Director, Programs (Career Services for the Office of Graduate Studies)
- Employer
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Jan 12, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Student Affairs, Academic Advising & Academic Support Services, Career Services
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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The University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine's
Office of Graduate Studies has an exciting career opportunity for a
Director, Programs for the student career services. Reporting to
the Executive Director of the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS), the
Director of Career Services is responsible for developing and
establishing strategic plans, programs, and services to meet the
career and professional development needs of the Miller School of
Medicine’s growing number of biomedical graduate students.
These efforts will include creating and managing an
internship program for graduate students, planning the annual
Teaching and Learning Workshop, building partnerships with
biomedical companies across the globe, facilitating career
opportunities for graduate students, taking initiative to design
and maintain needful career services, tracking and engaging with
alumni, collaborating with faculty to facilitate co-curricular
professional development experiences, and developing budgets and
proposals that support robust career services activities. The
incumbent will be the departmental expert on national trends in
biomedical career services and regularly update the faculty. They
will be adept at student learning assessment to determine the
effectiveness of career services and co-curricular programming.
They will lead important projects and serve on
university/departmental committees as needed. The Director should
be well-versed with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) T32
training grant requirements to ensure all co-curricular initiatives
and career development activities are in alignment. The incumbent
will create strategic plans to enhance the Miller School of
Medicine’s competitiveness for these grants in areas related to
graduate student career services and alumni tracking. They will
participate in the development and writing of training grants. The
Director will establish beneficial partnerships with constituents
across the university such as the Biomedical Graduate Student
Government, the Graduate School, Office of Pre-Health Advising and
Mentoring, Medical Education, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and
Community Engagement (ODICE), Toppel Career Center, and the
Executive Dean for Research’s Office of Research Development and
Support. On the national level, they will engage with professional
organizations such as the AAMC’s GREAT (Graduate Education and
Teaching) group and NACE (National Association of Colleges and
Employers).
The Director will supervise and evaluate a
full-time Program Coordinator and student employees such as
graduate assistants and office workers. They will routinely provide
functional supervision and training to Miller School of Medicine
graduate programs staff (internal and external to OGS) to ensure
the alignment of all graduate programs’ career development
activities. They will be responsible for the development of special
initiatives and serve as project lead.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a biomedical science, basic
science, or higher education; a Master's Degree or Ph.D. preferred.
Must have at least seven years of relevant experience, preferably
in one of the following: an academic career services office or
working with training grants, or working in the biomedical field.
Knowledge of business and management principles. Ability to direct,
manage, implement, and evaluate department operations. Ability to
establish department goals, and objectives that support the
strategic plan. Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or
supervise the work of others. Ability to lead, motivate, develop,
and train others. Any relevant education, certifications and/or
work experience may be considered.
Be sure to indicate on your resume or
cover letter that you saw this advertisement on the Chronicle of
Higher Education.
The University of Miami offers competitive salaries
and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental,
tuition remission and more.
UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South
Florida's only university-based health system, provides
leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research
and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an
academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin
America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100
specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million
patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has
earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and
patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.
Patient safety is a top priority. As a result,
during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April),
the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all
employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a
location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is
provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have
an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement
will result in rescinding or termination of employment.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity
Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with
Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are
protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected
by Federal law.
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