Office of Academic Affairs Student Assistant

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The University of Wisconsin System, a premier system of public higher education, educates approximately 161,000 students each year and employs 40,000 faculty and staff statewide. With 13 universities across 26 campuses and a statewide extension network with offices in every county, the UW System is a tremendous academic, cultural, and economic resource for Wisconsin, the nation, and the world. The UW System and its employees are purpose-driven, people-focused, and committed to stewardship.

The Office of Academic Affairs facilitates and supports faculty, staff, students, and UW System universities to develop, implement, and evaluate initiatives and policies that align university programs with the current and future international and global education needs of our state and nation.

This position provides administrative support for the Office of Academic Affairs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Preparing and publishing content in the learning management system
  • Assist in preparing reports
  • Conduct and summarize literature reviews
  • Compose, revise, and edit documents
  • Create and update forms
  • Develop and edit spreadsheets
  • Data entry
  • Other business office duties as needed

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Good organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
  • Skilled in typing, data entry
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to apply judgment and analysis to work performed
  • Dependable and reliable
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to work within a team and independently

 COMPENSATION

  • $15.00/hour

WORK HOURS 

  • Student may work 20 hours per week during the summer and over breaks. During the school year the student may work 6- 10 hours per week.
  • Work will be completed during regular business hours of 7:30am to 4:30pm M-F. Minimum expectation of two days in-person.
  • The duration of this appointment is for May 2024 -25 with renewals possible contingent on factors such as funding, availability, program needs, student status, and satisfactory performance.

Work Location

16th Floor Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, Wi 53706. A telecommuting arrangement may be arranged.

To Apply

 Email cover letter and resume to Shabnam Schmidt at sschmidt@uwsa.edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE

Inclusive Excellence is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for Universities of Wisconsin. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the Universities of Wisconsin community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning, research, scholarship, creative activity, community service, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. Universities of Wisconsin fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who serve the State of Wisconsin and the public good.