Director of Academic Support, Harrogate

Lincoln Memorial University; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee seeks an academic-advising leader to support pre-professional student success. The role emphasizes holistic advising, developing individualized study plans, and promoting program accreditation initiatives.

The candidate will oversee learning specialists and peers, collaborate with faculty, and help strengthen advising best practices campus-wide, ensuring access to campus resources and mentorship opportunities.

Qualifications

• Masters or higher terminal degree.
• Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of constituents.
• Experience advising pre-professional or professional students is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote the mission of Lincoln Memorial University to faculty, staff, students, and the community.
• Promote effective working relationships among faculty, staff and students.
• Assist the Dean in accreditation reports for the program.
• Provide academic advising to student doctors and develop individualized study plans.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of campus resources to support student success.
• Supervise learning specialists and peer note takers.
• Engage students and faculty in mentoring and advising relationships.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Terminal degree (Masters/Doctorate)

Job description

Required Qualifications

• minimum of a masters/doctorate/terminal degree


• ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively to a variety of constituents

Preferred Qualifications

• experience advising pre-professional or professional students.


• experience working with adult learners.

Physical Demands

Campus

Campus Harrogate

Job Duties

• Promote the mission of Lincoln Memorial University to all faculty, staff, students and to the community at large;


• Promote effective working relationships among faculty, staff and students;


• Assist the Assistant/Associate Dean in completion of required institutional and program accreditation reports necessary for the advancement of the Program;


• Assist in strengthening the Program efforts to provide academic advising and promote the success of student doctors;


• Provide an innovative and holistic approach to providing students with the assistance, guidance and resources necessary to be successful;


• Provide personalized academic advising to at-risk students with development of an academic plan;


• Work individually with student doctors in order to formulate specialized study plans including academic assessment, time management skills and structure, note-taking skills and organization, incorporation of learning styles, and test-taking strategies;


• Continually measure progress of individual students through graduation;


• Develop familiarity with issues certain populations of students may face (non-traditional students, students of color, first-generation college students, transfer students, etc.) and incorporate this perspective into developmental advising approaches;


• Develop, utilize, and inform faculty of advising best practices that combine program-level knowledge and campus-wide perspective;


• Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of and referral to campus resources and opportunities;


• Implement intentional plans to engage students and faculty in mentoring and advising relationships;


• Facilitate connections that engage students in academically related student organizations; and


• Supervise a team of learning specialists and peer note takers;


• Perform other duties as necessary.

About the Institution

Lincoln Memorial University is a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies. The main campus is located in Harrogate, Tennessee. For more information about employment opportunities, contact the Office of Human Resources at 423-869-7112 or [e-mail] .

AA/EEO Statement

Lincoln Memorial University is an Equal Opportunity education institution. Lincoln Memorial University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in all University programs and activities.

The University will conduct criminal background checks on all employees. Background checks may include but are not limited to confirmation of the individual’s identity, credit information, motor vehicle driving record, review of an individual’s criminal conviction record (if any), verification of any license, and certificate or degree required for the position.

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