Associate Director for Pre-Professional & Graduate Study
The Associate Director will support pre-professional programming and the application process for students interested in health-related fields, law school, and graduate school.
Specific duties will include:
• Design and deliver workshops and provide career counseling to students and alumni considering pre-professional careers or graduate school.
• Partner with faculty members (including the Health Professions Advisory Committee) to further develop volunteer and research opportunities, internships, and job shadowing opportunities in the health professions and law.
• Coordinate and assist the relevant faculty committees in the development of composite letters of recommendation; interviewing candidates preparing for medical school.
• Represent the College in communications with professional schools, graduate programs, and professional associations, and act as the liaison between the relevant admission offices and the College
The qualification for this position will include a master's degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, or field related to advising or career counseling. Minimum 3 years of relevant undergraduate pre-professional counseling/advising experience required. Familiarity with admission requirements for professional and graduate schools required as well as knowledge of trends in health professions, law, and graduate education. Excellent written and oral communication skills, interpersonal and teamwork skills, as well as project management and organizational capability expected. Some travel anticipated (5-10%).
We encourage applications from under-represented groups as well as individuals who have experience with diverse populations; women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
To learn more about and apply for this position please visit us online at: https://careers.skidmore.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53594
Skidmore is a highly selective liberal arts college with a reputation for its creative approaches to just about everything. With its relatively small size and student-faculty ratio, the College is a close-knit academic community. Skidmore is known for its faculty of teacher-scholars devoted to the instruction and mentoring of undergraduates; approximately 2,400 talented men and women from some 47 states and 46 countries.
Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, military or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression*, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics or prior arrest or conviction record or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
*Gender identity and expression, while protected under Skidmore College policy, are not currently protected under federal, state, or local laws.
Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable background check result.
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