This position is essential to the day to day operations of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. The position is critical to providing service to the department chair and faculty with funded projects. This position provides support such as answering multiple phone lines, filing, data entry, data management, monitoring of budgets, purchasing, assisting with hiring and payroll documents, monitoring inventory, office management, calendar management, and other functions critical to the success of the department.

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is one of four academic departments within the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. The department offers Bachelor of Science degrees in three program areas with the following distinct specialty emphases: child development and family studies, child development, early education and family studies (birth-kindergarten licensure), consumer sciences, fashion merchandising and design, food and nutritional sciences (nutrition, health and wellness), food and nutritional sciences (food science), and food and nutritional sciences (nutrition). The department offers a Master of Science degree in food and nutritional sciences and a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in food science, nutrition, and health. Additionally, the department offers the Master of Arts in Teaching in family and consumer sciences education and child development and family studies (BK). Faculty members are actively engaged in research that contributes to the body of knowledge in the areas of nutrition, food science, housing, apparel, textiles and child and family education, services, and support.

A bachelor's degree and at least two years of professional office experience in a higher education environment or corporate environment; or associate's degree in administration and at least five years of related professional office experience. Experience with Banner Student and Banner Finance, procurement and travel software and programs, or similar information systems; possess strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint and production platforms to document announcements and advertisements. Excellent communication skills, analytical and organizational skills and the proven ability to interact with a variety of people in an effective and diplomatic and culturally sensitive manner. Ability to work independently, ability to anticipate tasks needs with foresight, as well as function successfully and effectively as part of a team.