Economics Program Assistant Intermediate

How to Apply:

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. Resumes submitted without a cover letter will not be reviewed. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline the ways that your skills and experience will make you effective in this role. An enthusiastic, welcoming, inclusive, and cheerful personality is critical to supporting our student services and our entire diverse community.

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

The Department of Economics at the University of Michigan is one of the premier economics departments in the world and the Economics Program Assistant serves as our public face. The Program Assistant is responsible for providing a broad range of assistance to our faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, staff, and visitors. An enthusiastic, welcoming, inclusive, and cheerful personality is critical. We are a diverse intellectual community dedicated to excellence through research and teaching;

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• Departmental Office Support (35% effort)
  • Greets and assists faculty, students, and all guests to the Department of Economics main office
  • Manages day‑to‑day operations while providing a welcoming, helpful first point of contact
  • Orders, stocks and maintains inventory of office and kitchen supplies in North Quad and the Church Street Building
  • Distributes mail and packages for the department in North Quad
  • Maintains and coordinates service contracts and repairs for departmental office equipment
  • Assists faculty and GSIs with copying course materials
  • Ensures departmental common spaces and seminar rooms are clean and orderly
  • Schedules departmental meeting spaces and visitor offices
  • Coordinates set‑up and tear down for departmental events
• Curriculum Support (45% effort)
  • Partners with the Associate Chair, Student Services Manager and the Undergraduate Program Manager in developing each semester’s time schedule
  • Accurately prepares the time schedule each semester
  • Works closely with the Undergraduate Program Manager and the Student Services Manager to manage section capacities, issue course overrides and make recommendations regarding course capacity options
  • Updates course statistics
  • Collects syllabi from faculty and updates the course guide each term
  • Assists with evening exam coordination with the Registrar's Office
• Student and Academic Support (10% effort)
  • Manages the department’s proctor pool program
  • Provides website updates to the tutoring program and student updates the departmental website
  • Monitors and answers emails in collaboration with the Undergraduate Coordinator and the Undergraduate Program Manager
  • Answers phone inquiries about registration, wait‑list policies, and other departmental concerns
• Facilities Support (15% effort)
  • Serves as the primary departmental contact for all facilities issues at our Church Street and North Quad locations
  • Reports and tracks all facilities issues with our LSA Facilities Manager
  • Regularly walks through departmental spaces to ensure they are well‑maintained
  • Reports maintenance or space‑related issues promptly
  • Works closely with the Chief Administrator on the space survey data
  • Coordinates key and access requests for all departmental spaces
  • Assists the Chief Administrator on furniture requests
  • Coordinates Zoom phone service

Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills are vital; a successful candidate will thrive in providing efficient, empathetic, equitable, and inclusive services to (and working effectively with) a diverse group of students, faculty and staff. There may be times when the person in this role must interact with alumni, donors, parents or other stakeholders, so being able to react…