Administrative Coordinator - Morrison Lab

What We Provide:

• A competitive compensation package with comprehensive health and wellness benefits

• Joining the vibrant UT Southwestern research community

• Opportunities to work closely with an interactive multidisciplinary team of scientists and contribute to variety of projects within the Morrison Lab.

• Career mentorship to further professional growth and help you achieve your career goals.

What you'll do:

• Maintain the professional calendar for the Director. Schedule appointments and meetings with lab staff, university faculty, students, media, external professionals, and administration.

• Coordinate complex travel for the Director and laboratory staff.Prepare expense reports and maintain detailed expense records. Reconcile and pay invoices and charge cards.

• Coordinate with development and communications staff to help organize VIP visits/meetings and CRI events.

• Organize job searches for faculty or postdoctoral candidates. Coordinate the scheduling and logistics for faculty or postdoctoral candidate interviews. Assist with the onboarding of new laboratory employees.

• Assist with the administrative aspects of personnel management which may include processing timesheets. Ensure compliance with administrative, human resources, and department policies and procedures.

• Prepare correspondence and reports requiring some understanding of technical matters. Respond to routine and non-routine inquiries using standardized policies and procedures. Update and maintain documents pertaining to the laboratory including travel and lab meeting schedules.

• Provide administrative support for grants.

• Performs other administrative duties and special projects as required.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree with high achievement. Master's degree preferred.

• Five to seven years of administrativeor other relevant experience, particularly in support of an executive

• Excellent written and oral skills

• Detailed oriented and the ability to multi-task with accuracy in a busy and complex environment

• Energetic self-starter and critical thinker

• Thoughtful approach to problem solving and the ability to independently resolve conflicts in schedules

• Skilled in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

• Knowledge and experience with budgets and maintaining financial records

• Ability to recognize and safeguard confidential information.

Physical Requirements

Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet).

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Please Note:

This job description sets forth the job's principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements; it should not be construed as an exhaustive statement, however. Unless they begin with the word "may," the

Essential Duties and Responsibilities described above are "essential functions" of the job, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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