Data Management Assistant (Casual Position)
- Employer
- Amherst College
- Location
- Amherst
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Data Management Assistant (Casual Position)
Amherst Campus
Part Time
JR7360
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Data Management Assistant position. The Data Management Assistant is a part-time (up to 19 hours per week), casual position with no benefits. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $18 - $25 per hour.
The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business considerations.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive individual for a Data Management Assistant in Dining Services.
This role supports dining operations by managing data entry, auditing system information, and building performance dashboards. You will drive process optimization by streamlining data workflows and aiding the integration of AI technologies. Additionally, you will support ongoing administrative projects and assist with nutrition data analysis to ensure compliance and improve service efficiency.
Summary of Responsibilities:
Data Management
• Support administrative tasks such as sorting, auditing and entering new item names in current systems
• Collaborate in creating and implementing systems and processes to streamline data entry.
System Development & AI Implementation
• Develop and maintain dashboards to track and measure key metrics related to dining data.
• Aid in the implementation of AI technologies within the dining hall operations.
Additional Responsibilities
• Contribute to ongoing administrative and process improvement projects related to the dining system.
• Provide support in data organization and system optimization to improve overall dining services.
• If time permits, assist with nutrition data analysis and entry to ensure the accuracy and compliance of dining offerings.
Qualifications:
Required
- The ability to calculate and manipulate food measurement math between Imperial and Metric Systems (e.g., cups, ounces, pounds, grams, liters, etc.) and between mass and volume.
- Proficient in Google Suite and Microsoft systems.
- An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI) check.
- Successful completion of required reference and background checks.
Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Basic experience with data entry and menu management software (preferred).
- Ability to work collaboratively with various teams and assist in tech-driven initiatives.
- Interest in food service operations and technology integration.
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Organization
Amherst College is one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling 1,800 talented, energetic and diverse young men and women. Our open curriculum is one of the boldest, most productive experiments in higher education.
Our students—1,800 of the most interesting, intellectually adventurous, independent-minded people you’d want to meet—publish papers in major journals; present at conferences worldwide; and undertake research, internship, study and community engagement projects around the world.
Amherst is a place where discovery happens—in labs, in classrooms, in libraries and over lunch in Valentine Dining Hall. The campus is located in Amherst, Mass., a town of 35,000 people in the western part of the state. Our scenic 1,000-acre campus is adjacent to downtown Amherst and includes a 500-acre wildlife sanctuary.
The town of Amherst combines breathtaking natural scenery with a rich cultural life. It is home to 35,000 politically engaged, culturally aware people. More than 40 percent of the local population has a graduate degree, and more than 30,000 college students live in Amherst during the academic year.
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