Position Title: Navigate Research Assistant
Department: Ctr Student Success and Retention
Advertised Pay: 10.00
Campus Location: Washburn University
Position Summary:
This position will work with the Navigate Student Success project and also have general office assistant responsibilities. This position may also be involved in helping with functions during the academic year.
About Washburn University:
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Essential Functions:
-Assist the Dean's office with student success data.
-Assist with the Navigate Student Success project.
-Assist with University Library functions during the academic year.
Non-Essential Functions:
-Students may be asked to carry boxes, move furniture, or enter data.
Required Qualifications:
-Preferred basic computer skills.
-Outgoing, reliable, and professional.
-Ability to interact well with others, with excellent communication skills.
-Must be self motivated and able to work independently.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Hourly
Background Check Not Required