While managing multiple and competing deadlines, this position will: 1) provide support to a group of 5 - 6 faculty members in their academic, teaching and research efforts, 2) support the department manager, 3) serve as a mentor and resource for staff, students, visitors, and postdoctoral researchers on policy and procedural issues, 4) assist with faculty lab setup and provide ongoing support, 5) event management and planning for symposiums and conferences including preparation of outreach materials and arranging travel, 6) coordinate internal departmental on-boarding and off-boarding processes, and 7) assist in special projects as needed. Responsibilities include monitoring the event budget; reserving rooms; ordering food; arranging travel for speakers and guests, ensuring travel is optimized and efficiently coordinated; advertising the event; preparing and circulating materials; and troubleshooting problems as they arise.