About the position

Responsibilities


  • Assist with highly confidential faculty affairs processes for tenure track, practice faculty, and senior faculty appointments.

  • Attend meetings related to cases with the Chair and Faculty Affairs staff and faculty members.

  • Coordinate workflow between the Chair and the Faculty Affairs office regarding cases, including timelines and materials.

  • Draft memoranda and documents related to new external faculty appointments in Landscape Architecture.

  • Draft memoranda and documents related to internal reappointment, promotion, and tenure reviews in Landscape Architecture.

  • Assist with drafting other correspondence or documents related to review processes for visiting faculty.

Requirements


  • Minimum of three years related experience in research, writing and/or administration.

  • Experience in the design disciplines, knowledge of design education, or experience writing about design and the design disciplines.

  • Strong project management and communication skills in a deadline-driven environment.

Nice-to-haves


  • Ability to work effectively and with tact and discretion across the organization.

  • Ability to handle sensitive/confidential situations diplomatically.

  • Proven ability to take initiative and to work collaboratively with a variety of people and departments.

  • Prior experience working closely with faculty members and/or in academic affairs or faculty administration.

Benefits


  • Commuter assistance

  • Dental insurance

  • Disability insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Health insurance

  • Life insurance

  • Paid parental leave