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UPGG ( University Program in Genetics and Genomics) administrative functions:

Interface with administrative leaders in The Graduate School (TGS), School of Medicine (SoM), Office of Biomedical Graduate Education (OBGE), and University Program in Genetics and Genomics (UPGG) and and other relevant personnel to execute financial operation, NIH grant support, programmatic and curricular procedures, student services, recruitment, PhD student requirement tracking, and advising as well as provide faculty support for training programs.

Use required SoM and TGS computer programs, software, databases, and other tools to complete procedural documentation and reporting for PhD student academic and financial support and UPGG course support.

Fully support admissions review, interview and campus recruitment visit planning, and applicant communications for ~30 applicants per year.

Liaise with Program Directors and RASR to assist with compilation of data for NIH training grant applications and program reports; manage NIH training grant budgets, reporting, accounting, compliance, and submission.

Assist with data management related to all graduate students and postdocs affiliated with SoM for annual reporting to SOM, TGS, internal and external program review, and other uses as needed; interface with other departments and programs to provide subsets of this data for other uses.

Work with Program Director and Director of Graduate Studies to create and manage annual budgets for the Graduate School and SoM to determine student support and program needs for the coming year. Serve as point of contact for UPGG payroll.

Manage programming for seminar series and special events.

Maintain website.

OBGE (Office of Biomedical Graduate Education ) administrative functions:

Manage logistics for SoM PhD Student Orientation, OBGE Working Groups, Community Events, Meetings, Professionalism Series, Gateway Groups, OBGE Recruitment Info Sessions.

OBGE Course (BIOTRAIN) administration – Manage course requests, course scheduling, bulletin updates, reminder notices, course assessment process (with OBGE program assessment manager).

Coordinate Chancellor’s Scholarship & Chancellor’s Award for Research (CARE), including requests for nominations, coordination of nomination review, award notification, management of award ceremony, and arrangement of award payments with departmental contacts.

Serve as point of contact for OBGE@duke.edu email, OBGE website administration, and general office & facilities management.

Coordinate Amgen Scholars Program at Duke - Support Program Directors in administration of competitive summer research program for undergraduates; contribute to communications, admissions, scholar services; manage program logistics – housing, travel, payroll.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Work requires a general business background generally equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a business related field.

Experience

Work requires 2 years related business or administrative experience to become familiar with general personnel practices, accounting and budgeting principles and coordination of major office activities. A master's degree in a business related field may be substituted for 2 years experience. OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Preferred Skills:

MS Excel, MS Word, SPS, SAP, Qualtrics, Sakai, GSF, PeopleSoft, Sakai, Drupal, Duke@Work, Buy@Duke.

Familiarity with T32 grant application preparation and management

Familiarity with general employment practices (non-compensatory payroll), personnel practices, accounting and budgeting principles, and coordination of major office activities.

Attention to detail, strong organizational and communication skills, and ability to multitask and work independently and across units.

Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to interact professionally with individuals at all levels of the University.

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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.