The Clinical Academic Development Coach will provide expertise to Nemours faculty who are enhancing their skills and portfolio to develop an academically preeminent career. Responsibilities include coaching and educating faculty regarding the best practices of publication strategies and developing and implementing academic promotion portfolios. The Clinical Academic Development Coach will assist in building a portfolio for promotion and teach best practices to enable excellent presentations at National and International Conferences. The Clinical Academic Development Coach will work with faculty to assist in the process of publishing their research. The Clinical Academic Development Coach will provide guidance and strategies to help improve faculty national recognition.

The Clinical Academic Development Coach must possess excellent technical editing and writing skills as well as the outstanding project management and communication skills required to work closely with faculty across the Nemours Children's Health System who are seeking to improve their academic portfolio. The Coach will educate faculty on strategies and techniques to improve their writing including an emphasis on writing for publications. The Coach will help guide faculty with methods to develop and deliver a coherent, accurate, and engaging message that will resonate with people from a wide variety of experiences, backgrounds, and cultures.

Essential Functions-

1. Coach faculty on developing Educational Outcomes that will establish Nemours as an academically preeminent institution.

2. Work with faculty to understand publication strategies including establishing priorities, target dates, meeting proposal deadlines, the writing process, review, resubmissions, approval, and grant transmittal/submission.

3. Assist with the time management and planning of the publishing educational based research including revising and editing drafts to improve the quality of submissions and increase likelihood of acceptance.

4. Exhibit excellent editing and writing skills, excellent communication skills, excellent organizational capabilities, strong interpersonal skills, ability to maintain and organize multiple open projects; maintain proficiency on desktop publishing, publications databases, and editorial management submission systems.

5. Educate faculty on best practices in sharing scientific discoveries and information in ways that resonate with diverse audiences at local, national, and international scientific meetings.

6. Manage multiple deadline-driven projects working with members of the Academic Career Development Center, Editorial Services, Marketing and Communications, Public Relations, and other departments and staff members to further the success of faculty.

7. Support Diversity and inclusion through communications.

8. Maintain strict confidentiality with regard to protected health information (PHI).

Qualifications-

Master's degree or Bachelor's degree with equivalent experience in English, Journalism, or related field.

Minimum of 1-year experience in grant writing, prospect research, general fundraising or a minimum of 2 years comparable and transferable skills acquired in a professional setting.

Grant-writing experience in research or health care-related field preferred.