Administrative Specialist - Food Science & Technology

Location

Athens Area

S14711P

Administrative Specialist - Food Science & Technology

CAES-Food Science & Technology

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External

TRS

Employee

Benefits Eligible

Full Time

Monday‑Friday, 8am‑5pm with occasional overtime hours

Commensurate with Experience

02/13/2026

Yes

03/01/2026

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Administrative Assistant II

Non‑Exempt

1.00

High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related experience

The Department of Food Science and Technology is a multi-disciplinary department supporting research, teaching, and Extension programs on the Athens and Griffin campuses. This position serves as the assistant to the Department Head (DH) and is responsible for supporting day‑to‑day administration of the department. This role is critical to provide consistent support to the Head of the Department as well as to other faculty, staff, and students.

• Handle all the departmental correspondence to upper administration, food industry, and alumni.
• Manage the main office, handle course loading and process overrides, curriculum/CAPA, course evaluations, and personnel record keeping.
• Provide support for faculty correspondence, event scheduling, and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide administrative assistance with faculty appointments, graduate faculty appointments and re‑appointments, promotion/tenure, 3rd year reviews, post‑tenure reviews, and scheduling of faculty interviews.

• Detailed knowledge of how the University of Georgia operates including policies and procedures of the College and department.
• Ability to effectively communicate with departmental faculty, staff, and students.
• Thorough knowledge of administrative management practices and principles.
• Thorough knowledge of…