Coordinator for Career Advising and Specialty Exploration

Job Summary:

Academic Affairs, within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), invites applications for this position of program support in the career advising and residency application of MD students. Supervised by the Director of Career Advising, the successful candidate will help plan and execute large-scale events and programs, assist students and UW Health staff in clinical rotation administration, and provide support to students and staff in MD residency application material preparation and submission. We are ready to train in content knowledge, if needed. The most important traits for the successful candidate will be an interest in helping students succeed and a close eye for details. If this is you, we hope you apply!

Responsibilities:

Contributes to the development, implementation, administration, coordination, and evaluation for one or more academic programs to ensure effectiveness in meeting departmental and student development goals and initiatives. Strives to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

• 25% Utilizes independent judgement regarding development, implementation, promotion, and evaluation for one or more academic programs, initiatives, or events
• 25% Identifies program, needs, contributes to the development of unit workflows, schedules logistics and secures resources for meetings, events, and interviews
• 10% Coordinates program components and evaluates program effectiveness and provides recommendations for improvement
• 25% May supervise the day to day activities of one or more academic programs and resolves issues exercising discretion to meet unit goals.
• 15% Serve as primary institutional contact in the Visiting Student Learning Opportunity database for UW students and SMPH/UW Health departmental staff

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

Required:
- Professional experience in an educational or healthcare setting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience planning and/or executing events/programs
- High attention to detail

Preferred:
- Background in student services or advising
- Familiarity with health professions education

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $50,112 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0)

Additional Information:

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience as it relates to this role.

Contact:

Beth Miller
bmiller53@wisc.edu
608-265-8696
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Academic Program Specialist(AE010)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/ACAD AFFAIRS/STUD SERVICE

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

308053-AS

 

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