Assistant to the Chairs

About The Sage School of Philosophy and The Department of Classics 

The Sage School of Philosophy and The Department of Classics offer rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs, active research, speaker series, and interdisciplinary collaboration across the university. The Sage School houses The Philosophical Review, a globally recognized journal. The Department of Classics also includes the grant-funded, interdisciplinary Lab of Dendrochronology, while a shared administrative team supports teaching, research, outreach, and numerous programs, events, and publications. 

The Opportunity

This role provides high-level administrative support to the Chairs of both the Department of Classics and the Sage School of Philosophy, working closely with the Administrative Manager and Dean?s office of the College of Arts and Sciences. The position involves managing complex academic processes, facilitating communication, and supporting faculty and staff in research, teaching, and administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, research, and teaching support to the Chairs of both units.
• Track and manage tenure, promotion, and academic review processes.
• Manage and monitor all aspects of academic searches, including facilitating visits and serving as lead contact. 
• Collaborate with HR specialists to draft letters and process employment status changes (hiring, reappointment, sabbatical leaves, retirements, terminations).
• Prepare agendas, coordinate votes, and take minutes at faculty meetings.
• Arrange meetings for various departmental committees.
• Coordinate the faculty and academic annual report process.
• Manage complex academic leave records.
• Facilitate and process all student hourly and temporary employee hires and terminations.

What We Need

A resume and cover letter are required for further consideration.

• Associate?s degree with 4-6 years of high-level administrative experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and video conferencing tools (e.g., Zoom, Teams).
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
• Strong judgment, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate tactfully and diplomatically with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently while supporting a team and fostering a respectful work environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks, areas, events, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to work under pressure, balance conflicting priorities, and make informed decisions.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• High attention to detail, including accuracy in spelling, grammar, and proofreading.
• Initiative, resourcefulness, and tact in addressing challenges.
• Ability to cultivate inclusive and collaborative relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

If you have all those things, great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have, but it?s ok if you don?t.

• Prior experience working in an academic setting or in executive-level administrative support.
• Knowledge and experience with visa processing.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Academic Jobs Online, Adobe Creative Suite, and Qualtrics.
• Familiarity with university systems such as Workday, eSHOP, Tableau Reporting Tool, and Oracle Analytics Server, or the ability to quickly gain fluency with these systems.

This is a permanent part-time position for 10 months/year (August-May) at 32 hours/week that is based in Ithaca, NY and is fully onsite. Core hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. There will be flexibility in determining the weekly schedule.

Rewards and Benefits

Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, and sustainability.

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits | Working at Cornell.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off | Working at Cornell
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits | Working at Cornell
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards | Working at Cornell.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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