This full-time position is scheduled for 35 hours per week.
Established in 1873, Arts and Sciences is Boston University's largest and most academically diverse unit, encompassing over 8,400 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, 800 faculty members, and 300 staff across 50 departments, programs, centers, and institutes. Our faculty are award-winning researchers, innovative teachers, and dedicated mentors committed to exploring the complexities of our present and past, uncovering new perspectives, and crafting creative solutions to real-world problems. Our staff are dynamic, mission-driven professionals who foster community, inclusion, and belonging to advance every aspect of the college enterprise. Our community thrives on collaboration, bold ideas, and interdisciplinary exploration. Join us in supporting the pursuit of knowledge that changes the world and provides boundless opportunities to inspire the next generation of leaders. We offer generous benefits, including health, dental, and life insurance, tuition remission, retirement savings, paid time off, and holiday leave. The position performs a wide variety of daily tasks required to administer academic programs and events in the Department of Religion (RN), the Muslim Studies Program (MSP), and the Institute for Philosophy and Religion (IPR). Serves as the primary contact and information resource by fielding inquiries via telephone, e-mail, US mail, and in person. Provides administrative assistance to the RN Department Chair, RN Department Administrator, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, and Department faculty in RN, and Program Directors in MSP and IPR. Coordinates monthly faculty meetings, faculty-grad student gatherings, and special events and lecture series. The position requires excellent writing and organizational skills, interpersonal communication, facility with common computer applications (e.g., Office 365, Adobe Creative Cloud), and willingness to learn BUs computing systems (Concur, MyBU) for business and academic planning and management.
Associates degree required, bachelors degree preferred. 1-3 year experience preferably in an academic environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
In accordance with the Local 2324 collective bargaining agreement, this job will be open to internal applicants only for the first week of posting. Current L2324 represented employees, click here for information on how to apply for this position.
Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world. As a Boston University employee you will be part of a dynamic community where every individual is valued. You'll reap the rewards of being on a college campus, such as direct access to the heart of the education and research community and a myriad of opportunities to help create a positive impact on our students' educational experiences. Education thrives in Boston, and working here – at one of the largest employers in the city – will give you the opportunity to contribute to our mission and work with some of the most experienced educators and staff in the nation.