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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.

This week we are highlighting an Operations Coordinator position with Infrastructure Planning and Facilities (Posting #8296). Duties include setting up and organizing preventative maintenance schedules for Maintenance Services; entering new and making updates to equipment information into FAMIS and compliance system; tracking readings, data and parts/service for all equipment; forecasting and tracking costs of equipment; creating and running Discoverer reports; creating and compiling water treatment reports; creating projects and work orders in FAMIS; managing and training student employees; creating and compiling spreadsheets, equipment maps, barcode equipment; and organizing data for forecasting, audits, and work schedules.

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 a Communications Coordinator position with the Eli Broad College of Business (Posting #8265). This position assists in the development and management of a campus-wide television channel geared towards career development; monitors social media interactions; represents the Lear Career Services Center and its media studio in contexts of video production and media programming; serves as assistant videographer, producer and editor of video and various media for Lear Corporation Career Services Center; some travel is required for this position.

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.