept sections).
Handles financial transactions that are faculty-related. This includes substantiating faculty credit card expenses in Concur and preparing and submitting transactions in Prime Financials (e.g. paying vendors through requisition/PO). Part of preparing these transactions includes determining the appropriate account to charge and checking the balance that is available, particularly when a faculty member has multiple research funds or sponsored research accounts.
Creates and updates web sites for faculty, including program and event websites, which requires knowledge of software like Drupal and Open Scholar.
Provides general administrative support, which includes, but is not limited to, serving as a liaison between faculty and students and various administrative offices, maintaining faculty calendars, scheduling meetings, making reservations and arranging travel, proofreading correspondence and letters of recommendation, and formatting and editing other materials created by faculty. Performs additional miscellaneous tasks as necessary.
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