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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), a dynamic, innovative, and student-centered institution in Birmingham, AL, invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for its next Director of the UAB Career Center.

UAB is the only public, four-year degree-granting university in the state’s largest metropolitan area, the most extensive research institution in Alabama, and the largest single employer in the state. Anchored in the 1859 founding of the Medical College of Alabama and the 1936 opening of the Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama, UAB became its independent institution in 1969. Today, it is a comprehensive R-1 university and maintains a renowned academic medical center.

Reporting to the assistant vice president for student experience in the Division of Student Affairs, the director of the UAB Career Center leads a broad portfolio of responsibilities that support an institutional focus on student success and excellence in teaching, learning, and research. The director provides overall vision and leadership for the UAB Career Center, which serves the university’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, as well as alumni and employers. The director promotes optimal learning outcomes and career readiness competencies through a range of functions, programs, and services.

Interested candidates must submit a letter of interest and a current resume or curriculum vitae to be considered. Spelman Johnson is partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in this national search. For inquiries, nominations, applications, and confidential conversations, please contact:

Laura Puckett-Boler, Senior Consultant
lpb@spelmanandjohnson.com

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UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.