at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
DUGS DGS Assistant - College of Engineering, Computer Science
DUGS DGS Assistant - College of Engineering, Computer Science
Hiring Department: Computer Science
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1024274
Posting Close Date: 04/04/2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
This is a full-time and benefits eligible position. UIC offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience. In addition all full time benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which include; Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance, a defined benefit pension plan as well as paid leave which includes; Vacation, Holiday and Sick. In addition we offer tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of .
Description:
The Program Assistant will provide support to the Co-Directors of Undergraduate Studies, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Director of Graduate Admissions. This position will act as the point of contact for the DUGS and DGS offices. Duties including managing daily operations of the DUGS and DGS offices, tracking and analyzing department program data, planning/coordinating events and activities for related programs, and assisting DUGS and DGS in projects and reports.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Manage scheduling, event and meeting calendar for the DUGS office.
Monitor and prioritize incoming and outgoing communications on DUGS listserv and individual email accounts by routing, and/or responding and determining the appropriate recipients for outgoing communications
Analyze undergraduate student data and program paperwork, handle data requests and special analyses, and provide reports to DUGS
Manage updates to relevant curriculum information posted to department and university websites
Assist in data management and data analysis duties including cleaning and merging application datasets, generating queries in SLATES system to extract information for admission decision making
Act as the liaison between DGS and Graduate Student Organizations; organize events including Graduate Student Orientation, PhD student Graduation luncheon etc.
Analyze graduate student data, handle data requests and special analyses, and provide reports to DGS
Manage and update department course and curriculum web content
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
Bachelor's degree.
Based on position requirements, additional education, training, and/or work experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position, may be required.
Additional education, training and/or work experience in the area of specialization:
Preferred Qualifications:
At least 2 years of work experience as an administrative assistant or similar role.
Facility with basic Internet and Knowledge Base research.
Ability to proactively identify process improvements and opportunities to offload tasks from supervisor.
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The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
