Operations / Administration Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) Research and Program
Job Description
The Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) Research and Program Coordinator of the Netter Center helps advance ABCS and other forms of Community Engaged Scholarship across the University. Major components of this position include coordinating the development and implementation of ABCS courses for graduate and undergraduate students and helping to conduct research on ABCS development, implementation and impacts. ABCS course support includes helping faculty and graduate students who teach ABCS courses to develop collaborative partnerships with Penn and community partners, syllabi, and orientation and reflection activities. It includes orientation and ongoing support of ABCS teaching assistants. This position helps faculty and graduate students develop community engaged scholarship partnerships and identify University and community resources that could contribute to its growth and success. Informational and reflection and planning events are implemented throughout the year. For PhD students, the position manages both a fellowship program and a summer research mentorship program which also includes faculty advisors. These are operated in partnership with the Provost’s Office. Previous experience with ABCS, service learning, and/or community engaged scholarship in general is required.
Responsibilities:
This position meets regularly with ABCS faculty, teaching assistants and university-assisted community school partners to help ensure mutually beneficial collaboration between university and community partners. This position works closely with Penn students who are working with faculty to develop new ABCS courses. Other activities include coordinating the ABCS course development grants program and working with the Assistant Director to recognize faculty, students and partners for their ABCS work.
The ABCS Research and Program Coordinator also works with faculty and students to develop ABCS collaborations within and across departments and Penn schools to help create integrated ABCS projects and programs of study. This includes coordinating thematic ABCS faculty seminars and ad hoc working groups. Additionally, this position works with the Assistant Director to facilitate collaboration among Netter Center programs and among other Penn programs and centers to support and advance ABCS.
This position helps coordinate and support the Netter Center’s Faculty Advisory Board, the Provost’s Faculty Fellows at the Netter Center, and the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Community Engaged Scholarship, as well as various ABCS student leadership programs including the Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellowship at the Netter Center, , the Penn Graduate Community-Engaged Research Mentorship, and a preceptorial for student leaders facilitated by emeritus faculty. This position maintains extensive files and records on ABCS courses and recruits and manages interns, work-study students, and volunteers to support ABCS programs.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree and 2 to 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- Experience working with Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) programs, including as a student, with faculty teaching ABCS, and as an ABCS program partner is preferred.
- Experience is necessary to help advise the development and implementation of current ABCS courses and the development of new ones.
- ABCS or service learning course instruction a plus.
- Experience working with a college or university service learning program office is a plus.
- Experience working with an evaluation program.
- Understanding of pedagogies associated with ABCS, such service-learning, problem-based learning, and peer-assisted education.
- Ability to work with a wide range of people and communities.
- A team player with excellent writing, organizational and computer skills who is able to work a flexible schedule and has a deep interest in university-community academic partnerships.
*A Cover Letter and Resume/CV are required to be considered for this position. Please upload your Cover Letter where it asks you to upload your Resume/CV; multiple documents are allowed.
