EDWP Administrative Assistant

EDWP Administrative Assistant

The Department of English Language and Literature is looking for an administrative assistant with exceptional communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills to coordinate key administrative functions of the English Department Writing Program (EDWP). The individual in this position will support EDWP's leadership, lecturer faculty, and graduate student instructors (GSIs).

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.

Key responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to :

EDWP Lecturer Faculty and GSI Support :

• Handle walk-in traffic, answer and triage student and instructor questions; resolve problems.
• Manage instructional awards (Rackham, donor, internal).
• Coordinate EDWP August instructor training including distributing materials to instructors over the summer.
• Coordinate with the English Department Front Office Admin Assistant for the distribution and accountability of all lecturer faculty laptops.
• Direct instructors to appropriate LSA and EDWP resources.
• Track teaching records for both lecturers and GSIs.
• Provide Canvas support.
• Order all EDWP and 993 course evaluations.
• Coordinate and act as liaison when needed with the Office of Students with Disabilities for GSIs.
• Serve as grade coordinator for all EDWP sections.
• Manage input and changes to the time schedule in Wolverine Access.
• Maintain in-house time schedule using Curriculum Planning Tool.
• Collect instructor Topic IDs (subtitles) and course descriptions and enter them into Wolverine Access and the LSA Course Guide system (327 different course descriptions for fall and winter terms).
• Monitor enrollments, manage permissions and drop / adds.
• Provide students with information regarding courses in EDWP.
• Work with the Office of the Registrar to resolve classroom change requests and issues.
• Assist Graduate Student Mentors with the Undergraduate Writing Prize.

Program / Administrative Support :

Manage Program Information / Resources :

Required Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile / remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment.

The regular work hours are M-F, 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m.

The salary range for this position is $40,000 to $50,000, please note a higher salary may be offered to highly qualified candidates.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.