Engineering and Innovation Support Specialist

Position Summary

The Engineering and Innovation Support Specialist is responsible for assisting in the development, improvement, and coordination of the engineering components of the Carle Illinois curriculum to respond to ever evolving technology and innovation and in alignment with the mission, vision, values of the college. This position involves working with a wide variety of faculty to help plan, develop, test, and deploy course offerings throughout the calendar year. The Engineering and Innovation Support Specialist will report to the Engineering and Innovation Curriculum Specialist.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist with coordination and execution of engineering curricular content housed within the college.

• Collaborate with Engineering and Innovation Curriculum Specialist, Course/Clerkship Directors, Engineering and Innovation Thread Director, Academic Affairs leadership, and course faculty to design and deliver curricular content, instructional sessions, and assessment of engineering and innovation content to meet the needs of the medical educational program.
• Provide additional support for all engineering and innovation content delivery.
• Provide additional guidance as needed to faculty, staff, and medical students regarding all aspects of resource utilization including training and use of complex and highly specialized equipment and protocols.

Provide administrative support for Capstone, Data Science, IDEA (Innovation, Design and Engineering Analysis) and future project courses for students.

• Assist faculty members running Capstone, Data Science, IDEA and future project courses in supporting an interdisciplinary team of students and professionals to develop and deliver engineering and innovative solutions to clinical and healthcare challenges. This includes ordering supplies, posting medical student/faculty assignments, and entering information into the learning management system.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Participate in appropriate national organizations to keep abreast of new concepts to provide optimal and continually updated technologies and services that support the needs of Carle Illinois College of Medicine.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships; work cooperatively and collegially with others in a manner consistent with a workplace of dignity and respect; support and engage in equal employment opportunity principles, rules, and regulations.
• Foster an inclusive workplace culture that values differing perspectives, experiences, and approaches.