July 26, 2022
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the general direction of, and reporting directly to, the Dean of the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the Assistant Dean for Career & Professional Development is responsible for the development and management of career development programs and services for Morningside GSBS Students and Post-Doc Associates.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Organize and administer our novel, imbedded career and professional development curriculum, supporting the core competencies of career planning, scientific leadership, communication, and teamwork, with faculty-driven instruction and curricular development
- Collaborate with faculty and GSBS leadership to dynamically evolve our career and professional development curriculum to adapt to emerging needs of the biomedical workforce in the Commonwealth and beyond
- Collaborate with deans of Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, and Student Affairs to establish new student success infrastructure and monitoring systems
- Establish new curricular and extracurricular activities to enhance community knowledge and skill-building in the areas of scientific leadership, management, and advocacy
- Imbed DEI, cultural competency and humility, and well-being into career and professional development curricular and extracurricular programming
- Design and implement career development education addressing a wide range of STEM career pathways
- Design and implement educational experiences addressing job-seeking and career advancement skills
- Provide one-on-one career coaching to students and postdocs
- Organize alumni contributions to professional networking and career education
- Disseminate information about job and career advancement opportunities to trainees via a regular newsletter and web resources
- Maintain the training grant and fellowship writing group established by GSBS Student Affairs
- Direct the development and implementation of new and continuing scientific writing resources, including piloting new writing coaching resources
- Support student organizations and interest groups focused on career exploration and skill-building
- Collection and analyze data to assess impact and evaluate curricula and programming, with annual reporting to the GSBS Assembly and quarterly reporting to GSBS leadership
- Manage an annual programming budget of $20,000
- Supervise professional and administrative staff to support the depth and breadth of educational programming and one-on-one career coaching
- Represent the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in regional and national organizations focused on graduate education and biomedical career development
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Doctoral degree required
- 3-5 years of experience with biomedical career development at R1 institution required.
- 7-10 years of teaching experience, including course development and delivery, at the postbaccalaureate and graduate level, in areas including biomedical sciences, career and professional development, science education
- 3-5 years of experience with student affairs and/or career counseling
- 3-5 years of supervisory experience
- Sustained commitment to DEI action and learning throughout 7-10 years of professional work experience
- Excellence in writing, communication, and interpersonal organization