Curriculum Assistant

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Job Summary

Reporting to the Registrar and Manager, Undergraduate Education the Curriculum Assistant supports the daily operations, events, and academic programming efforts of the School of Kinesiology. As a member of a collaborative team, you will provide administrative and logistical support for course registration, student enrollment, and academic initiatives. Responsibilities include processing overrides for internships, independent studies, and other special enrollment requests; manage calendars and meeting logistics; and support projects focused on student retention and academic integration.


You will coordinate syllabus collection and archiving, assists with awards processes, and handles classroom reservations and event logistics. The Curriculum Assistant serves as a secondary contact for registration workflows and works with faculty, staff, students, and campus partners.
 

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Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

  • Generous time off
  • A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
  • Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
     

Responsibilities*

  • Work as part of a team to support the day-to-day operations, initiatives, events, and programming efforts of the SoK Office of Undergraduate Education
  • Provide regular calendar assistance for the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education by coordinating and scheduling meetings, including room logistics and remote attendance (Zoom)
  • Provide occasional meeting coordination as requested by the Registrar and Manager, Undergraduate Education or Curriculum Specialist
  • Provide administrative support to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Office of Undergraduate Education
  • Process expense reimbursements
  • Support Curriculum Specialist and Office of Undergraduate Education with awards processes
  • Help with (August) Fall Teaching Meeting (catering and administrative support)
  • Lead contact for internship and independent study overrides
  • Secondary contact for kines registration workflow- intake through resolution
  • Process batch overrides as requested
  • Non-Curricular Classroom Reservations:
    • Manage non-curricular classroom reservations and communicate with faculty, staff, student groups, the U-M Registrar's office, and the facilities team
    • Log all room requests into Trello that are initiated in the Qualtrics room reservation form
  • Request, collect, and archive syllabi for Kinesiology and University repositories
  • Student retention projects
    • First semester student projects
    • Investigate potential student enrollment concerns
    • Provide project support to the Associate Dean and Office of Undergraduate Education as needed.
       

Required Qualifications*

  • High school education or equivalent
  • 2 years of progressively responsible administrative and project work experience
  • Experience independently managing cyclical workflows, timelines, and documentation efficiently.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace
  • Proven success with contributing to a positive workplace culture, and ability to consistently demonstrate our school's core values.
     

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This position is based in Ann Arbor, MI, and will have the option for either a fully on-site or a hybrid work schedule (up to 2 days remote/week, with Wednesdays being a required in-office day).

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.