Executive Assistant I
- Employer
- University of Rhode Island
- Location
- Kingston
- Salary
- Salary Hiring Range: $60,000 - $65,000
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Posting Number: SF02252
Position Type: Professional Staff
Union: Non-Union Non-Classified Staff
Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: 7
Pay Grade Range: Salary Hiring Range: $60,000 - $65,000
Department: GSO Dean
Campus Location: Narragansett Bay Campus
Job Description Summary:
Search will be open until filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by 11/25/2026. Applications received after 11/25/2026 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
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THE POSITION WILL BE IN-PERSON.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Serve as executive assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, providing critical administrative support. Perform confidential administrative duties of a complex and responsible nature. Carry out objectives established by the Dean. Understand goals, objectives, and strategies related to assignments and assist the Dean. Provide executive-level administrative support to the Dean, performing organizational and office management responsibilities requiring a strong working knowledge of the functions and policies of the University, a high degree of technical and office management skills, professionalism, customer service, confidentiality, and efficiency while maintaining the policy-level focus of the office.
Duties and Responsibilities:
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist the dean or director in carrying out administrative responsibilities; research and troubleshoot issues needing resolution at the Graduate School of Oceanography.
- Provide confidential secretarial services, including the following: arrange and schedule meetings; type reports, correspondence, speeches, and related materials; make travel arrangements; draft and respond to routine correspondence; prepare and maintain spreadsheets.
- Effectively manage, arrange, and schedule calendar events, including meetings, conferences, and social events. Support marketing and outreach efforts as necessary.
- Answer phones, greet visitors, and disseminate information to a diverse constituency. Exhibiting a high degree of tact and sensitivity, deal directly with the public, students, faculty, staff, and officials (both within and outside the university) on behalf of the dean.
- Prioritize responses to correspondence, phone calls, and various issues, thereby minimizing demands on the dean's or director's time, allowing him/her to focus on broader and more critical issues.
- Provide administrative support for the Dean, including the preparation and posting of meeting agendas, meeting materials, and minutes from events, including but not limited to Faculty and Senior Staff meetings.
- Serve as liaison to the members of the GSO Advisory Council, as well as various university and government offices. Prepare and provide correspondence, meeting agendas, meeting materials, and minutes for GSO Advisory Council Meetings. Research and provide background information on various issues as requested by members of the Council.
- Effectively manage office workflow involving hiring, training, and the supervision of all new employees, including faculty, by working with the Dean to assign mentorship to respective Directors, Assistant and Associate Deans, and other applicable personnel. Establish and maintain all business records, offer letters, and files associated with new and existing employees in conjunction with the GSO Chief Business Officer.
- Effectively manage Promotion and Tenure (P&T) and Sabbatical processes, procedures, related materials, and correspondence in conjunction with the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and/or Chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee. Research and draft written responses and, when appropriate, review communications prepared by others for the P&T and Sabbatical Chair's signature. Review outgoing Promotion and Tenure and Sabbatical related office correspondence, letters, etc., for procedural, grammatical, and factual accuracy and revise as directed by the Chair of the Promotion and Tenure and Sabbatical Committees and Dean. Draft original or adapted letters for the Dean's signature.
- Provide open, timely, and effective communication, keeping the Dean abreast of salient matters and providing sound information to support decision-making as it relates to GSO policy.
- Assist in responding to issues presented to the Dean and GSO by individuals and organizations from within and outside of higher education. Serve as liaison and facilitator to the Dean and GSO in terms of troubleshooting various issues and providing referral to the appropriate individual or university unit and subsequent follow-up when necessary.
- Work in collaboration with the Dean's Office staff to foster the mission and goals of the Narragansett Bay Campus and Graduate School of Oceanography.
- Maintain and administer GSO's annual administrative calendar, which identifies all recurring deadlines requiring action.
- Maintain confidentiality and security of confidential material.
- Analyze and resolve routine, daily matters as they come into the office.
- Interview and recommend for appointment secretarial and student help within the office. Train, schedule and assign workloads to secretaries and student help.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform other duties as required.
LICENSES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:
Personal computers, printers; word processing, spreadsheet, database management and scheduling software; dictaphone/tape recorder; fax and copying machines; calculator.
Posting Date: 11/12/2026
To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/17331
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Organization
The University of Rhode Island
Founded in 1892, this land and sea grant university is the flagship public research institution in Rhode Island, enrolling more than 14,500 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students.
Thinking big
URI is home to some of today’s leading innovators, discoverers, and creative problem solvers and is known regionally and worldwide for its big ideas and pioneering research in such areas as environmental studies, neuroscience, biotechnology and life sciences, engineering, marine sciences, forensic sciences, pharmaceuticals, behavioral sciences, and public health promotion. A strong core of traditional academic disciplines provides the foundation for all specialized, professional, and applied areas of study. The University receives about $60 million annually in federal funding for research across 87 undergraduate and 70 graduate degree programs.
Motivated students, engaged faculty
Nearly 23,000 students applied for fewer than 3,300 openings in the 2017 freshman class, which boasts an average grade point average of 3.54. The 17 to 1 student/faculty ratio allows for personal attention and rewarding teaching experiences. Approximately 87 percent of faculty hold terminal degrees. In 2018 URI produced two Fulbright Scholars, five Boren Scholars, a Truman Scholar, and was named a one of the country’s top Gilman scholar-producing schools. URI’s commitment to diversity is demonstrated through its student body, with 43 states and 65 nations represented and 20 percent of students identifying as persons of color, a 65 percent increase since 2008.
Four campuses, one community
URI’s main campus is located on 1,248 acres in rural Kingston, where the campus core — including a quadrangle surrounded by handsome granite buildings — is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Six miles from Rhode Island’s beaches, this campus is conveniently situated along the Boston to New York corridor. The University’s renowned Graduate School of Oceanography is located at the 165-acre Narragansett Bay Campus. The Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies brings higher education to downtown Providence. Nearby, the 133,000-square-foot Rhode Island Nursing Education Center includes unparalleled simulation labs. The W. Alton Jones Campus — 2,300 acres of forests, lakes, and farmland in West Greenwich — provides a secluded setting for academic research, environmental education, business meetings and special events.
Investing in the future
Since 2007, the University has invested $607 million in campus capital projects, including: a $150 million engineering complex, due to open in 2019; Brookside, another new apartment-style residence hall, 2019; a Welcome Center, 2018; the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center, 2017; Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences, 2016; and Avedisian Hall, home to the College of Pharmacy, 2012.
Expertise on demand
The University is home to several centers of expertise that tackle some of society’s most vexing challenges. The George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience brings multi-disciplinary research to bear on devastating brain diseases, such as ALS and Alzheimer’s. The Digital Forensics and Cyber Security Center supports state, national, and international public welfare through education, research, training, and service. The Business Engagement Center is the “front door” through which industry taps into research and training opportunities and assistance with intellectual property or technology issues. The R.I. Food Center brings URI’s agricultural roots to the 21st century as a resource for farmers, consumers, retailers, and others across the food industry
- Telephone
- 401-874-1000
- Location
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80 Lower College Road
North Kingston
Rhode Island
02881
United States
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