Department Coordinator

Position Summary

The Rehabilitation Science department is searching for a Department Coordinator. You will split your time between administrative tasks for a faculty member’s research lab, and administrative tasks for the running of the Rehabilitation Science Department.
Examples of duties include:
manage a faculty member’s active research lab in the following ways:
o coordinating lab schedules: calendars, access to calendars
o Organize lab maintenance, including furniture moving, facilities requests, equipment deliveries, sending required IT requests.

department clerical tasks such as:

o issuing continuing education credits as needed: track attendance, exit quiz, issuing certificates.
o Running academic advisement reports and electronically filing into UB Box
o Putting GPAs in Grade Tracker (Excel) each semester.
o Making sure all OT and PT students are appropriately enrolled before each semester.
o Maintain departmental mailing campaign contact lists in Excel.
o Ordering student nametags

Department Events Coordination: will aid in the planning of the following annual department events throughout the year, including: student honors society induction ceremonies and engagement activities; awards ceremonies; annual lecture series

Department, School, and University
• DEPARTMENT
The Department of Rehabilitation Science has a long history of excellence with its clinical education programs in physical and occupational therapy, as well as its PhD program in Rehabilitation Science. For more information, please visit the Department of Rehabilitation Science website. Areas of departmental faculty research include: sensor development for home use in stroke rehabilitation, aging and caregiving, vestibular rehabilitation after brain injury, Interprofessional education research, assistive technology, neuromuscular physiology, spinal cord injury neuromodulation, recovery of motor function and walking, and global health rehabilitation research.
• SCHOOL
The university’s School of Public Health and Health Professions ( SPHHP ) is one of the only schools in the country to include both public health and health professions, providing faculty and students with unique opportunities for collaboration. For more information on UB SPHHP, please visit our website
• UNIVERSITY
The University at Buffalo is the State University of New York’s largest and most comprehensive research-intensive university and is its primary center for professional education and training. We are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. UB provides a rich environment for collaborative interdisciplinary research with faculty within the SPHHP, as well as with faculty at other schools located in the Academic Health Center (Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing), and faculty outside of the Academic Health Center, such as Social Work, Law, Architecture and Planning, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and others.
• ENVIRONMENT
Buffalo is the second-largest city in New York State and is located on the shores of Lake Erie, upriver of the majestic Niagara Falls. Buffalo – the City of Good Neighbors – is undergoing a renaissance with a rapidly growing economy, vital academic health sciences center, and affordable cost of living. The Western New York educational system is excellent. Buffalo-Niagara is a region of 1.2 million people, world-class art galleries and museums, a comprehensive city-wide system of parks and green space, a vibrant theater and music community, and major and minor league sports teams.

The University at Buffalo is SUNY’s most comprehensive public research university, and an outstanding place to work. UB amplifies ambition for faculty and staff by offering endless possibilities to achieve more. Here, people from all backgrounds and cultures challenge and inspire each other to discover, learn and succeed. Dedicated staff and engaged faculty collaborate to further knowledge and understanding, and develop tenacious graduates who are valued for their talents and their impact on global society. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree.

• 1 year experience working in an office.
• Previous work in an active research lab

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year experience working at UB
- intermediate skills with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
- Be able to learn new computer programs with training
- Ability to interact with faculty, staff, students, and research participants
- Organization, problem solving, and analytical thinking

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