Learning & Career Specialist

POSITION TITLE:

Learning & Career Specialist

COMPENSATION RANGE: 50,000. USD per year

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION:
Professional Administrative

DEPARTMENT:
Academic Affairs Office

TARGET HIRE DATE: 4/1/2026

BENEFITS: UNC's Career Hub

Candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of application; UNC cannot provide H-1B sponsorship at this time.

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 01/19/2026.

Position Summary:

The Learning & Career Specialist provides academic learning support and career advising to medical students as they progress through the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program. This role delivers individualized academic coaching, facilitates group workshops, manages daily operations of tutoring and mentoring programs, and assists students with residency and career planning. The Specialist collaborates with faculty, student services, and academic leadership to advance student academic and career success.

Job Duties:

Academic Learning Counseling (45%)

* Provide one-on-one academic coaching to support learning strategies, test-taking, study planning, time management, and critical thinking and reading skills.

* Assess students for learning challenges, coordinate remediation plans, and refer to faculty, academic leadership, and both campus and external resources as appropriate.

* Develop and deliver workshops and programming related to learning strategies, board preparation, and academic success for pre-clinical and clinical students, including pre-matriculation support.

* Manage daily operations of peer tutoring and mentoring programs, including tutor training and performance monitoring.

* Assist in planning and delivering COMLEX/USMLE preparation programs and track academic support utilization and student progress.

* Support medical students in navigating academic benchmarks, clinical progression, and graduation requirements, ensuring alignment with UNC COM academic policies and timelines.

Career Counseling & Residency Advising (45%)

* Provide individualized career advising for medical students, including career exploration, specialty decision-making, CV/resume development, and personal statement guidance.

* Support residency preparation, including ERAS advising, interview skills development, and match preparation activities.

* Facilitate group sessions and workshops using tools such as AAMC Careers in Medicine, AACOM resources, specialty society guidance, and NRMP data.

* Screen for and address issues impacting career readiness (e.g., motivation, stress, professional identity challenges) and make referrals when needed.

* Maintain career advising records and monitor student career planning progress.

Other Responsibilities (10%)

* Maintain student support tracking systems and contribute data to evaluate program effectiveness.

* Participate in student success initiatives, orientations, and support programming across the learning continuum.

* Provide support as needed for key college events and programming across Admissions, Student Affairs, and Curriculum, including but not limited to the White Coat Ceremony, Bridging Ceremony, Commencement, Match Day, wellness initiatives, interprofessional activities, and board preparation events.

* May provide instruction or support for summer and pre-matriculation programs.

* Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean of Student Success.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in education, educational psychology, psychology, counseling, or a related field

Minimum 3 years of experience in academic counseling/coaching or career advising in higher education. Graduate Assistant work will count for half-time.

Benefits:

Benefits available include health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a selection of several defined contribution retirement plans for all full-time positions. Employees at UNC receive sick leave, and other leave options may be available based on position. Full-time employees are eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits, as well as dependents and spouses of UNC Employees who are employed at 0.5 FTE or above are eligible for undergraduate dependent tuition grants of up to 50%.

These tuition grants will cover in-state tuition charges. Further requirements may exist. Other benefits may be available based on position.

About UNC

The University of Northern Colorado is a public doctoral/research institution located in Greeley, Colorado. UNC's commitment to education began in 1889 and continues to be a transformational force for our students. Recognized as a top university for social mobility, UNC is proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution and to serve more than 44% of our undergraduates who are the first in their family to attend college.

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