Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

Founded in 1893, CEAS at CU Boulder is the second largest of seven schools and colleges at one of the nation's top public research institutions. As Colorado's flagship university, CU Boulder has selective admissions standards and a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs.

The college’s mission is to generate new knowledge in engineering and related fields, and to equip students from a diverse set of backgrounds to become leaders and citizens responsible for the improvement of individuals and society. Our vision is to be a recognized world leader for excellence and innovation in engineering research and education, with an emphasis on inclusive excellence, active learning and global society.

Specific Functions Include:

• Train new student employees joining the front desk team in the summer and fall of 2025, exercising independent decision making in creation of training schedules, determining the course and timeline for training, and communicating with the Executive Assistant to the Dean on training progress for the student employees.
• Provide administrative assistance to the Dean and their executive team on projects as needed, including serving as the backup to the Executive Assistant to the Dean during their absence by monitoring the CEAS Dean email and assisting with communications, scheduling, and providing meeting support.

General Front Desk Responsibilities:

• Answer phone and assist caller with their questions, transferring to the appropriate staff member or university office when appropriate.
• Welcome all guests as they come in, answer visitor questions, provide directions, and help troubleshoot general routine questions or issues as they arise.
• Manage the CU Engineering email by answering general questions or forwarding to the appropriate team or point of contact.
• Receive, sort, and distribute all incoming mail and help college staff when needed in processing outgoing packages.
• Maintain staff break room and copy room, including ordering and stocking supplies and cleaning.
• Assist building manager in maintaining conference rooms and other projects as needed.
• Provide support on other projects as needed for the Assistant and Associate Deans as well as other members of the Deans’ Office staff.

The hire rate for this position is $20.00 per hour.

• Experience as a Student Assistant I or II at CU Boulder.
• Experience working in the CEAS Dean's Office.
• Experience training student hourly employees.

• Knowledge of the College of Engineering and Applied Science and CU Boulder campus.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PPT, Teams).
• Ability to work as part of a team that communicates and supports each other.
• Capable of handling sensitive personal data with discretion.
• Highly reliable, self-directed, and well-organized.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.

• Experience working with the CEAS Dean and their leadership team.
• Experience working for the CEAS Dean's Suite Front Desk Team.
• Experience working in an office and overseeing coordination of office tasks.
• Experience with inventory and mailing service or willingness to learn.
• Experience working with Microsoft Copilot, Sharepoint, and other Microsoft applications.