Senior Staff Assistant

College/Division

VP for Research

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Employment Category

Parttime

Additional Details

 In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
 

Required Minimum Education Level

Associates or Equivalent Experience

How To Apply

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.
 

Wage Band

114H

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience
• Two years of office or administrative support experience.
• Knowledge of software for creating documents and working with budgets.                                                                                                  

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to create high quality documents, such as annual reports. Experience with updating webpages and professional posting on social media.

Department/College Description

CHAI (Center for Human-aware AI) Center

To improve the quality of human life with breakthrough research in AI and to comprehensively equip future AI practitioners and scientists.

The CHAI mission is to:

• Conduct transformative research on computing systems capable of tasks that ordinarily require human intelligence or enable humans to perform effectively.
• Work toward the development of AI systems that are continually learning, trustworthy, and capable of solving complex tasks with minimal resources.

CHAI’s goal is to propel RIT forward in the following ways:

• Advance research in AI
• Grow AI research output and investment at scale
• Be a magnet for attracting top-tier faculty and graduate students in AI
• Increase collaboration within RIT
• Position RIT to participate in AI’s Grand Challenges

Work Location

Henrietta Campus — 100%

Job Summary

The Staff Assistant will support the CHAI center operations, such as meetings, seminars, workshops, retreats, annual report, announcements, news items, budget tracking, and related tasks.