Job no: 493138
Work type: Staff Full Time - Full Year
Location: Lewiston, ME
Categories: Student Affairs: Student Support
Title: Associate Director for STEM and Healthcare Advising
Position Purpose:
The Associate Director works with students over their four years who are interested in exploring careers in STEM fields and healthcare. This is primarily accomplished through one on one and group advising. A second, and equally important responsibility, is working with campus colleagues, alumni and parents, to organize, design and offer high impact programs to introduce students to careers in STEM fields and healthcare such as: job shadows, internships, roadshows and industry spotlights.
Job Duties:
Medical, Health, and Sciences Advising (non-academic):
- The Associate Director maintains a caseload of students and alumni, advising them on all aspects of the career development process. This could include general career counseling; search and application processes for job shadows, internships and jobs after graduation; interview prep; alumni networking; and providing feedback on personal statements for graduate and professional schools. Appointments are conducted on campus, via Zoom and telephone, and the Associate Director maintains case notes on an internal tracking platform.
- The Associate Director possesses or will quickly develop a strong understanding of the non-academic experiences required for successful medical school and other pre-health program admission, to best advise Bates applicants. This includes cultivating relationships with current professionals in healthcare, behavioral sciences and STEM related careers to create and maintain job shadow, internship and job opportunities for Bates students and alumni.
- The Associate Director develops and utilizes electronic communications to communicate information on medical, health, and science topics, internships, and jobs to students and alumni.
General Advising:
- The Associate Director will demonstrate experience in the career and intellectual development of undergraduates enrolled in a selective liberal arts and sciences program.
- Collaborate closely with the Director of Pre-Health Studies, faculty from relevant departments (e.g. Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics & Astronomy) and Advancement and Admission colleagues to identify and cultivate internal and external experiential opportunities for students to explore interests in healthcare and STEM fields.
- Display knowledge of age and developmentally appropriate counseling techniques and paradigms.
- Work in conjunction with the pre-law and pre-business advisor on programming related to graduate and professional school advising.
Attend yearly regional, and national medical, sciences, and health studies meetings.
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Minimum Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
Experience
3-5 years of relevant experience which could include: direct career or academic advising in an educational setting; work in a STEM related field; work that applicants feel is relevant to the skills required in the position description.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Ability to build relationships quickly across cultures within the college and to work effectively with a wide range of people, including persons from diverse backgrounds (e.g., class, race, nationality, gender, sexuality, identity, religious affiliation, etc.)
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Belief in Bates’ Purposeful Work philosophy.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
- Highly motivated and demonstrates initiative.
Preferred Qualifications:
Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, sick leave, 24 days of vacation, 2 personal days, 13 paid holidays, dependent care subsidy, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.
Hiring Range: The hiring range for this position is $55,191 to $68,989. Placement within the range depends on experience and other factors.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at [email protected].
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.
Advertised: 14 Jul 2026
Applications Close: 18 Jul 2026
