Economics Student Worker

OVERVIEW Job Title

• Department of
• Economics
• Student
• Worker
• Locations: St.
• Paul
• Pay
• Rate: $16.50
• Hours: TBD JOB SUMMARY The student worker position assists the Departments of Economics with a variety of tasks. No two days are the same, and there are opportunities to learn new skills within the required tasks that are transferrable to any career after graduation. This position is 6 hours per week.

Responsibilities

General administrative duties including but not limited to assisting with collecting and distributing mail, purchasing supplies, organizing and cleaning department spaces, and others as needed. Assist department chair with short term projects including social media posts, file audits, data and information collection, outreach to internal/external parties, tasks related to planning for our 100-year anniversary dinner, and more. Assist the department coordinator with various projects including marketing materials (creation and distribution), organizing economics tutoring materials and distributing them to tutors, maintaining bulletin boards, inventory of supplies, and other duties as assigned. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS General office management skills including but not limited to organization, prioritization, effective communication with colleagues, and skills with Microsoft Office products. Experience and confidence working independently and creatively. Problem-solving and the confidence to ask questions and search for answers.

Qualifications

Strong work ethic, reliability, and prioritization skills. Ability to follow directions and ask for clarifications as needed. Dedication to assigned tasks and seeing through until completion. Familiarity with Microsoft Office Excel and initiative to enhance those skills. Ability to balance outside responsibilities of work, schoolwork, and outside life. ELIGIBILITY To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas. The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.