Principal Office and Administrative Specialist

Report to and work with Economics Professor Joseph Mullins.

General Job duties:

• Gather, compile, analyze and edit data.
• Maintain and evaluate data for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain archive system for data.
• Compose basic correspondence.
• Edit documents for grammar, completeness, and style.
• Other duties as assigned

This position is contingent upon the availability of work and funds for the position and on the acceptability of your performance.

Required Qualifications:

• BA in Economics or closely related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must have completed multi-variable calculus and first year PhD courses in Economics or equivalent.

The Economics community at Minnesota has played an active role in modern economic through and policy implementation for over 50 years. It was the home of Walter Heller, the Senior Economic Advisor to the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and with Leonid Hurwicz's research in the 1960's and 1970's was the founding place for the modern study of Mechanism Design and modern Implementation theory as well as a center for the development of modern general equilibrium and, with John Chipman, trade theory. For further information about the department, please visit, https://cla.umn.edu/economics.

Pay Range: $23.24/hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

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