Temporary Academic Program Specialist

The Office of Graduate Affairs seeks two full-time Academic Program Support Specialists who will perform a wide variety of instructional programmatic and administrative work supporting the Masters in Medical Sciences Pre-Professional Program (MSP3) during the fall 2026 and spring 2027 semesters.

• Provides support for instruction through administration of course syllabi class materials exams course evaluations processing course schedules maintaining course inventory etc.
• Upholds and maintains regularly scheduled availability to program students through review sessions office hours and Canvas communication.
• Supports and coordinates orientation and student success workshops for new students.
• Proctors program examinations.
• Performs other administrative duties as assigned in support of the academic mission of the program and department.

Minimum Qualifications

This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent with four years of experience in office or administrative positions. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate ( is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.

SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements

A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required not to exceed:
(a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
(b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelors degree;
(c) Six years of direct experience for a masters degree;
(d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
(e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree

Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure certification or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.

Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.