ABCS Research and Program Coordinator, Netter Center for Community Partnerships

University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

ABCS Research and Program Coordinator, Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Job Profile Title

Coordinator B

Job Description Summary

The ABCS Research and Program Coordinator coordinates the development and ongoing implementation of ABCS courses; coordinates connections between ABCS courses and ABCS faculty; and coordinates and helps conduct research on ABCS development, implementation and impacts (individual and collective). This includes work with faculty to develop syllabi, course partnerships and collaborative projects with those partners, orientation and reflection activities, ABCS TA recruitment and support, and identifying University and community resources that will contribute to the success of ABCS research and teaching. These will be carried out by this staff member and by staff and students supervised by this staff member.

Job Description

Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses are at the core of the Netter Center’s work. ABCS students and faculty work with West Philadelphia public schools, communities of faith, and community organizations to help solve critical campus and community problems in a variety of areas such as the environment, health, arts, and education. Penn has 80-90 undergraduate and graduate ABCS courses each year, enrolling over 1800 students.     

 

More specifically, ABCS courses integrate service with research, teaching, and learning; are a form of Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES); bring together academic expertise and the expertise of the community via mutually-beneficial, mutually-transformational democratic partnerships; use collaborative local problem-solving to improve the quality of life and learning in the community and the quality of learning and scholar