Assistant Director of Health Professions Advising and STEM Professions Specialist

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** Job Description**##
** Department:
** Career Advising##
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** Salary##
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Job Summary:

Colby invites qualified student-centered professionals to apply for the newly-created Assistant Director of Health Professions Advising and STEM Professions Specialist opportunity, a highly-visible, collaborative and impactful student-centric role at the College. Housed within Colby’s nationally-recognized Davis Connects Office and reporting to the Director of Health Professions Advising, the Assistant Director will contribute to the impact and success of the health professions and STEM advising programs while also providing generalist, exploratory career advisement to a designated portfolio of students drawing from a broad range of career coaching and advising tools, and integrating curricular, co-curricular and transformative global experiences in the preparation of students to explore and thrive in their desired pathways.

Together with the Director of Health Professions Advising and the Industry and Community Partnerships team, the Assistant Director will foster mentorship opportunities with the global Colby network and secure access to top-tier internships, research, employment, and graduate school opportunities that are well suited to the Advisor’s advising portfolio.
** Essential Functions
** To perform successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily as well as possess education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion. Colby College actively supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative;

other duties may be assigned.
* ** STEM Professions Advising (40%)**  + Serve as the primary Davis Connects advisor to students and alumni interested in STEM professions, helping them assess interests, explore opportunities, and refine a plan leading to post-graduate success;  + Provide guidance on industry-specific and geographically-specific approaches to the opportunity-seeking process, including advice on resumes, cover letters and interview technique as well as key strategies and considerations appropriate for particular countries and regions of the world;  

+ Facilitate workshops and manage programs for target populations, including domestic and international industry-focused alumni panels, industry immersion experiences (e.g. off-campus job treks and opportunities to explore career industries across the US), and topical workshops and industry forums;  + Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with internal partners (e.g. faculty, coaches, and professional staff) and external constituents (e.g. alumni, parents and career advising colleagues) to ensure inclusion and access to STEM processions preparation and recruiting at Colby;  

+ Collect and maintain data pertaining to the success of students and alumni in pursuing undergraduate and post-graduate opportunities and education in STEM and report the same to Colby stakeholders as requested;  + Design and execute marketing and communication campaigns in collaboration with the Davis Connects’ Administrative and Student Worker teams that promote the Advisor’s services, offerings and resources;  + If the Assistant Director  is interested, qualified, and has capacity, advise and support the efforts of Colby’s student STEM and pre-health clubs and organizations.
* ** Health Professions Advising (30%)
** In collaboration with and as assigned by the Director of Health Professions Advising:  + Advise a portfolio of students and graduates contemplating medical and other health professions (e.g. physician assistant, dentistry, veterinary, nursing and beyond) on the academic and experiential requirements to succeed in the pursuit of the same;  + Guide students and graduates through the professional school application process, including, without limitation, application materials, entrance examinations (e.g. MCAT, DAT, or GRE),…