This position will provide direct assistance to the Chair of Microbiology and Immunology and Director of the Institute for Global Health and Translational Sciences. Duties to include: correspondence, calendar management, meeting preparation, filing, special projects such as faculty promotions and appointments and faculty searches, teleconferences, travel national and internationally, strategic planning, budget formulation, presentations and other specific departmental and institutional task as assigned. Candidate will provide administrative support for medical school curriculum, coordinating lecturer, updating lectures on BB, reserving rooms, exams and preceptors; Organize and schedule visiting professor research seminars and faculty recruitment including travel reimbursement; and maintain and update department websites. Candidate will support grant development activities including preparation of biosketches, facility description; support awarded grant activities including financial transactions, budgeting, ordering of equipment and reagents, travel and travel documents.

Bachelor's degree and one year of administrative experience OR and Associate's degree and 3 years of administrative experience required. Excellent written/oral communication, computer, and analytical skills required.

Experience in administration, including financial record keeping and reporting strongly preferred. Experience with grants and contracts expenditures, and with Upstate financial and other systems, preferred. Prior experience in administration, including financial record keeping and reporting strongly preferred. Experience in web or graphic design preferred.

Monday - Friday, Days