Job Description
40% – Front desk coverage, including assisting walk-in visitors and maintaining a welcoming and professional environment
40% – Project support for departmental initiatives and administrative tasks
10% – Promoting departmental events through marketing and outreach efforts
5% – Greeting and assisting students, staff, and campus visitors
5% – Responding to phone calls and managing departmental email communications
Disclaimer
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Work Schedule
8-10 hours per week
Contact Information to Applicants
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated excellence in written communication, as reflected in application materials.
- Proven attention to detail, supported by relevant work experience or academic coursework referenced in the application.
Advertised Salary Range
$13.00/hr
Position Overview
This position primarily provides administrative support to the Economics Department, working closely with the Administrative Associate and other department staff. Responsibilities include front desk coverage, responding to phone calls and emails, assisting with event marketing, welcoming students and visitors, running errands, photocopying, supporting departmental projects, and completing other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, punctual, and committed to providing excellent customer service, with a flexible attitude toward a variety of tasks.
Reg/Temp
Temporary
Additional Candidate Instruction
Please attach the following:
Resume
Cover letter
3 references
To ensure consideration, apply before the application review date, 8/19/2025. A review of applications will continue until a qualified pool of candidates has been identified.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.