Author: MSU Human Resources

This week we are highlighting an Administrative Associate I/S position with Pediatrics & Human Development in the College of Human Medicine (Posting #8412).  Reporting directly to the chairperson, responsibilities span the administration of the educational, research and clinical outreach missions of the department to support and facilitate the operations, sustainability and growth of the department. This position provides executive-level counsel to the chairperson regarding the development of strategic goals and financial planning, university policies and procedures, and compliance with regulatory agencies; assists the chair in developing new business opportunities, plans for faculty recruitment and retention, new programs and research collaborations; leads the implementation of the department’s strategic efforts; manages the administrative personnel and oversees the fiscal activities for the department; develops financial targets and operating indicators; creates and reconciles comprehensive and mission specific budgets; analyzes data and develops forecasting reports; negotiates contracts while developing and maintaining positive and effective relationships with partners and external agencies. This position is home-based on the East Lansing campus but requires frequent travel to Grand Rapids and Flint in order to assist the chairperson with building and coalescing a state-wide department.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting an Research Administrator II/S position with the Department of Agriculture Food & Resource Economics in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Posting #8358). This position serves as the manager of the Food Security Group, which includes a team of two co-directors, nine faculty members based on campus, twelve based elsewhere in U.S. or overseas, three support staff, technical staff and several graduate students; supervises and manages work flow of support staff within the office; assists in developing policies and procedures for operational activities and administrative functions of the Food Security Group (FSG); assists FSG Co-Directors and faculty with the coordination and financial administration of FSG project grants and sub-agreements; manages personnel appointments, reappointments and salary distributions; serves as liaison between sponsor/funding source and PI; facilitates the administration, monitoring and financial management of complex research projects; coordinates project account closeout activities and develops final reports; assists in development and coordinates the implementation and provision of research compliance process components, including budget review and justification; coordinates the preparation of reports, documents and correspondence for regulatory agencies, participating research sites and internal purposes; provides training to entry-level PIs and administrative assistants on grant submission, research processes and paperwork; clarifies roles and corrects research processes; and applies appropriate regulations.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.

This week we are highlighting an Office Assistant III position with the Anthropology Department (Posting #8322). This position serves as assistant to the Graduate Program director and Department chair; reviews and processes candidate applications for admissions at the master’s and Ph.D. levels; compiles program statistics as needed; types, edits and composes materials; revises and updates application materials for graduate recruitment; coordinates campus visits; maintains and oversees confidential student graduate records and grades, student folders and other related internal records; works closely with graduate advisors, assisting advisors with monitoring curriculum planning; supervises graduate students and/or student employees; tracks graduate student employment post-graduation; prepares and processes analytical reports of graduate expenditures and maintains budgets for all student fellowships; processes all graduate assistantship appointments; prepares and/or maintains databases, spreadsheets; maintains the working structure of the office; and manages multiple responsibilities related to the job and assists with special projects and other areas as needed in the department.

For a complete description of this position, and to view all of our current postings, please go to www.jobs.msu.edu and select Support Staff under the Fast Jobs Search.