Specialist for Academic Support

Company Description:

SUNY Empire State proudly serves 16,000 students through online, hybrid, and in-person instruction across New York state, the region, and the world. Established in 1971 as the innovative branch of the State University of New York, SUNY Empire is a recognized national leader in serving working adults - including parents, veterans, and military-affiliates - through flexible programs that meet workforce needs and provide support through mentoring and prior learning assessment. The institution offers a broad range of associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and certificate programs and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. SUNY Empire's 94,000 alumni are entrepreneurs, nurses, teachers, businesspeople, and leaders in their communities and their fields. Visit www.esc.edu and follow us on social media @SUNYEmpire. 

SUNY Empire is committed to creating a multicultural, inclusive academic and work environment. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe that having diverse faculty and staff is critical to academic excellence and prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global world.

Job Description:

SUNY Empire State College is currently seeking a full-time Specialist for Academic Support (State Title: Staff Assistant) to provide online and onsite learning assistance and coaching to students in writing, reading strategies, research skills, time management, study skills, etc.  

In addition, this candidate will assist Academic Support leadership with developing, managing and delivering academic support services and programs, including live workshops, asynchronous resources, event programming and working with faculty to provide embedded academic support within courses.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a statewide academic support team, value a student-centered approach to supporting learning and be willing to partner with faculty on learning activity design and support.  Specific experience supporting a diverse student body in a non-traditional learning environment Is strongly desired.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field from a regionally accredited U.S. university or comparable non-U.S. university
• Experience providing academic support in writing and study skills to post-traditional/adult students at the college level
• Experience teaching and/or providing support in an online platform
• Excellent writing and academic skills and effective communication and organizational skills
• Experience with Office 365 programs and web-based communications platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desire and skills to engage with a diverse student body
• Experience providing academic support to English language learners/multi-lingual students at the college level; degree or certificate in TESOL or Applied Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition
• Experience providing academic support to students with disabilities
• Experience teaching college writing
• Knowledge of adult learning, learning technologies and online pedagogies
• Ability to work within a collaborative academic environment; experience developing relationships and collaborating with faculty
• Experience coordinating and planning programs or services in a higher ed environment

Special Information:

• This position is located in Manhattan, NY at 4 Park Ave.
• Some late afternoon and early evening hours are required; delivery of services to students is primarily in late afternoon and evening; weekend hours are desirable.  Some hours may be remote depending on student needs.
• Occasional travel may be required to fulfill department, division, and college-wide commitments.
• VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.

Additional Information:

Rank/Salary: SL2/$50,000+ dependent upon experience and qualifications.

Empire State College is an EOE employer.

We are pleased to offer our employees a generous compensation and benefits package. We also offer professional-development activities for professionals and support staff, as well as faculty-development opportunities that encourage pursuit of disciplinary and community-focused research, scholarship of teaching and learning, and leadership development.

IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE ADA COORDINATOR AT (518) 587-2100, ext. 2240. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (518) 587-2100, ext. 2800. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY WEBSITE AT http://www.esc.edu/safety-security

Application Instructions:

Applications Due By: Applications accepted until position is filled.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit the following documents, which are required for consideration by clicking on the APPLY NOW button:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Name and contact information of three references

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