Executive Assistant to Chair — Academic Operations

Cornell University; Ithaca (MI); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Health and retirement options

Job summary

Cornell University’s Department of Information Science seeks a detail-oriented Chair’s Assistant to support the Chair and lead departmental operations, communications, and events. You will manage faculty recruitment processes, academic promotions, leave administration, and supervise student staff while coordinating across Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses.

A strong candidate will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office;

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree and 4–6 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to cultivate inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Demonstrated effective written communication.
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills to independently compile data for and draft a variety of communications for Chair.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook is required.
• Demonstrates sound judgment. Must be able to understand, interpret, and apply relevant policies to position requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage communications on behalf of departmental leadership.
• Draft and edit complex and confidential correspondence, including faculty offers and promotion letters.
• Organize faculty meetings, retreats, committees and events.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and documentation with initiative and attention to detail.
• Coordinate faculty candidate visits across Cornell’s Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses.

Skills

Written communication

Customer service

Teamwork & independent work

Executive support

Education

Associate’s Degree + 4–6 years experience

Bachelor’s degree (bonus)

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Cornell University’s Department of Information Science seeks a detail-oriented Chair’s Assistant to support the Chair and lead departmental operations, communications, and events. You will manage faculty recruitment processes, academic promotions, leave administration, and supervise student staff while coordinating across Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses.

A strong candidate will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office;