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Drexel University is hiring a Learning Specialist to support academic success for students in its College of Medicine. The role provides individual counseling and small-group workshops on study skills, time management, and test-taking strategies for students transitioning into medical school. It also involves assessing students in academic difficulty, developing intervention plans, and maintaining the college's academic resource materials and webpages.

Highlights

Advises medical students one-on-one on learning strategies and study schedules.
Designs and facilitates small-group workshops on topics like the transition to medical school, time management, note-taking, and motivation.
Assesses students experiencing academic difficulty and develops individualized intervention plans.
Tracks first- through third-year students who run into academic challenges.
Maintains study templates, resource lists, and the college's Academic Resource webpages on Canvas.
Reviews external websites and listservs to keep academic resources current.
Requires a master's degree and at least two years of applicable experience.
Pays between $52,360 and $78,530 per year, depending on qualifications and internal equity review.
Includes a benefits package with an 11% 403(b) match, free tuition for staff and dependents, and flexible work options.
Based on-site at Drexel's University City campus in Philadelphia.

Learning Specialist Full Description

This position is responsible for providing direct support and creating learning support services and resources for all DUCOM students. Support is provided in the areas of adult learning, remediation, academic enhancement, time management, knowledge organization, and test-taking skills to help students become independent learners.

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.
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, 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 Canvas.
Manage, advance and further develop the Academic Resource webpages to provide students with relevant, accurate, current and robust resources and information.
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, and opportunities.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Master's Degree, or the equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Minimum of 2 years of applicable experience.
Excellent judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with students, tutors, course directors, other departmental faculty, and staff.
Ability to identify students who need a referral to mental health or other health care professionals.
Detail-oriented and possess excellent time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience facilitating small and large group workshops.
Familiarity with high-stakes objective testing and/or the medical school environment.

Physical Demands

Typically sitting at a desk/table.
Typically standing, walking.

Compensation & Benefits

This position is classified as Exempt, grade J. Compensation for this grade ranges from $52,360 to $78,530 per year; the offered rate will vary based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.

Drexel offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous vacation and paid time off, up to an 11% 403(b) Retirement Plan match with immediate vesting, remote and flexible work options for many roles, exceptional medical plans with domestic partner and fertility assistance, and free tuition for staff and their dependents for Drexel degree, certification, and non-certification programs, plus a tuition exchange program for dependents with other institutions.

Background investigations are required for all new hires as a condition of employment, after the job offer is made.

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