Please submit your cover letter and resume as one PDF with the former as the first page. Your cover letter should describe your specific interest in this position and the skills and experience that relate directly to the work described below.
The Science Learning Center (SLC) helps undergraduate students succeed in introductory science and math through peer-led study groups and tutoring. As the Study Group Administrative Assistant, you keep a large, student-staffed program running week to week: administering hiring and payroll for student facilitators, interpreting program policy for student staff, managing registration and scheduling data, maintaining financial records, and turning program data into the reports the team uses to make decisions.
This is one of eight full-time staff positions at the SLC. The SLC supports more than 20,000 student enrollments each year across 20+ introductory STEM courses. In the Study Group Program specifically, you will support over 200 student facilitators leading about 450 weekly study groups across 18 courses, serving 4,500 student members each year.
- An Associate's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Two or more years of administrative support experience, including budget or financial recordkeeping and data reporting.
- Ability to work under general supervision, exercising independent judgment on non-routine questions and escalating exceptions appropriately.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with students, staff, and faculty from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, with attention to accuracy.
- Ability to take initiative and contribute as a team member.
- Ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks and competing deadlines.
- Discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, including strong spreadsheet skills in Excel and Google Sheets.
- A Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Three or more years of progressively responsible administrative support experience.
- Experience using a database or a registration/scheduling system.
- Experience supporting student employees or a student-staffed program.
- Knowledge of University of Michigan and LSA administrative and financial processes.
The SLC is an interdisciplinary resource center sponsored by LSA to support teaching and learning in the natural sciences at the University of Michigan, across astronomy, biology, biophysics, chemistry, earth and environmental sciences, and physics. To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit lsa.umich.edu/strategicvision.
As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.
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