Assistant Director of Learner Success

Florida Atlantic University; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Sick Leave & PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL is seeking an Assistant Director of Learner Success to support academic achievement across medical education. The role identifies students, residents and fellows needing support, designs proactive outreach, and creates individualized success plans to foster growth, resilience, and professional development.

Collaborating with GME/UME leadership, faculty and student services, you will implement evidence-based initiatives, provide coaching, monitor

Qualifications

• Master's degree or bachelor's degree with two years of relevant experience.
• Degree in education, psychology, counseling, learning sciences, higher education administration, or related field preferred.
• Experience in academic support, learner success, or educational assessment is desirable.
• Familiarity with study skills, test-taking strategies, and board/exam preparation is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Identify medical students, residents, and fellows who may need academic support and develop outreach programs.
• Develop, implement, direct, and evaluate longitudinal academic success curricula across training phases.
• Facilitate programs focused on study skills, time management, clinical efficiency, and board preparation strategies.
• Evaluate learner readiness for licensure and board examinations, including USMLE and specialty exams.
• Provide academic counseling and develop individualized learning plans based on performance data and milestones.
• Collaborate with SAS, GME and UME staff to support accommodations and monitoring.
• Report learner progress to relevant committees and participate in curricular updates.

Skills

Academic counseling

Educational assessment

Student support

Learning strategies

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree with two years' experience

Job description

Position Summary

The College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University is seeking an Assistant Director of Learner Success in Boca Raton, FL. The Assistant Director of Learner Success supports academic achievement across the continuum of medical education. This position plays a vital role in promoting learner success by identifying medical students, residents, and fellows who may benefit from academic support; developing proactive outreach and prevention programs; and creating individualized success plans that foster academic growth, resilience, and professional development. Working collaboratively with undergraduate and graduate medical education leadership, faculty, assessment professionals, and student support services, the Assistant Director will design and implement evidence-based academic success initiatives, provide individualized coaching and counseling, monitor learner performance, and support preparation for course, licensure, and board examinations. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on learner outcomes while contributing to a culture of excellence, wellness, and continuous improvement in medical education.

Responsibilities

• The primary mission of the Assistant Director of Learner Success is to identify medical students, residents, and fellows who may need academic support, develop outreach and prevention programs to promote success and design individualized academic support plans across the continuum of medical education.
• Assist in developing, implementing, directing, and evaluating longitudinal academic success curricula aligned with each phase of training, including undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education.
• Facilitate institution wide academic success programming focused on study skills, time management, clinical efficiency, and board preparation strategies.
• Assist in establishing programs to evaluate learner readiness to take and pass licensure and board examinations, including USMLE examinations, specialty in training examinations, and specialty board certification examinations.
• Provide academic counseling services and develop and implement individualized learning plans for medical students, residents, and fellows based on examination performance, milestone data, in training examinations, and other objective academic metrics.
• Maintain knowledge of best practices for academic support services and implement evidence-based strategies.
• Participate in efforts to enhance academic transitions across the continuum of medical education, including transition into medical school, transition to clinical training, transition to residency, and transition to fellowship.
• Collaborate with evaluation and assessment professionals to collect, review, and analyze performance data including NBME subject examinations, USMLE practice exams and results, in training examinations, and board pass rates to inform structured preparation strategies.
• Attend, or obtain updates related to, relevant undergraduate medical education curriculum and graduate medical education committee meetings to remain informed of curricular and examination changes.
• Provide appropriate referrals for additional testing and/or evaluation based on individual learner needs.
• Maintain a referral network of professionals who are able to provide additional services as needed for medical students, residents and fellows.
• Periodically follow up with learners on leaves of absence to ensure readiness for academic reintegration and successful return to training.
• Collaborate with Student Accessibility Services (SAS) and GME and UME staff to support appropriate implementation and monitoring of SAS accommodation plans.
• Provide updates regarding learner academic progress to the Student Competency Review Committee, Medical Student Promotions and Professional Standards Committee, Clinical Competency Committees, and other relevant academic oversight bodies in undergraduate and graduate medical education.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits and Perks

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.
• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.
• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• Sick Leave Pool Program.
• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion).
• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day.
• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment.
• For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).
• For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited institution; or a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and two years of experience required.
• Degree awarded in education, counseling, psychology, learning sciences, higher education administration, health professions education, or a related field preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in academic support, learner success, academic counseling, educational assessment, student affairs, graduate medical education, undergraduate medical education, or a related educational role.
• Experience developing and implementing individualized learning plans, academic coaching, remediation programs, or learner support services.
• Experience interpreting learner performance data and utilizing objective measures to support academic success initiatives.
• Knowledge of educational best practices, learning strategies, study skills, test-taking strategies, and academic performance improvement techniques.

Salary, Department and Location

Salary: $80,000 - $100,000 Annually.

College or Department: COM: Learner Success

Location: Boca Raton

Work Days and Hours

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Occasional evenings and weekends as needed.

Equal Opportunity

Florida Atlantic University is an equal access/equal opportunity employer that complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination.

Accommodation Statement

If you require an accommodation to participate in any part of the recruitment process, please contact Florida Atlantic’s Office of Civil Rights and Title IX at 561-297-3004 or send an email to [e-mail].

Compliance Information

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