Head Advisor

The College of Business is seeking a Head Advisor. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. The Head Advisor provides leadership for academic advising for a particular College-level advising area, school, department, or specific academic programs and reports to the Director of Advising/Assistant Dean of the College with possible dual reporting to a department within the College. Area leadership of academic advising includes direct advising responsibilities, supervision and management of professional faculty advisors associated with the school or academic program, and coordination, collaboration, program support, and/or the completion of special projects. The Head Advisor has direct responsibility for management, operations, training, and strategic goals of the academic advising team for the school, department, or program that directly impact student and advisor success. The Head Advisor engages in their position responsibilities with an underlying focus on creating an equitable and inclusive advising environment where diverse students persist and achieve timely degree completion and academic advisors thrive. Specific advising efforts may include, but are not limited to, orientation/supporting student transitions, proactive advising outreach/communication, working with students in academic difficulty, academic success strategies, goal identification, course and experiential learning planning, career considerations for diverse learners, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives. The Head Advisor collaboratively completes position responsibilities and established goals, and they regularly engage with the Director of Advising/Assistant Dean of the College, College advising team members, other members of the College community, university advising team members, as well as university partners as appropriate. The Head Advisor leverages Oregon State University's student information systems and databases, prepares reports as needed using these tools, pursues professional development opportunities for members of the university advising community, and keeps current on University and College policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Specific coordination, collaboration, program support, and special projects will be assigned by the Director of Advising/Assistant Dean of the College or the school/department. Assigned areas of work will support student and advisor success, the mission and strategic plan of the University, the goals of the College, and/or the specific focus areas of the school, department, or academic program. The College of Business is committed to maintaining and enhancing its diverse and collaborative community that strives for equity and inclusivity. All faculty and staff members are responsible for helping to ensure that these goals are achieved and should be able to demonstrate contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Such contributions can be part of service and/or professional development. Outputs and impacts of these efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion will be included in annual performance reviews.