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Business/Administrative Associate

Business/Administrative Associate
Liberal Arts and Sciences Administration

An employee in the position will provide high level administrative and financial support to the Director of the Energy Initiative at UIC. This includes managing energy council meetings and the University of Common Sense. This employee would also act as a liaison with the Office of Sustainability, the Institute for Environmental Research and Policy, the Energy Resources Center, and other administrative and academic units. In collaboration with the Director, this employee will manage administrative and financial activities for conferences and summer institutes on energy and sustainability. This employee will also be responsible for assisting in the development of proposals for external funding and the management of transactions for funded activities from all sources. Additionally the Business/Administrative Associate will be responsible for hiring and supervising undergraduate and graduate student workers, event coordination maintaining web pages. Master's degree preferred, field open.


Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, or a field related to the position such as liberal arts or education.
2. Two years of professional level managerial/business, and/or accounting experience, one year of which was at an administrative level
3. Experience in energy and sustainability activities


For fullest consideration, please complete an online application on the University of Illinois at Chicago, Human Resources website, https://jobs.uic.edu and also submit a cover letter and resume to the email address: Emp_Rec2@uillinois.edu through the close of business on Monday, June 6th, 2011. Please reference Job Code CA7669 and the position title in the cover letter and email. In addition, official sealed transcripts showing any and all degree(s) must be received and can be sent directly to:



University of Illinois at Chicago

Recruitment and Staffing

Human Resources Building Room 109

715 S. Wood Street M/C 862

Chicago IL 60612

Attn: CA7669 /RJ