Assistant to Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering

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Job Description:

Budget Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)

Salary: $60,000 – $65,000

The position supports the Chair in managing administrative and budgetary matters for the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department. He/she will work closely with the faculty, Dean’s Office, and the other faculty and staff throughout the campus. The principal responsibility of this position is to track tasks and workflow for the BME Department, including the following day-to-day responsibilities: 

Fiscal: 

• Oversee department financial management 
• Develop a budget plan, track and report spending 
• Assist with compiling, analyzing, and presenting data on department metrics
• Assist in the planning and development of sources of financial revenue
• Assist with fiscal management of faculty research grants 

Personnel:

• Preparation of faculty personnel cases 
• Manage logistics, scheduling and maintain files corresponding to faculty recruitment
• Maintain Affirmative Action compliance for faculty searches 
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student assistants 
• Assist with documentation corresponding to immigration processes for new faculty members
• Supervise and evaluate department administrative assistants 

Academic Administration:

• Assist with developing and tracking departmental curricular planning
• Assist with student recruitment 
• Coordinate editing of graduate and undergraduate Bulletins 
• Build spring, summer, and winter courses
• Coordinate collection and analysis as well as submission of documentation required to support compliance with accreditation requirements for the department
• Oversee space usage and management of space allocated to the department
• Collaborate with Watson Communication and Marketing Office to ensure that the department website info is up to date, and to create marketing materials for the department

General Administration:

• Collaborate with Communications and Marketing to promote departments

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administrative or quantitative field
• Two years or more of administrative experience
• Demonstrated experience working with people from diverse backgrounds 
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in Business Administrative and quantitative field
• Five years or more of administrative experience

Additional Information:

Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

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Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange:  http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=154918

Deadline for Internal Applicants: November 8, 2022

Deadline for External Applicants:  Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled. 

Persons interested in this position should apply online.

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