Job Title: Program Assistant
PVN ID: QC-2302-005399
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Professor Marvin Milich, Emeritus, Program Assistant in Accounting:

A collaboration of the Accounting Department and Academic Advising Center as per the generosity of Professor Emeritus Milich and friends. 

Part-time Program Assistant. The Academic Advising Center (AAC), Queens College:

The AAC provides new and continuing undergraduate students (unaffiliated with special programs) with centralized support services to ensure retention and timely receipt of the baccalaureate degree. 

The Professor Marvin Milich, Emeritus, Program Assistant in Accounting is a new part-time position that will assist professional and faculty advisors in supporting potential or declared students in the Accounting major(s). This specialized position will be a liaison between the AAC and the Accounting Department to coordinate efforts and collaborations in the best interest of QC students to facilitate entry and success in the major.   

Compensation:

The rate is $20/hr. for up to 15 hrs. week with expectation of a flexible schedule that will shift depending on season/activities/student need.   

To Apply:

Please upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional and/or academic references to the RF Careers page. If you have any questions, please to contact Ms. Laura A. Silverman, Director, Academic Advising Center, Queens College/CUNY at Laura.Silverman@qc.cuny.edu.

 

 

 

 

Other Duties

Duties of the Professor Marvin Milich Academic Advisor in Accounting:

  • Assist with the onboarding and orientation of new Accounting students.
  • Under the tutelage of professional and faculty advisors, support undergraduate Accounting students to understand degree requirements, set academic goals, and the strategies by which to achieve them. 
  • Inform Accounting students about college policies, technologies, and business processes and help guide and inform them of student support services.
  • Help to arrange and co-facilitate group workshops and presentations pertaining to the Accounting major and special events and opportunities.  
  • Collaborate with Accounting faculty and professional advisors on student-focused initiatives and troubleshoot issues pertaining to student advising.
  • Serve as a liaison between Accounting faculty and the AAC.
  • Maintain data and notes in QC Navigate.

 

Qualifications

  • Baccalaureate degree in Accounting required. Master’s degree or enrollment in an Accounting master’s program preferred. 
  • Applicant should be professional and personable; possess excellent communication skills, and able to present information effectively.
  • Applicant must be able and willing to continuously synthesize information and adapt to change.
  • Applicant must be flexible in work hours that will include year-round advising (winter and summer sessions in addition to fall and spring), as well as evenings and weekends as needed.     

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$20.00-$20.00
Hour(s) a week
15.00
Closing Date
Apr 01, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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