Student Office Support - Biology

University-of-New-Mexic; Monte Largo Hills (NM); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

University of New Mexico's Biology Department is seeking a Student Office Support to assist with answering phones, greeting visitors, routing calls, and handling routine clerical tasks. You will open and route mail, maintain records, draft basic correspondence, enter data, and support the HR representative and Graduate Coordinator as needed.

This non-exempt, work-study position is based at the Main Campus in Albuquerque.

Qualifications

• Strong receptionist and customer service skills.
• Ability to prepare and print routine correspondence, labels, and basic written material.
• Experience with word processing and data entry.
• Experience operating basic office equipment.
• Familiarity with Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication; accurate and efficient work.

Responsibilities

• Answer telephones, route calls and take messages, and provide general information to visitors.
• Greet visitors, direct them to appropriate staff, and maintain a welcoming office atmosphere.
• Open, route, and sort incoming mail; distribute documents to department staff and faculty.
• Perform routine typing tasks; draft basic correspondence, enter data, and print letters and labels.
• Copy and distribute materials; operate or supervise copy machines; transmit faxes if needed.
• Maintain files and records, update documents, and support HR and Graduate Coordinator with clerical tasks.

Skills

Receptionist skills

Data entry

Multitasking

Communication skills

Organization

Tools

Google Calendar

Microsoft Outlook

Office equipment

Job description

Student Office Support - Biology

Position Summary

The Department of Biology is seeking a student office support position. Qualified candidate will assist in administrative office support with answering telephones, routing calls, taking messages, and provides general information. Greeting and directs visitors; answers routine inquiries; maintains log of inquiries as required. Opens and routes incoming mail; distributes correspondence and other material to department staff/faculty. Performs a variety of routine typing assignments; draft basic correspondence, enter data, and print letters, labels, reports, and/or other materials; types and mails form letters. Copies and/or duplicates materials as requested; may oversee day-to-day operation of copy machine; may prepare and transmit facsimiles for the unit. Establishes, maintains, processes, and/or updates of files, records, and/or other documents. May perform specialized services with assisting department HR representative and Graduate Coordinator with routine clerical/administrative nature in strict accordance with established procedural guidelines, as appropriate to the position. May schedule or assist in scheduling appointments, meetings, and/or conferences, as appropriate to the position. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Position Details

• Pay: $14.00 Hourly
• Campus: Main - Albuquerque, NM
• Department: AS Biology General Administrative (048F)
• Employment Type: Student Employment
• Student Type: Work-Study
• Status: Non-Exempt
• Background Check Required: No
• For Best Consideration Date: 10/16/2026

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated receptionist customer services skills
• Ability to prepare and print routine correspondence, labels, and/or other basic written material
• Word processing and/or data entry skills
• Skill in the use of operating basic office equipment
• Demonstrated use of Google calendar and Microsoft Outlook
• Ability to communicate both verbally and written
• Ability to perform task accurately and efficiently
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multitask and work independently

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisionswithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or anyother protected class.