Administrative Assistant LIT/CLAS/REL

This position serves as primary administrative assistant and office manager for the Literature and Languages, Classics, and Religious Studies Departments. The employee in this position provides administrative assistance to the department chair, faculty and students within these areas. Duties include:

• serving as the first point of contact for departmental inquiries and questions
• processing and copying course materials
• file and record maintenance
• ordering of supplies, budget management, purchase orders, and check requests
• travel requests and reimbursements
• calendar management
• schedule meetings and reserve meeting spaces as needed
• assisting with logistics and information related to faculty searches
• administering language placement exams for Literature and Languages as needed
• serve as a public contact for students and providing information on campus resources and policies
• promotion of departmental events
• website maintenance

The employee in this position is expected to provide high-level administrative assistance in the support of several academic departments and programs concurrently. The employee in this position should be able to multitask and be flexible as curriculum/programs within Interdisciplinary Studies continue to develop and evolve on an ongoing basis.