Student Worker - Medical School

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); Reno (NV); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a Student Worker in Curricular Affairs at the School of Medicine. This role provides clerical support to the Evaluation and Assessment team, helping to manage calendars, prepare forms and reports, and design assessment materials.

Ideal candidates are enrolled at UNR, comfortable with Outlook, Word, Excel, DocuSign and Zoom, and able to prioritize multiple deadlines while maintaining confidentiality and professional communication.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno.
• Intermediate proficiency in clerical applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, DocuSign, Zoom, etc.).
• Ability to prioritize competing demands.
• Ability to work in a high-stakes, deadline-focused environment.
• Maintain professional communication with faculty, staff, and students.
• Respond in a timely manner to written communications during work hours.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive material.
• Communicate successes, challenges, and strategic decisions within the team.
• Proficiency in proofreading/copy-editing in an academic/professional setting.
• Ability to work year-round.
• Enrollment in UNR M.D. Program makes candidates ineligible.

Responsibilities

• Calendar management.
• Construction and editing of forms/documents/reports.
• Design and editing of assessment materials.
• Maintain professional and timely email communication with faculty, staff, and students.

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

DocuSign

Zoom

Job description

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution.

We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

Build on your existing professional skills while you work in Curricular Affairs at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. This position is well-suited for someone interested in developing your resume/CV while expanding their professional abilities.

The Student Worker will provide Clerical Support to the Evaluation and Assessment team.

Responsibilities

• Calendar management
• Construction and editing of forms/documents/reports
• Design and editing of assessment materials
• Maintain professional and timely email communication with faculty, staff, and students

Required Qualifications

• Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno
• Candidate must have intermediate proficiency in clerical applications, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, DocuSign, Zoom, etc.
• Candidate must have the ability to prioritize competing demands
• Successful candidates enjoy working within a high-stakes, deadline-focused environment
• Candidate must maintain professional communication and professional personal presentation across stakeholders within UNR Med (including faculty, staff, senior leadership, and students)
• Candidate must respond in a timely manner to written communications (email, Teams) during the student's established work hours is a priority
• Candidate must keep confidentiality when working with sensitive material, and foster the trust of staff, faculty, students and senior leaders
• Candidate must maintain communication regarding successes, challenges, and strategic decisions between team members and supervisors
• Candidate must be proficient in proof-reading/copy-editing within an academic/professional environment
• Candidate must have the ability to work year-round (vacations permitted)
• Candidate currently enrolled in or anticipating enrolling in the UNR M.D. Program are not eligible for this position

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidate has experience in an office or similar environment
• Candidate has Workday experience or similar
• Candidate has the desire to work year-round through December 2026 or May 2027, depending on graduation date

Schedule

Expected hours to work per week: 20

Established per semester around class schedule

Hours preferably within the business hours of Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Open to discussion regarding work during academic vacations

ExemptNo Full-Time Equivalent50.0% Required

The University of Nevada, Reno is the state of Nevada’s leading public research university. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries. Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.” Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been invested in advanced labs, facilities and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe in Incline Village, Nevada, where education, research and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and Wolf Pack Athletics. The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a growing technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Founded where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the University’s beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada state arboretum. The University’s physical infrastructure continues to expand, with the opening of the John Tulloch Business Building as well as the completion of a new state public health laboratory with groundbreaking for a life sciences building scheduled for 2027. The University has also invested in affordable housing for faculty and staff with its University Village, a series of fully renovated housing parcels located near campus. Collaborating with world-renowned organizations, the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple and Microsoft, which ensures equitable access to technology for students, providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with a new devices and accessories. Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world. Just one example is how the University is leading the way in the nation’s effort to develop new, clean energy sources that will power the country’s future through its selection as one of the inaugural 31 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (TechHubs) through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. Nevada’s Tech Hub strengthens America’s lithium batteries, critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.

The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research.

The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.

Today, the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.

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Center for Civil Rights & Equal Access Zeva Edmondson Director, Title IX Coordinator Center for Civil Rights and Equal Access 1664 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89557 [phone] [e-mail] The University of Nevada, Reno, does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that it operates.

Non-discrimination on the basis of sex is mandated by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.) and the corresponding implementation regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106).

The University’s commitment to nondiscrimination in its education programs and activities extends to applicants for admission and employment.

Inquiries concerning the application of these provisions may be referred to: Zeva Edmondson, Director, Title IX Coordinator, Center for Civil Rights and Equal Access, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Continuing Education Building, Room 206, m/s 158, Reno, Nevada 89557-0158, Telephone: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; to The Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-1100; Telephone: [phone] FAX: [phone]; TDD: 1-800-877-8339; Email: [e-mail]; or to both.

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