The Department Administrator manages all administrative functions of the Political Science Department, including:

• Supervision of full time staff and student employees
• Staff and student payroll
• Monitoring and spending the department overhead budget
• Monitoring and spending faculty research grants
• Monitoring and spending grants
• Course scheduling/Registrar planning functions
• Final exam scheduling; faculty actions
• Summer term planning; commencement planning
• PDQ Home Admin Menu Assign PDQs Track PDQs PDQ Stats Logout special event planning
• File and record maintenance
• Report writing and editing
• Allocation of office and proprietary classroom space
• Monitoring and requesting improvements to building, furnishings, and capital equipment (phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, computer lab, faculty and staff computers, offices, hallways, common areas)
• Assist chair with special projects, including merit reviews, annual reports, and annual course/budget planning.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree required and 3+ years of related work experience

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the COVID-19 Resources site. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. 

Required Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required and 3+ years of related work experience

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the COVID-19 Resources site. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.