Assistant Director of Life Design, Science & Medicine (Integrative Learning and Life Design)

About the role

The Assistant Director of Life Design, Science & Medicine, Life Design Educator will report to the Senior Director for Undergraduate Education. This position will execute on the Life Design Lab’s vision, strategy, and objectives to enhance and deliver professional development, career advancement, and life design offerings for students pursuing careers in science and medicine.

Responsibilities

• Scale efforts for a positive life design and professional development experience for all students and alumni, with special attention to students within the Science & Medicine portfolio.
• Design and implement workshops to support students' career readiness and life design needs at scale, grounded in current best practices and emerging trends.
• Develop scalable asynchronous and on-demand content to deliver career readiness best practices at scale to students pursuing undergraduate education.
• Strategically manage targeted outreach to enhance participation and support, ensuring students are informed about relevant opportunities, coaching, programs, and events while proactively monitoring engagement and outcome attainment.
• Collaborate with fellow Life Design Educators and departmental leadership to advance bridge-year career placement and support, share best practices, and coordinate team-wide efforts.
• Provide strategic individual and group coaching to support students' life design exploration, career readiness, and professional development.
• Track, analyze, and drive key student outcomes, including full-time attainment, bridge-year attainment, offer conversion, and participation in high-impact experiences.
• Engage in social media, digital outlets, and academic and professional journals and associations to establish an exciting brand, tell the story, and serve as a thought leader at Johns Hopkins University and in higher education.
• Curriculum Development & Facilitation: Using the mindsets and methodologies of life design and best practices from the Life Design Lab, deliver workshops, programs, content, and digital resources to help students and alumni achieve their life ambitions.
• Customize existing Life Design curriculum, offerings, and approaches given the unique needs of students and alumni based on identity and values, academic pursuits, and professional interests.
• Instruct the Life Design Summer Experience Practicum Course and additional credit-bearing classes when available.
• Incorporate asynchronous learning material into tailored student outreach, cohort development, and programmatic efforts.
• Project Management: Adhere to project timelines, supporting the execution of life design programs and initiatives. Coordinate cohort-specific programs and services in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Strategic Partnerships: In partnership with Life Design Lab leadership, cultivate and strengthen relationships with colleagues across units, including, but not limited to, school leadership, Pre-Professional Advising, academic advising, and Integrated Learning & Life Design partners. Work in partnership with the Life Design Educator for FLI Pathways to provide consistency and partnership with efforts supporting JUMP. Collaborate with Hire Hopkins and alumni relations colleagues to build and maintain a network of employers and mentors across varied careers who can attend courses, programs, and networking events. Partner with faculty, academic departments, alumni, employers, and campus partners to increase mentoring, experiential learning, bridge-year planning, and career opportunities for students and alumni.
• Departmental Contribution: Actively participate as a member of a Life Design Lab committee, contributing to strategic initiatives and collaborative decision-making.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree required.
• Three (3) years of experience within a higher education, government, non-profit, or corporate setting.
• Experience presenting or facilitating in both in-person and online formats.
• Experience creating content and utilizing social media to engage and educate diverse audiences and influence public opinion.
• Experience developing and implementing effective assessment methods and articulating strategic priorities.
• Experience with/ understanding of the requirements involved in preparing students for science, medicine, research, bridge-year, and related career pathways.