Hourly Student Assistant

***This position does NOT come with a tuition waiver***

The Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center (CHSCC), which is part of the UW Department of Biostatistics, seeks a Student Assistant for general office duties to work 19.5 hours per week (approximately 4 hours per day, Monday-Friday, start/end times negotiable).

The CHSCC is located at 6200 NE 74th Street, Seattle, 98115, on Sand Point Way at Magnuson Park, 3.5 miles northeast of the Seattle main campus. The CHSCC is accessible by the #74 and #75 buses from the UW campus. Free parking is available on site.

Duties include the following:

" Phone reception
" Mail pick-up and delivery
" FedEx package preparation and tracking
" Monitoring of office printers and fax machines
" Photocopying
" Collating/compiling of packets and binders
" Data entry
" Data checking
" Software testing
" Other duties as assigned

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Required:

" Experience performing the duties identified above.
" Professional phone and email manners.
" Excellent writing skills.
" Excellent attention to detail.
" Strong skills in MS Outlook, MS Word, and MS Excel
" Strong typing skills and comfort learning new software
" Independent work habits and curiosity in new projects

Desirable:

" Strong, working knowledge of accounting practices
" An understanding of database structures
" Willingness to make a year-long commitment to the position.

The position is available immediately. Compensation is $11/hr without benefits.

Only students eligible for academic student employment will be considered.
Check here to determine if you are eligible:
http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/ocpsp/student/index.html.

TO APPLY: Interested individuals should send a resume via email to Nick Yasinski, Research Administrator, at yasinski@u.washington.edu. No phone calls please. Applications will not be accepted after April 30th, though the position may be filled before that date. We apologize that we are not able to respond to applicant individually except for those who will be interviewed.