ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Professional Vacancy
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1400 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12222

Applications are invited for consideration for appointment for the following position:

Budget Title:		Senior Staff Assistant	Descriptive Title:		Assistant to the Chair
Department:		Physics	Item Number:		To be determined
Professional Rank and Salary Range:		SL-3, $40,000-$45,000	Date to be filled:		As soon as possible
Brief description of duties:
The Assistant to the Chair will provide administrative support to the Chair of the Department of Physics in the area of fiscal management, facility management, academic affairs and personnel management. Fiscal management includes monitoring budgets, preparing reports for the chair, coordination with technical staff on department needs and serving as liaison with Accounting and Purchasing. Facilities management includes communications with the Physical Plant and Environmental Health and Safety. Academic affairs and personnel management includes coordination of recruitment, course scheduling and serving as liaison with the Registrar. Additionally, the incumbent will supervise the departmental secretarial support staff.
Qualifications:
Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization, experience in budget/bookkeeping, familiarity with office software including Microsoft Word and Excel, and a minimum of two years administrative and supervisory experience. Preferred qualifications include experience with IAS (PeopleSoft) and some familiarity with physics-related hardware and software and experience at an institution of higher education. Applicant’s letters should address their ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
Special Notes:
The salary is $40,000-$45,000, depending on experience and education. This position has a 12-month calendar year obligation. Please include the names and phone numbers (or E-mail addresses) of three references along with your resume and letter of application referencing P08 # below.
	Name and Address:			John Kimball Chair, Physics Department University at Albany 1400 Washington Avenue, PHY216 Albany, NY 12222
P08-13922 Item No: TBD	Closing date for the receipt of applications:			Review of applications will begin on March 21, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER