Overview

Job Location:
Kansas City Metro Area

Department:

Faculty Affairs Administration

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Faculty Affairs & Professional Development

Position Title:

Faculty Affairs Academic Assistant – OASA Faculty Affairs & Professional Development

Job Family Group:

Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Faculty Affairs and Career Development, this position will be responsible for coordination of various items within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Career Development. This will include assisting with any administrative duties related to Faculty Affairs, KUMC faculty awards, etc. This position is also responsible for the meetings of the Faculty Assembly Steering Committee (FASC) including documentation coordination, website, minutes for FASC and the component committees of the Faculty Assembly.

Job Description:

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Assist with faculty affairs administrative duties, including workday activities.

  • Distribute agendas, attend meetings, and take minutes of faculty assembly meetings.

  • Coordinate the drafting of announcements, review and awarding of selected internal award programs.

  • Oversee the Faculty Affairs webpages, including responsibility for providing content accuracy and timely update information. 

  • Coordinate with the Research Institute and the Faculty Assembly Research Committee to provide event planning support for faculty research day.

  • Assist with other administrative duties throughout the Graduate – Postdoctoral Studies and Faculty Affairs offices as needed.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field or 4 years of related office experience.

Experience:

  • 1 year of applicable experience in a university setting

Preferred Qualifications:

Education:

  • Master’s degree

Experience:

  • 3 years of experience in a university setting

  • Experience with workday/enroll and pay systems

Skills:

  • Excellent communication skills as evidence by application materials

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Documents:

  • Resume/CV

  • Cover Letter

  • 3 professional references

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Rate Type:

Hourly

Compensation Statement:

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above. 

Pay Range:

$24.20 – $35.09

Minimum

$24.20

Midpoint

$29.64

Maximum

$35.09