Director of Career Services, University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL

Job ID: 44657

Title: Director of Career Services

The position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating career services to medical students to obtain a residency match.  Works in collaboration with the Director of Academic Services to ensure quality programming for career and academic related information for medical students.

Duties:

Management

• The position functions as a member of the leadership team for the Office of Student Affairs in Chicago.
• Supervises OSA academic advisors in matters pertaining to medical student career development.
• Oversees the budget for programming, pertaining to medical student career development initiatives.
• Functions as back-up to the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in their absence.

 Career Services

• Possesses the knowledge and skills to be a content expert in the field of medical student career advising and to be a point a reference for OSA advisors.
• Provide professional development in specialty choice decision making, residency application, and career information (e.g., Electronic Residency Application Services (ERAS), Careers in Medicine) for Office of Student Affairs advisors as well as faculty.
• Act as liaison with UIC Career Services and staff at regional campuses of the COM to collaborate to ensure that there are comparable career programs for medical students at all four campuses.
•  Function as student organization contact to develop a comprehensive calendar of programming related to career development information.
• Work in tandem with Director of Academic Services to coordinate team-based advising program, assuming duties such as recruiting faculty advisors and specialty choice career advisors, oversight of OSA program calendar.
• Develop individualized tailored career plan worksheet for students, that advisors will use.
• Oversee steps developed to provide student guidance on curricular career pathway options.
• Develop and maintain the Chicago Charting Outcomes in the Match report, which tracks residency outcome in relation to academic and other factors.
• Maintains updated communications.

 Residency Application Process

• Oversee ERAS Dean’s Workstation.
• Oversee the residency application letters of recommendation process and ensure accurate and efficient transmission of letters for ERAS.

 Longitudinal Career Development Course

• In collaboration with the faculty physician course director for the Longitudinal Career Development Course for medical students (throughout the four years of the curriculum), provide administrative support for the course.
• Create, update and develop program evaluation metrics and provide reports.
• Research and respond to inquiries, problems and issues as they may arise from various sources.
• Participate in and present career development workshops, presentations and orientations for internal and external audiences.  This would include students, parents, colleagues from around campus, community activities, conferences, etc. Responsible for development of new programs as needed.
•  Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Requires a Master’s degree in a related field.
• Prior experience in career counseling and student development theory with preference to professional/graduate level field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience required.
• Requires, excellent communication, presentation and organization skills.
• Excellent Computer skills, including Blackboard.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.  Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Apply at https://jobs.uic.edu/

Deadline to apply is 10/20/14