Learning Specialist - Ed Affairs - Student Affairs

University of Florida • Gainesville, FL

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About The Position

The Learning Specialist provides individualized academic support and learning strategy coaching for medical, physician assistant, and graduate students at the College of Medicine. This role supports students’ development of effective study, test-taking, and self-regulated learning skills; collaborates on the coordination of academic accommodations; and contributes to the planning and implementation of academic support programs and initiatives. Additionally, this role will develop and deliver educational workshops, assist with the development of new support programs/initiatives, and serve as a College of Medicine liaison to the Disability Resource Center liaison.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience working with graduate-level students or professional health science students.
• Knowledge of how the study of biomedical sciences and clinical sciences differs from undergraduate studies.
• Comprehensive understanding of standardized testing used to identify adult learning disabilities and mood/thought disorders.
• Ability to apply results of standardized testing to enable students to maximize their learning experience.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, modern assistive technologies that can help students with organization, time management, note-taking, and other factors affecting student academic performance.
• Understanding of how components of students’ identities (e.g., gender, race, religion) might affect their learning experiences during medical school.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Disability Resource Center Liaison for the College of Medicine, collaborating to support students’ access to approved academic accommodations.
• Facilitate and coordinate accommodations for students registered with the University’s Disability Resource Center, including testing arrangements.
• Identify, assess, and monitor students experiencing academic difficulty across all phases of medical, PA, and graduate training, in collaboration with the Learning Specialist and Office of Student Affairs leadership.
• Provide individualized academic coaching and learning strategy support to students with specific academic challenges (e.g. course exam failures, low clerkship/clinical exam performance, extended or unsuccessful board exam preparation).
• Provide ongoing follow-up and progress monitoring to support study and test taking strategy skill development.
• Schedule and coordinate student-led review sessions.
• Identify and coordinate tutor-tutee appointments, track and update tutor availability and tutor usage by tutee.
• Monitor tutoring expenditures and payroll activity to ensure responsible stewardship of allocated academic support funds.
• Develop and deliver presentations to support College of Medicine pre-matriculation, orientation, and board exam preparation programs.
• Develop and implement a tutor training program to support tutors providing individual tutoring support.

Benefits

• Low-cost State Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Generous Retirement Options to secure your future
• Comprehensive Paid Time Off Packages: (includes over 10 paid holidays, as well as paid family, sick and vacation leave)
• Exceptional Personal and Professional Development Opportunities: Access to UF Training & Organizational Development programs, leadership development, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Tuition Assistance through the UF Employee Education Program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level