The UNC School of Medicine is seeking a Foundation Phase Academic Coach (FPAC) to provide academic coaching to MD students during their pre-clinical years. Applicants should be practicing physicians with a passion for coaching and supporting students, including struggling learners. The FPAC role involves working as part of an integrated team in the Office of Academic Excellence (OAE) and Student Affairs. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated interest in medical education, as well as prior experience with tutoring and/or teaching. However, applicants do not need to have existing expertise in test-taking, educational theories, or existing study resources. The OAE will provide training for the FPAC role.
A key function of the FPAC is to have 1:1 meetings with students. Additionally, the FPAC will work collaboratively with the OAE team to monitor student progress and provide large group programming. Attendance at twice-monthly OAE team meetings is required, which are held on the first and third Thursday of each month from 10:00am-11:30am.
Applicants should have excellent organizational skills and be compliant with documentation requirements and administrative tasks. They should have bandwidth to occasionally meet with students after hours for urgent issues. They should be able to work collaboratively with student affairs faculty and staff. The position will be supported at 0.2 FTE, starting May 1, 2026, and will be supervised by the associate dean for student affairs or their designee.
Please submit the following items to Animesh Jain (Animesh_Jain@med.unc.edu) by March 19, 2026, 5PM:
1) Cover letter describing prior experience with and commitment to medical student teaching and/or tutoring
2) CV
3) Signed letter from the department chair indicating, “I support this faculty member in their pursuit of Foundation Phase Academic Coach (FPAC) position with UNC SOM. I understand this is supported by SOM with 0.20 FTE salary support and will provide this faculty member administrative time to fulfill the duties associated with this position.” Additional supporting comments from the chair are optional.