Job Description
Position Number:
1P0006
Title:
Graduate Assistant
Functional Title:
Hourly/GA/Pool/Student
Category Status:
04-Graduate Assistant
Applicant Search Category:
Graduate Assistant
Unit:
SVPAAP-Sr VP Academic Affairs & Provost
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Vaccine Protocol
The University of Maryland has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University requires that students, faculty, and staff on the UMD campus be vaccinated against COVID-19. As a prospective and/or a new employee at UMD, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Proof of full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work at any University of Maryland location. Prospective or new employees may seek a medical or religious exemption to the vaccination requirement at return.umd.edu and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Failure to provide proof of vaccination or to obtain approval for a medical or religious exemption will result in the offer of employment being rescinded.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Faculty Data Graduate Assistant will assist with the implementation of a web-based, faculty achievement data system. This will entail providing instruction to faculty and staff, troubleshooting problems, and communicating major and/or recurring problems to the Product Manager. Additionally, this will entail transforming data from other campus data systems and faculty CVs for import into the web-based data system.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must have:
- Strong written and oral communication skills,
- Experience coordinating multiple tasks in various stages of implementation and liaising between multiple constituencies (e.g., faculty, administrators, IT staff, vendor staff)
- Experience using web-based applications for managing data.
Candidates must be able to work during regular business hours. (Work schedules will, of course, accommodate class schedules, but candidates must be able to complete work assignments during regular business hours.)
Preferences:
Preferred candidates will have experience in one or more of the following:
- Providing either one-on-one support or group training for web-based applications.
- Designing and developing training materials.
- Managing data integrations from various source formats
- Excel and python data transformation skills
- Project management involving phrased implementations of multi-faceted systems.
Additional Information:
Successful candidates will:
- Provide technical assistance to faculty and staff members.
- Track and communicate problems to the Product Manager.
- Attend bi-weekly project implementation meetings.
- Participate in multiple workshops/training sessions to develop knowledge of the product and communicate information to faculty and staff.
- Assist in improving aspects of the user experience and provide feedback for future phases of the project.
- Harvest and clean faculty data from various sources for import into the database.
- Manage user roles in the product.
Posting Date:
08/18/2021
Open Until Filled
Yes
Best Consideration Date
09/01/2021
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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