Description:
Administrative Support
- Manage communication and correspondence for the Director and Director of Administration, ensuring discretion and confidentiality.
- Draft complex and sensitive correspondence, including faculty offers, promotion letters, and award nominations.
- Assist with academic personnel processes such as faculty searches, promotion, and tenure reviews.
- Research, compile, and prepare materials for meetings, reports, and presentations.
- Coordinate special projects and create/manage complex spreadsheets and databases for tracking and reporting key metrics.
- Serve as a liaison between the Director and interdisciplinary faculty on academic and research matters.
- Maintain the Director’s calendar, prepare for deadlines and events, and oversee departmental events.
- Make travel arrangements and facilitate reimbursement requests.
Academic Recruitment and Onboarding Support
- Drive the faculty recruitment process, providing guidance on policies and procedures.
- Manage job postings, applicant communications, and search committee coordination.
- Organize faculty candidate visits, including travel and meeting arrangements.
- Support faculty relocation and oversee reimbursement of relocation expenses.
- Coordinate faculty tenure and promotion reviews, including dossier preparation.
- Manage sabbatical leave requests and tracking.
Department, Administrative, and Financial Responsibilities
- Prepare drafts of the department’s annual report and distribute materials to stakeholders.
- Generate statistical reports for strategic planning and maintain databases of faculty activities.
- Coordinate school-sponsored conferences, events, and meetings.
- Manage financial aspects, including budget stewardship and expenditures.
Communications, Design Content & Media Support Responsibilities
- Promote department events and update the school website and social media.
- Create content for electronic displays and assist with design layouts for various publications.
Projects/Other Duties
- Coordinate hiring and scheduling of student administrative employees.
- Participate in recruiting and orienting new staff members.
- Manage special projects as assigned.
If you are a motivated professional with a passion for supporting academic leadership and contributing to the success of a premier biomedical engineering program, we encourage you to apply! Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your qualifications and interest in this position Join us in advancing the future of biomedical engineering at Cornell University!