Senior Academic Advisor & Learning Success Lead

SUNY Downstate Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Medical Center is seeking a full-time Senior Academic Advisor / Assistant Director to deliver comprehensive academic advising and targeted learning support for health sciences students. The role collaborates with faculty and university offices to enhance retention, achievement, and progression, while overseeing tutoring services and program evaluation.

The position entails developing individualized intervention strategies, coordinating support services, and contributing to the

Qualifications

• Provide individualized and small-group academic advising and coaching to students seeking to improve their academic performance.
• Assess students' academic challenges and develop individualized strategies addressing study techniques, note-taking, time management, exam preparation, performance, and stress management.
• Proactively identify and engage academically at-risk students to support achievement, retention, and progression.
• Provide ongoing academic coaching, monitoring, and follow-up support to students experiencing difficulties or on probation.

Responsibilities

• Develop individualized academic improvement plans and conduct follow-up sessions.
• Collaborate with faculty and university personnel to identify barriers to student success and recommend interventions.
• Assist students in organizing, structuring, and editing written academic assignments while maintaining integrity standards.
• Refer students to external evaluators for assessment of learning needs when appropriate.
• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate academic success workshops and study strategy sessions.
• Coordinate tutoring services and supervise student tutors; monitor activity and effectiveness.
• Assist in collecting and analyzing academic support data to evaluate utilization and progress.

Job description

SUNY Downstate Medical Center is seeking a full-time Senior Academic Advisor / Assistant Director to deliver comprehensive academic advising and targeted learning support for health sciences students. The role collaborates with faculty and university offices to enhance retention, achievement, and progression, while overseeing tutoring services and program evaluation.

The position entails developing individualized intervention strategies, coordinating support services, and contributing to the