Learning Specialist

This position has a term length of 12 months.

Location - Work primarily takes place at North Campus and Campus Saint-Jean, Edmonton, and there may be the possibility of up to 1 remote day per week after the onboarding period.

Reporting to the Director, Writing and Learning, Student Success and Experience, the Learning Specialist is responsible for the development and delivery of effective and efficient transitional, undergraduate, and/or graduate student learning supports.

Offering professional academic coaching to post-secondary learners, the Learning Specialist may be assigned to and/or specialize in various programs, areas of support, or specific student cohorts, including, among others: transition to university; undergraduate students; graduate students; international students; student-athletes; learners in professional programs (e.g., law students, nursing students, pharmacy students, medical students, medical residents); academic integrity; students on academic probation or enrolled in Fresh Start; adaptive technologies; learning disabilities; neurodivergent learners; and, First Nations, Metis, and Inuit students. The Learning Specialist provides professional academic strategies support to students in all University of Alberta programs and at all achievement levels. 

The Learning Specialist in this role will dedicate some time (approximately up to 2 days per week) providing learning support in French to Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) students. The Learning Specialist will work some of the hours allocated to providing learning support in French at La Centrale on the CSJ campus. The remaining hours will be spent providing learning support to students on North Campus.