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<p>The IU School of Medicine Office of Medical Student Affairs, seeks three Service Learning Fellows to play an integral role in organizational development activities associated with curricular and co-curricular service learning for medical students for the 2018-2019 academic year. Each fellow will work 12-15 hours a week throughout the year and earn a financial aid scholarship of approximately $3,375 per semester [&hellip;]</p>

Job Opportunity: Service Learning Fellowship

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The IU School of Medicine Office of Medical Student Affairs, seeks three Service Learning Fellows to play an integral role in organizational development activities associated with curricular and co-curricular service learning for medical students for the 2018-2019 academic year. Each fellow will work 12-15 hours a week throughout the year and earn a financial aid scholarship of approximately $3,375 per semester in return. The fellows report directly to Medical Student Affairs. Depending on the qualifications and interests of the applicant, he/she may also take on additional project assignments.

The service learning office works directly with IU School of Medicine units to:

  • ​​Monitor and enhance student experiences associated with community-engaged pedagogies, ​particularly those associated with forms of curricular service learning.
  • Develop research linked to the use of community-engaged teaching methods.
  • Support the strategic alignment of student, staff and faculty engagement.

Position Focus #1: Curriculum

A position with this focus will assist in the following areas:

  • Research curricular examples for community-engaged medical curriculum.
  • Develop and maintain tracking system of curricular-based service-learning.
  • Participate in curricular service-learning meetings as needed to discuss momentum of curricular service-learning.
  • Collaborate with faculty development efforts led by the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning.
  • Plan and implement global service-learning discussions and events within the medical school.
  • Relevant administrative support duties as assigned.

Position Focus #2: Student Life

A position with this focus will assist community-based/co-curricular learning in the following areas:

  • ​Create tracking system and procedures for all co-curricular service projects.
  • ​Coordinate blog submissions of service project reflections.
  • Work with Medical Service Student Group chairs for professional development opportunities.
  • Support the Office for Medical Service Learning in financial procedures.
  • Collaborate with student life to develop service-related opportunities.
  • Relevant administrative support duties as assigned.

Requirements

Applicants must be:

  • Enrolled in a graduate program with IU or IUPUI.
  • Passionate about Service Learning, community service or civic engagement.
  • Able to commit 12-15 hours a week.
  • In good academic standing.

Additional preferred attributes are as follows:

  • ​Previous experience with event planning and implementation
  • Knowledge of and/or interest in the experiences of service learning and engagement
  • Experience with database/spreadsheet/word processing/basic graphic design
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to work with wide range of people
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills
  • Ability to think critically and solve problems quickly and efficiently

Benefits

As part of this scholarship, motivated students have a unique opportunity to enhance their skill development in project management, leadership, communication and analysis. Additionally, they will develop knowledge of:

  • ​Higher education administration specific to the institutionalization of service-learning and community engagement.
  • Academic course/program design
  • Community partnership development and assessment
  • Faculty and organizational development
  • Learning/assessment models

Apply or get more information by contacting David Neiling

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