Experiential Learning Specialist

Experiential Learning Specialist

The Zilber College is Wisconsin's only college of public health accredited by the Council on Public Health Education (CEPH). It is also home to Wisconsin's only MPH path to the Registered Dietitian credential accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). The Zilber College embraces its mission to advance population health, health equity, and social and environmental justice among diverse communities in Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin, and beyond through education, research, community engagement, and advocacy for health-promoting policies and strategies. We educate current and future health professionals in the science, practice, critical thinking, and leadership skills necessary to promote population health and reduce health inequities.

Milwaukee is a vibrant, diverse urban area on the shores of Lake Michigan with easy access to beaches, a thriving cultural scene, an expansive urban parks system, and hundreds of miles of bike lanes and paths. There is great enthusiasm within the Milwaukee area for promoting public health and systems change. Opportunities for collaborative research and practice across multiple institutions and community-based organizations are available. The Zilber School's five-story LEED certified main facility near downtown provides ample space for collaborative, interdisciplinary research and anchors one of Milwaukee's transforming historic neighborhoods. Wet laboratories on the main UW-Milwaukee campus also provide complementary space for cutting-edge, laboratory based public health research.

Key Job Responsibilities

UWM's Zilber College of Public Health offers a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate and graduate degree programs spanning public health, nutrition, kinesiology, and informatics, all anchored in experiential learning. The Experiential Learning Specialist designs, implements, and evaluates outreach and experiential learning activities that connect students with community-based practice. This role cultivates and sustains external partnerships, supports program administration, and strengthens reciprocal relationships between the university and the local community. The position reports to the Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs.

Teaching: 37.5%

• Delivers for-credit experiential learning coursework.
• Regularly evaluates and revises curriculum for best practices in pedagogy and high-quality student experiences.

Field Placement Coordination: 25%

• Receives inquiries and project proposals from potential placement sites.
• Supports students in communicating with potential sites and preceptors.
• Supports completion of learning agreements.
• Manages database of past and current placements and projects.

Experiential Learning Facilitation & Evaluation: 15%

• Develops and delivers student-facing workshops and communication.
• Updates and posts student-facing placement materials.
• Serves as point of contact for issues during placements.
• Serves as instructor support for experiential learning courses with faculty instructors.
• Fields surveys for placement evaluations.
• Updates and manages dissemination of student handbooks and forms.

External Relationship Cultivation & Management: 20%

• Conducts outreach to current sites for new projects, placement satisfaction, and needed support.
• Updates and manages dissemination of preceptor handbooks and forms.
• Manages needed institutional agreements.
• Conducts outreach to new contacts to build placement network.
• Provides content for monthly preceptor newsletter.
• Plans and implements annual preceptor event.

Other Duties: 2.5%

$60,000 (commensurate with education and experience)

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in public health, education, student affairs, higher education administration, or a closely related field by start date.
• Experience coordinating or supporting experiential learning, internships, practica, or community-based programs.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and community partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a school or college of public health or health sciences setting.
• Experience building and sustaining partnerships with public health agencies, nonprofits, or healthcare organizations.
• Experience with program assessment, data tracking, or experiential learning management systems.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to provide a cover letter, detailed resume/CV that addresses your professional level work experience as it relates to all required and preferred qualifications. Applications missing any of the required documents listed prior to the application deadline will be marked as incomplete and will not be considered.

In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from a candidate's application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.

Finalist candidate(s) being considered for hire will be required to provide three professional/supervisor references through an external reference checking tool. References will not be contacted prior to candidates being notified.

Apply electronically by the application deadline date of July 12, 2026. Questions about this position should be directed to Joshua Xiong at View email address on click.appcast.io.