"Career Advisor"

Job Description

Position Type: Admin/Professional
Department: COM Academic Affairs
Full or Part Time: Full Time
Pay Grade: MN8

Summary:

Responsible for advising a cohort of medicine students enrolled in pre-matriculation degrees and those who have matriculated to the medical school class through the completion of their career as a student. The Career Advisor will play an essential role in the assessment of interests and skills related to career goals, guidance related to involvement in student organizations and research and assistance with preparation of their electronic residency application service (ERAS) applications and the residency interview process.

Principal Functional Responsibilities:

• Career Counseling and Advising: Develop career goals with a cohort of students starting at the time of matriculation through graduation. Counsel and advise individual students based on an assessment of career goals and aspirations. Addresses curricular, performance and scheduling concerns. Foster student involvement in student organizations and student research events related to the career and professional development. Provide advising services to medical students and attend medical student events that meet the scheduling needs of busy medical students, which includes evening and weekend hours on a routine basis.
• Residency Application Support: Counsel and advise students on in preparation for their ERAS applications. This includes but is not limited to: Providing CV/resume MATCH content review, Review personal statements, Generate individual medical student performance evaluation (MSPE) report for specific student cohort, Advise students on the residency interview process.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with academic partners, faculty, alumni and other constituents in developing activities and events that strengthen career preparation for medical students.
• Miscellaneous Duties: Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree
• Three years’ experience in career services and/or student leadership activities in higher education, with a preference for prior medical student advising or pre-health advising.
• Ability to work flexible hours to support all activities of the office, including evening and weekend hours.

Preferred Qualifications:

Degrees in higher education and/or advising

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to utilize a phone, computer and other office equipment.

Department Specific Information:

Starting salary range $47,689-$54,080, commensurate with experience.

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