Administrative Assistant

University of Kansas, United States

Updated: over 2 years ago
Location: Lawrence, KANSAS
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!

Position Overview

Would you enjoy providing technical support to trainers and educators so that more students receive instruction in social-emotional learning? Do you like collecting and reviewing data to ensure virtual training and coaching are effective for teachers? Research Collaboration, a unit within the Center for Research on Learning, University of Kansas is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented full-time Administrative Assistant to support a growing team of professionals who contribute to research projects focused on implementing and evaluating professional development for teachers. This position will provide support to key staff across multiple projects and requires high attention to detail, as well as the ability to multi-task to effectively meet competing deadlines.


Job Description

20% - Provide technology support for virtual professional development workshops.
20% - Assist project director with a variety of coordination and organization tasks supporting the delivery of professional development, such as driving to Kansas City to support trainings.
15% - Provide administrative support in the day-to-day operations of multiple professional development projects as directed by key staff.
15% - Summarize data for a variety of audiences by developing easy-to-interpret graphs, charts, and descriptive reports.
10% - Create instructional videos for educators.
10% - Create and manage Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with formulas to organize and analyze data.
5% - Design surveys in Qualtrics and Google Forms with navigation logic and customized data displays.
5% - Other duties and special projects as needed.


Contact Information to Applicants

Pattie Noonan; [email protected]


Additional Candidate Instruction

In addition to the online application, please attach the following documents:

  • A cover letter that addresses how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
  • Resume or curriculum vitae.
  • Contact information for three professional references.
  • A sample MS Excel file or Google Sheet created by the applicant demonstrating the ability to organize data, utilize formulas and/or functions, and display data in a chart. Applicants may contact Amy Gaumer Erickson at [email protected] for sample data to use in the file. 
    • Application deadline is November 29, 2021, please submit your application before that date to be considered for the position. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

    Advertised Salary Range

    37,000 - 41,000 / annual salary


    Application Review Begins

    30-Nov-2021


    Primary Campus

    University of Kansas Lawrence Campus


    Employee Class

    U-Unclassified Professional Staff


    Job Family

    Administrative Support-KUL


    Disclaimer

    The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Director of the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX, [email protected], Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas medical center campuses).


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