Job Description

Responsibilities

• Meets with students individually to assess their needs so that students may be more successful in their academic journeys. Student needs may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Strategies to improve study skills, study efficiency, test taking skills, time management skills.
• Continued monitoring of student progress with suggested strategies as well as academic performance.
• Work with students to develop strategies to efficiently research sources, use APA writing techniques, including how to improve or adapt their own strategies for different assignments and courses.
• Referral to additional services if needed, which may include tutoring, counseling services, disability accommodations or additional outside resources. Capacity to determine if and what services may be needed.
• Prepare and discuss with students high stakes decisions from programs which may include failure to pass board examinations, taking a leave of absence (LOA), or dismissal from their program.
• Act as a backup for the ADA Learning Specialist.
• Complete AHEAD ADA training to assist the ADA Learning Specialist.
• Meet with students submitting requests and process requests for accommodations.
• Document individual meetings with students.
• Manage individual schedule around student meetings and other scheduled commitments.
• Ability to review learning science research and apply it to student needs.
• Develop and deliver workshops for current and prospective students.
• Work with the OASIS Department to help in our areas of oversight such as tutoring.
• Assist faculty and staff in the COM and CHHS to identify students who need writing, counseling, or other referrals.
• Attend meetings and events as assigned by the Director and Assistant Director.
• Attend and participate as needed in division, department and University meetings, committees, and events such as White Coat, Commencement, and University events.
• Engage in professional development through reading research, attending campus presentations, and participating in conferences for further professional and personal growth.
• Uphold policies and procedures in the university catalog and program handbooks.
• Provide exceptional service and be able to articulate the mission and values of Touro University Nevada of social justice, intellectual pursuit, and service to humanity through their work.
• Show a capacity to support and celebrate students from a variety of identities (race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, sex, age, etc.
• Ability to work flexible hours intermittently, such as evenings and Sundays, for special events.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Education:

• Master's degree required (Science, Health Science, Social Science, Educational Psychology, Education, or related field with a concentration in adult learning)

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience:

• Experience working with graduate and/or professional students
• Experience with graduate level life or health sciences
• Experience in higher education, preferably student or human services
• Experience in adult learning
• Experience with academic research and graduate-level writing
• Experience with APA and editing academic papers/manuscripts
• Experience conducting formal academic research
• Experience teaching, training, and delivering presentations
• Experience working in online environments

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to present engaging material to high-achieving graduate students
• Knowledge of evidence-based active learning theories
• Ability to create and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with various constituency groups
• Detail-oriented
• Innovative and solution-oriented
• Familiarity with APA 6th and 7th editions
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Conceptual, analytical, and organizational skills
• Microsoft Office competency (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Zoom video conferencing competency
• Familiarity with FERPA and applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding student records

Skills Required