This week’s job of the week is a Secretary III (#504817) in the Integrative Biology Department for the College of Natural Science. This position is seeking an individual to provide confidential clerical support to the department chairperson.

Responsibilities for this role include researching and collecting information to provide data requested by the chairperson, coordinating the appointment calendar, maintaining files, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and processing travel for the entire department. This person must be able to complete assignments with frequent interruptions.

The ideal candidate would possess knowledge normally acquired through a high school education; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in an academic unit with word processing and spreadsheet software; ability to multi-task and prioritize work to meet deadlines; self-starter whose strengths include problem solving, teamwork, attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

For more details on the responsibilities of this position, and to view all our current postings, visit careers.msu.edu. Internal applicants should access postings through the Careers @ MSU tile in the EBS Portal.