Sr. Specialist for Learning & Career Counseling - Student Affairs & Admissions, School of Medicine

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology or a related field with a minimum of 2 years of experience in academic counseling in a higher education setting.

OR

• Master's degree in Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology or a related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience in academic counseling in a higher education setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Academic health setting
• Experience supporting medical school, health science or graduate level learners to include the following: developing study strategies and protocols, using computer software and alternative technologies to promote learning, and developing outreach strategies to encourage self-referral and use of learning supports.
• Career Counseling in Medicine (AAMC program – Careers in Medicine)
• Experience in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and National Residency Match Program (NRMP) process
• Experience using diagnostic educational and learning tools. Assessments related to achievement, intellent and executive functioning, attention, test anxiety, DSM-V criteria, learning styles and cognition, including but not limited to: WAIS, Woodcock-Johnson, Nelson-Denny, Myers Briggs, LASSI.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Expertise in student academic performance assessment
• Effective presentation skills for group and individual discussion
• Proficiency in a variety of teaching strategies
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of professionals
• Ability to plan, organize, set and accomplish goals
• Ability to analyze/evaluate data and make appropriate recommendations
• Ability to organize and present data in a concise manner
• Effective problem solving skills
• Knowledge of and experience utilizing learning strategies in higher education
• Knowledge of and experience utilizing pedagogical educational materials, universal study strategies, protocols, computer software and alternative technologies for learning
• Knowledge of cognitive and behavioral psychological approaches to support learning
• Demonstrated ability to supervise peer tutors and/or mentors.

Salary Information:

Estimated starting salary will range from $62,553 - $75,000 annually, depending on qualifications.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.