Operations Coordinator

Department: CAS Academic Support Unit 1
Classification: Office Specialist 2
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $19.36 - $28.75 per hour
FTE: 1.0

Review of Applications Begins

January 29, 2025; position open until filled

• A current resume/CV.
• A cover letter that demonstrates how your skills and experience meet the qualifications for the position.
• Three (3) professional references with contact information.

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is the hub of learning, research, and academic excellence at the University of Oregon. With nearly 50 departments and programs representing the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, the high quality of our programs is the main reason why the University of Oregon is one of only 66 top universities in the prestigious Association of American Universities.

Our faculty and advisors work directly with students to help them think analytically, question critically, and communicate clearly about how to find solutions to real‑world issues in the world we in. Our staff and managers play critical and dynamic roles in supporting and advancing the academic mission of the University and of CAS.

CAS is organized into multiple Academic Service Units (ASUs), each housing staff and managers who provide administrative, strategic, and operations support to multiple academic departments in CAS.

The School of Global Studies and Languages (GSL), also known as ASU 1, aspires to draw students to UO by engaging them with cultures, languages, histories, and ways of life across the world. The School’s mission is to prepare graduates for their future lives and careers by providing holistic, interdisciplinary perspectives on critical issues and cultural developments that are global and historical in scope.

GSL provides a career‑legible, interdisciplinary curriculum, drawing on the research and pedagogic expertise of faculty in the social sciences and humanities. Customized curricular pathways allow students to acquire foundational skills in the liberal arts and to translate them into real‑world abilities. The School is home to a community of students and faculty who value the common transformational experience of immersion in multiple languages and cultures.

This shared value forges a collective mission, while honoring the diverse histories, cultures, and disciplines embraced by GSL.

Alongside the School’s focus on cultures and languages, GSL immerses students in humanistic and social science perspectives and methods of inquiry. Students will pursue language learning, cultural studies, and engage undergraduate professional tracks, including international law, diplomacy, human rights, global health and development, and global environmental change, all of which position them to bring humanities‑informed cultural understanding to careers that have global impact.

The School provides students with language and intercultural skills that align with their individual academic and career goals and that prepare them for future opportunities in a 21st‑century global context. Students study abroad, engage in experiential learning that bridges theoretical knowledge and its practical application, and participate in career‑readiness activities at every step of their degree progress.

The Operations Coordinator is the primary support position for all operational and logistical processes within the assigned Academic Support Unit (ASU) and assists the Operations Manager in administrative tasks and special projects, developing an in‑depth knowledge and expertise to consistently coordinate and administer department operations and special projects in assigned areas.

This position assists faculty with the planning and organizing of faculty seminars, Job talks, Colloquia, and other public‑facing, research or celebratory events, and will book rooms, catering, and vendors as needed. In addition, the coordinator will manage paperwork and work with accounts payable to set up vendor payments.

The Operations Coordinator will act as liaison with the Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) by managing budgets and assisting…