Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

March 16, 2026

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

1123-NN_ADMINPRO - Assistant To, 1123-YN_ADMINPRO - Assistant To

Business Title:

Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Employee Type:

Admin. Professional

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

As the Assistant to the Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), you will provide broad and confidential administrative support to the Dean’s Office. You will develop a strong understanding of the College’s academic departments and maintain effective relationships with key faculty and staff. As the primary point of contact for both internal and external constituents, you will exercise independent judgment grounded through knowledge of the College and University policies and procedures to perform a range of high-level administrative activities for the Dean’s leadership team, including Chairs, Directors, and Associate Deans.
 

In this role, you will be responsible for building trust, facilitating communication, and elevating departmental concerns as appropriate. This includes managing a variety of administrative, fiscal, staff support, and special projects responsibilities and working proactively to remove obstacles that hinder the College’s success and upholds its core mission of supporting academic departments.

Additional Information:

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $5,000 - $6,666.67 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or other relevant field AND five (5) years of managing administrative support experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

• Experience providing executive level support to a Dean, department chair, school director, or equivalent.

• Demonstration of strong organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills (both verbal and written)

• Experience in maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

• Demonstrated ability to function positively, under pressure in a fast-paced professional environment, while managing interruptions, meeting deadlines and providing high quality service to all constituents.

• Demonstrated effective supervisory or managerial experience.

• Demonstrated excellent writing and proofreading skills.

• Proficiency using MS Office programs or equivalent .

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a professional higher education administrative environment.

• Experience working with WSU policies, procedures, and systems including Workday.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship

About the College of Arts and Sciences- With 19 schools, departments, and programs, and 18 centers, institutes, museums, and research stations, we are the heart of WSU. Our transformative education and cutting-edge research pave the way for a dynamic future. Our faculty’s excellence sparks groundbreaking discoveries, and our strong community connections enrich lives. We are committed to empowering every student to reach their fullest potential, ensuring that diverse perspectives and innovative ideas grow into solutions that make a difference for Washington and beyond.

Area/College: College of Arts and Sciences
Department Name: Dean's Office
Location: Pullman, WA

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1) Resume
2) Cover Letter

External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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