Graduate School and Career Advisor (STEM and Pre-Health) - Career Development Center (Fixed-Term for 3 Years)
New York University Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi
- Contract
- Full-time
- Oversee the management of two Career Communities, specifically STEM, and Health and Medicine, through promotion, stakeholder management, regular communication, programming and industry resources
- Provide one-on-one career advising, group coaching and skill development services, and support all undergraduate students and alumni in achieving their career aspirations, and more specifically those interested in STEM and/or Health and Medicine careers
- Provide career exploration advising and programming services to all undergraduate students and alumni
- Engage students through interactive workshops utilizing education technology and develop digital resources and articles
- Leverage data to inform strong advising, including student engagement data and outcome data
- Serve on the Summer Internship Grant Committee by assessing student applications
- Coordinate graduate school portfolio in collaboration with Graduate School and Career Advisor (Arts and Humanities) and other career advisors
- Design and facilitate STEM and Pre-health graduate school preparation, skill building workshops, alumni panels and site visits
- Advise students and alumni on graduate school requirements, admission strategies, including timelines, personal statements, and interviewing skills
- Assist students and alumni in finding fellowships, scholarships and/or grants when applying to graduate and/or professional programs
- Co-manage the Standardized Test Preparation Grant program to support students in applying to graduate and/or professional programs
- Assist in the development and management of university-wide pre-health programming as well as MCAT and other standardized testing preparation courses
- Head the NYU Abu Dhabi Health Professions Advising committee meetings and training internally with the CDC and Office of the Provost, and externally with NYU NY Pre-professional Health Advising Center and the Office of Compliance and Risk Management
- Review all student and alumni records, conduct committee letter interviews and write committee letters to support applications to Schools of the Health Professions
- Promote NYU Abu Dhabi students and alumni to competitive graduate/professional programs worldwide; marketing programs to the student body
- Establish, build, and maintain relationships with related student interest groups for development of career programming, peer to peer learning, marketing and other ad-hoc projects
- Collaborate with faculty to identify graduate and professional school programs; co-facilitate programs
- Partner with local, regional and global employers to facilitate career programming and student employment
- Source local, regional and global clinical and research opportunities for students to engage in
- Collaborate with Student Affairs colleagues, and contribute to Student Affairs projects and committees based on the needs and priorities of the division
- Work closely with the Development and Alumni Relations Office on securing and promoting undergraduate scholarships to STEM and Pre-health students
- Present and represent the Career Development Center at admission, orientation or open day events
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in STEM field, Higher Education, Psychology, Advising, Counseling or related field
- Career Coaching/Counseling Certificate
- Career Assessment Certification (MBTI, Clifton Strengths, Strong Interest Inventory, Career Values)
- Minimum of two years of professional experience, with responsibilities including advising or mentoring
- Experience in building relationships STEM organizations, programming and programs
- Experience working with an internationally diverse student population
- Capacity to advise students through various career and graduate school preparations situations, taking into account industry trends, regional variability and student mobility
- Provide in depth and robust feedback for students in-person and on documents
- Ability to design, manage and facilitate workshops, presentations and group discussion
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills, excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to be productive, deliver high quality work, take initiative, use good judgment and solve problems
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office Suite, G Suite, Zoom, CRM software
- Professional experience with career advising and guiding students in a higher-education setting
- Industry experience in STEM field
- Direct experience in career and graduate school advising of university students
- Knowledge of career development theories
- Ability to use Handshake (CRM software) and AAMC AIS (Central Application System for the US Schools of the Health Professions)
- Flexibility with evening and weekend work schedules
- Arabic Language