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Qualifications
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Required/Preferred
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1. Skill in interacting with persons of
varied social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds,
especially in advising students and working with faculty, staff,
graduate students, others in the University and in the outside
community.
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Required |
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2. Skill in developing procedures to quickly and accurately assess individual student progress or lack thereof.
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Required |
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3. Detailed knowledge of both general University, Graduate Division and departmental regulations, policies and procedures.
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Preferred |
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4. Skill in coordinating people and activities in high-volume office with frequent interruptions and/or distractions.
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Required |
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5. Skill in design and utilization of
database programs to store information. Ability to generate reports and
serve important role in proposing improvements to database design.
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Required |
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6. Knowledge of the discipline of
history, the content of courses offered in the department, the unique
requirements of 12 fields, and the areas of expertise of faculty members
in the department.
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Preferred |
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7. Knowledge of student services and specific personnel for referral.
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Can be trained |
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8. Skill in setting priorities which
accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with
minimal direction.
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Required |
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9. Knowledge of job market and graduate programs nation-wide.
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Can be trained |
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10. Skill in supervising assistants, including delegating responsibility and training.
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Required |
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11. Knowledge of on-line computer systems, especially SIS and degree progress reports.
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Required |
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12. Knowledge of Word, Excel and database programs.
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Required |
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13. Skill in writing grammatically
correct and academically sound letters for transmittal both on and off
campus relating to graduate affairs. Skill in writing grammatically
correct phrases to use in student petitions.
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Required |
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14. Skill in mediating among contending parties or groups.
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Required |
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15. Working knowledge of the Graduate
Division, the Registrar's Office, the Career Center, and the College of
Letters and Science.
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Preferred |
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16. Ability to speak on a one-to-one
basis using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to explain degree
requirements and academic program.
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Required |
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17. Skill in listening perceptively and conveying awareness. Ability to calm individuals in crisis situations.
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Required |
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18. Skill in working as part of a team
and collaborating with colleagues. Ability to establish and maintain
cooperative working relationships with students, faculty, other staff,
the central administration, and representatives of external agencies.
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Required |
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19. Skill in motivating others and in stimulating people to effective action.
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Required |
