Academic Support Assistant
About The Position
The Academic Support Assistant, at Boston College Law School, is one of two full-time employees that provide administrative support to our Law Faculty. The position performs a wide range of skilled administrative duties for the tenure track and adjunct faculty. These responsibilities directly support their teaching and research. Responsibilities include preparing materials for publications and course work, making copies, collecting take-home exams and papers, composing and editing letters, proof-reading papers and course materials and ordering supplies. Other tasks include: Assisting the Assistant Director for Audiovisual Services with various tasks, including classroom-technology support and changes to scheduled lecture recordings Assisting faculty with their Canvas course pages Assisting the Law School Educational Technology Specialist with faculty requests for basic Canvas LMS support Creating graphic designs, video editing Manage faculty mailroom Creating seating charts Creating/maintaining spreadsheets for various activities. Proof-reading papers and articles Filling out expense reports The Academic Support Assistant will report to the Associate Director of Academic Services and will at times be asked to support other departments within the Law School. This includes Academic and Student Services, Law Review and Events Management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Experience with Canvas or other learning management software
- Proficient in Adobe and other graphic design software
- Proficient Google Suite
- Ability to learn new technologies
- Ability to proof-read and edit papers
- High degree of professionalism and customer-service orientation.
- Integrity to handle sensitive information
- Job requires the person to work from the office 5 days a week
- Job may require light physical demands periodically (e.g. moving small furniture, setting up for events, etc.)
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with AI tools is a plus
Responsibilities
- Preparing materials for publications and course work
- Making copies
- Collecting take-home exams and papers
- Composing and editing letters
- Proof-reading papers and course materials
- Ordering supplies
- Assisting the Assistant Director for Audiovisual Services with various tasks, including classroom-technology support and changes to scheduled lecture recordings
- Assisting faculty with their Canvas course pages
- Assisting the Law School Educational Technology Specialist with faculty requests for basic Canvas LMS support
- Creating graphic designs
- Video editing
- Manage faculty mailroom
- Creating seating charts
- Creating/maintaining spreadsheets for various activities
- Proof-reading papers and articles
- Filling out expense reports
- Support other departments within the Law School. This includes Academic and Student Services, Law Review and Events Management
Benefits
- Tuition remission for Employees
- Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Low-Cost Life Insurance
- Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
- Paid Holidays Annually
- Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
