Job Summary

This position is responsible for assisting the Executive Director of Academic Success and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by providing direct support, and management and oversight of academic support for all DUCOM students with a primary emphasis of responsibility for students on the West Reading campus. This position is responsible for enhancing and advancement of academic support processes and programs, along with development of strategies to improve access to services with an ultimate goal of support medicals student’s success through the continuum of their medical education.

The Learning Specialist provides critical support for students as they transition to medical school and conquer the successive academic hurdles. The Learning Specialist will provide necessary enrichment and remedial programs to meet the needs of our diverse student population. The position will provide individual, small group, and class wide workshops on study skills, time management, test taking skills, NBME study strategies, etc.

Essential Functions

• Provide individual supportive counseling to medical students
• Develop expertise in working with at risk medical students
• Create, deliver, and assess a robust program of small group discussions and workshops on a variety of study topics that address students’ needs, including but not limited to the transition to medical school, time management, note-taking, study cycle, and motivation
• Develop, implement, and provide oversight of hard copy and electronic resources such as study templates and resource lists to be available to students on campus and on Blackboard
• Meet with students individually and in small groups to consult on learning strategies and study schedules
• Assess students having academic difficulty and develop plans for intervention
• Manage and monitor the tracking process of year 1st -3rd students who experience academic difficulty
• Develop and implement enrichment and remedial programs to meet the needs of a diverse student population
• Manage Step 1 and Step 2 workshops and the advising processes
• Work with faculty to develop programs designed to assist students with academic difficulty
• Assist with coordinating the pre-matriculation, high school programs and other special programs
• Manage, advance, and further develop the Academic Advising webpages to provide students with relevant, accurate, current, and robust career advising information and resources
• Maintain and update resources and content on an ongoing basis
• Monitor and review relevant external websites, listservs, and communications to identify relevant updates, changes and/or new information, programs, resources, opportunities, etc
• Define strategies to enhance presentation of resources and/or access to resources within the website
• Based in West Reading with remote work and travel to Philadelphia

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in higher education, education, or psychology or Equivalent
• Two years’ experience working with adult students or in higher education

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience facilitating small and large group workshops
• Excellent judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity
• Familiarity with high-stakes objective testing and/or the medical school environment
• The candidate should have excellent interpersonal skills such that they can work collaboratively with students, tutors, course directors, other departmental faculty, and staff
• Ability to identify students who need a referral to a psychiatrist or other health care professional
• The candidate should be detail-oriented and possess excellent time management skills

Physical Demands

• Typically sitting at a desk/table
• Typically standing, walking
• Lifting demands 25lbs

Location

Reading Campus- Reading, PA

Additional Information

This position is classified as Exempt with a salary grade of K. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Please review the Benefits Brochure for some information on our benefits offerings.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.