Administrative Assistant Inter

The Administrative Core serving three centers within the Institute for Social Research is searching for a highly-organized, energetic, detail-oriented individual to serve as the primary administrative support for one of its three centers. Administrative Core-served centers at ISR include the Center for Political Studies (CPS), the Population Studies Center (PSC) and the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD). This position will provide planning, organizational, and coordination support to its assigned center on behalf of the Center Director, faculty, researchers, students, and center governing committees and make sure all events and activities run smoothly. Center activities will include seminars, colloquia and conferences, center-based programs, DEI activities and other activities based on Center operations. Related planning and governance tasks may include committee staffing and elections, organizing multiple committee meetings and strategic planning activities, and working with Directors and other leads to plan and deploy new initiatives.

The best candidate for this position will have capability to manage and provide a high volume of concurrent services including procurement, expense reimbursement, meeting and event planning and general administrative support. Services will be provided as a part of the Administrative Core in ISR which aims to provide responsive custom support services to these Centers while preserving each Center's unique operating structure and culture and delivering support with strong stewardship-oriented interfaces with HR, facilities, research administration, and Center, ISR, and UM central administration. This role will be supervised by the lead Administrative Specialist within the Administrative Core.

The Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. This position includes health benefits detailed in the link below. All University of Michigan policies, practices, and procedures applicable to your classification title apply to your employment.  Please explore Working at U-M for additional information regarding benefits and employment: https://hr.umich.edu/working-u-m