Student Worker - Curricular Affairs

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Job Description

Build and strengthen your professional skill set while supporting the Office of Curricular Affairs at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. This student employment opportunity is ideal for individuals seeking meaningful administrative experience and professional development to enhance their resume or CV. The Student Worker will provide administrative and clerical support to both the Pre-Clerkship (Years 1-2) and Clerkship (Years 3-4) curriculum teams. This position works closely with medical students, faculty, and staff, including the Assistant Dean, Clinical Education Manager, and curriculum coordinators. Responsibilities require strong customer service, organization, critical thinking, time management, and the ability to take initiative and complete tasks independently.

Responsibilities

In addition to general clerical duties, they will assist with:

Coordinating medical student clinical experiences

Assisting with periodic orientations

Running reports and completing data transfers

Regularly following up with preceptors and students for evaluation completion

Participate in the development and implementation of educational materials and resources for medical students.

Clerical duties and special projects assigned by the Assistant Dean and the Clinical Education Manager.

Maintain confidentiality of all student records and sensitive information

Required Qualifications

Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno

Candidate must have intermediate proficiency in applications, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, DocuSign, Zoom, etc.

Candidate must have the ability to prioritize competing demands

Successful candidates enjoy working within a high-stakes, deadline-focused environment

Candidate must keep confidentiality when working with sensitive material

Candidate must be proficient in proof-reading/copy-editing

Candidate must have the ability to work year-round (vacations permitted)

Candidate currently enrolled in or anticipating enrolling in the UNR M.D. Program are not eligible for this position

Preferred Qualifications

Enrolled in a university program focused on education, administration, healthcare, or other related fields

Candidate has experience in an office or similar environment

Candidate has the desire to work year-round through November 2026 or May 2027, depending on graduation date

Schedule

Expected hours to work per week: 20

Established per semester around class schedule

Hours preferably within the business hours of Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location will be primarily at the Moana Clinic, though travel to the UNR Medicine main campus will be necessary at times

Compensation Grade

Student Employee Level 2

$18.00/hourly

Exempt

No

Full-Time Equivalent

50.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at jobs@unr.edu.

Attach the following attachment(s) to your application

Resume/CV – (required) List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.

Cover Letter – (optional)

Contact Information for Three Professional References – (optional) Please include name, contact information, and relationship.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”

Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University’s physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new