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Description:

Overview
This job opportunity is for a 20-hour/week, graduate (master’s or PhD only), student staff employee position with the School of Public Health’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Team for the 2026-2027 academic year (starting September 2026). This role works directly with the Associate/Assistant Dean and Director of EDI. This role requires remote and in-person participation. 

Compensation for this 20-hour/week role is based on the UW Graduate School Salary Schedule. The AY26-27 schedule has not been published, but you can view the AY25-26 chart for a reference of the pay range for a pre-masters or pre-doctoral student levels: https://facstaff.grad.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025-26_TA-RA-SA-salary-schedule.pdf This role also includes a tuition waiver and UW Graduate Student health insurance.

Job Description
This Graduate Student Administrative Staff Employee/Assistant position supports the administrative, logistical and programming needs of the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Team. Key duties of this role include: 

?Attending meetings 

?Establishing data collection, storage, and reporting 

?Managing web materials and/or communications 

?Providing general administration  

?Assisting in developing programming

?Performing outreach to key stakeholders

?Assisting in planning or organizing events 


Specific duties of this role include: 

• Documenting current equity, diversity and inclusion efforts in SPH and share?regular updates through regular communications with stakeholders and/or on the SPH EDI webpage 
• Providing logistical support to the EDI team on current projects and quarterly programming such as the monthly SPH EDI committee meetings. 
• Developing effective and student-centered activities that promote building community, sharing resources and networking with partners.? 
• Helping develop communications messages and graphics that highlight the EDI efforts at the school-wide level.? 
• Working with school and community partners (such as ARCH) to co-design?and implement?additional?student-centered advocacy programming to promote a culture and dialogue of anti-racism and health excellence in public health? 
• Working with other health professions schools in organizing enrichment and retention-based programming for SPH students. 
• Managing?sphedi?email account?and responding to inquiries in a timely manner. 
• Other duties as assigned.? 
   

Hours per week (approx.): 20
Compensation: Tuition Waiver, UW Graduate Student Health Insurance

Skills/Eligibility:

To be eligible, you must:

1. Be a graduate (master’s or PhD only) student enrolled in a University of Washington graduate program (ideally, School of Public Health).
2.  You must also be enrolled for the full 2026-2027 academic year. 
3. You must be able to work in-person for events, meetings and other logistics (though this role also incorporates remote work elements).

An ideal candidate will have: 

1. Demonstrated administrative professional experience 
2. Relevant program and event planning experience 
3. Strong written and spoken communciation skills
4. A passion for community building and collaboration
5. A dedication to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion. 

How to Apply:

To apply for this role, please send an email to sphedi@uw.edu with the subject line: Administrative Staff Position Application - Your First & Last Name
 

Your application email should include: 

1. A current resume or CV detailing your work and educational experience
2. A cover letter detailing relevant experience for the Administrative Assistant Staff Position. You are encouraged to share why you want to be part of the SPH Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Team, and how this role will support your academic/career trajectory. 

Applications will be open starting April 15, 2026 and close April 25, 2026 at midnight. If you are selected to interview, you can expect to hear from the SPH EDI team via sphedi@uw.edu by April 29th. Interviews will be scheduled with selected candidates during the week of May 4th-8th. An offer will be made by May 12th. 

Please remember, this posting is for a Graduate (master’s of PhD) Student Assistant role with a start date Mid-September 2026 and will continue through the full academic year ending in Mid-June 2027.