Assistant Director of Applied

Position: Assistant Director of Applied Experiences
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Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

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Location

Augusta University
- Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

Augusta University Career Services provides comprehensive and personalized career guidance for students through: career and major exploration, job search preparation, employment support (part and full-time, internships, and more), and professional development programming (workshops, career fairs, networking and more). By aligning career preparation with academic planning, we empower students with strategies for long-term career success.

Job Summary

This position will work across faculty, campus administration, and employers, to identify and implement best practices in the workflows of internship experiences across credit-based internships, non-credit-based internships, and cooperative education assignments. The role will lead internship development, process improvements, and policy alignment for the campus. Additionally, this role will oversee the Jags On Campus internship program, which includes the operation of paid, undergraduate interns across campus throughout the academic year.

The Assistant Director will supervise the following 2 FTEs:

* Internship Coordinator for the Jags On-Campus program

* Cyber Career Success Coordinator based in the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (GCITC)

This Assistant Director position requires a high attention to detail, the ability to establish rapport and partnerships across internal and external stakeholders, and manage critical projects that help to support the University's strategic goal to maintain the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. The individual will generate efficiencies and enhance our efforts in developing a robust internship process for the campus that optimizes our program offerings to be customer-friendly to students and employers.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

CAREER SERVICES PROFESSIONALISM/TEAMWORK/LEADERSHIP:
Maintain professional affiliations and memberships in organizations to represent the university and Career Services. Focus on areas for professional development to keep ahead of trends in managing the program area. This includes conferences, workshops, technology instruction, and reading resources pertinent to a specific area of management. Conduct all roles and responsibilities as a professional model to students and as a professional representative of the university to the community (attire, attitude, cooperative spirit, social media, confidentiality, and professional demeanor).

Always maintain positive customer service relations with internal and external customers by being polite, punctual, flexible, organized, and accessible. Establish seamless communication with Career Services colleagues to keep informed of office initiatives/needs in various areas, collaborate and problem-solve office issues and needs in a timely and professional manner.

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