Reporting to the Director of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center, the part-time Assistant to the Director supports the Director with day-to-day operations related to services, collections, archives, facilities, and programming. The part-time Assistant will work 25 hours per week during the academic year and summer (48 weeks). Occasional night and weekend responsibilities are required.
As a condition of employment, Duquesne University requires all new employees —full-time and part-time, including adjunct faculty—to get a COVID-19 vaccine and provide proof of their vaccination upon commencement of employment.
New employees requesting a religious or documented medical exemption from the vaccine must complete and submit a Duquesne University exemption request form for review and approval. To receive the appropriate exemption request form, contact hrservices@duq.edu. Employees with approved exemptions will be required to be tested on a regular basis.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Welcomes and assists visitors in finding materials, answers phone calls and takes messages.
Shelves books and journals, using Library of Congress classification system.
Sets up the Center for events by moving furniture, preparing A/V technology as needed.
Performs clerical tasks such as monitoring supplies, organizing mailings, filing, scanning, and photocopying.
Helps edit and publish proceedings from the Center’s Symposia.
Helps process archives.
Assists the Director with special projects related to the work of the Center and other duties as assigned.
Completes other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
ABD doctoral student or extremely highly qualified master’s student with expertise and interest in phenomenological philosophy, psychology, theology, or communication.
Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Ability to learn and perform assigned tasks responsibly with little supervision.
Demonstrated computer skills including use of email and word processing and web maintenance and design.
Sensitivity to the need of each individual to be treated with dignity and respect as it relates to diversity in general and the Mission of the University specifically.
Commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission.
Demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.
Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit, Duquesne University values equality of opportunity as an educational institution and as an employer. We aspire to attract and sustain a diverse faculty and staff that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic goals and enriches our campus community. We particularly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups and support dual-career couples through our charter membership in this region's HERC (http://www.hercjobs.org/oh-western-pa-wv/).
We invite applicants for this position to learn more about our university and its Spiritan heritage by visiting http://www.duq.edu/about/mission-and-identity/mission-statement. Those invited to campus for an interview may be asked about ways in which they see their talents contributing to the continued growth of our community and furthering its mission.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.