Lead Academic Advisor

Stony Brook University•Town of Brookhaven, NY

About The Position

The Lead Academic Advisor provides individual and group academic advising to undergraduates in an assigned cohort, supports students’ academic success, and may teach a student success course. The position helps coordinate orientation and registration, plans activities and events throughout the year, develops and implements advising strategies, and builds connections with faculty, staff, and students. The advisor serves as a link for students transitioning from prior educational institutions and contributes to student satisfaction and retention. The role also coordinates a functional assignment involving activities related to student success and organizational goals. Success in the role requires strong student-service and interpersonal skills, organization, time management, attention to detail, independent work, and a collaborative approach to problem solving. The position supports advising operations and administration, including training and developing Academic Advising Assistants and interns, participating in team meetings and staff development, and managing administrative tasks, programming, special initiatives, and budgets. It may include coordinating seminars, programs, or other projects; assisting with orientation and opening-weekend programs; advising new students on academic planning and registration; teaching a new student seminar and supervising an assigned teaching assistant; and helping develop events and activities that build community and support academic success. The role also involves participation in office committees and Divisional and University programs, services, and events. This is a full-time, FLSA-exempt appointment. The position is eligible for $4,000 in annual UUP location pay, paid biweekly. The university is unable to sponsor work visas for this position.

Requirements

Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher degree) and one year of full-time professional experience in an educational setting; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree and three years of full-time professional experience in an educational setting.
Experience coordinating projects, programs, and/or events.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, social work, counseling, or a related discipline.
Experience working with undergraduate students at the college or university level.
Three or more years of full-time academic advising, counseling, or student services experience in a college or university setting.
Experience teaching new-student seminars or student-development-related courses.
Experience conducting presentations, including facilitating discussions.
Experience interacting with a diverse student population in an academic environment.

Responsibilities

Provide proactive individual and group academic advising to undergraduates in an assigned cohort, including regular communication about courses, majors, degree requirements, and policies and procedures.
Support students on academic action through follow-up and success strategies.
Serve as a walk-in and/or appointment advisor for undergraduates as needed.
Support the training and development of Academic Advising Assistants and interns by communicating relevant policies, procedures, curricular information, and other knowledge.
Participate in planning team meetings, training, and activities with advising staff, campus partners, and other constituents.
Manage administrative tasks, programming, special initiatives, and budget.
Coordinate functional assignments within the unit, such as seminars, programs, work with specific student populations, curriculum activities, faculty collaborations, peer leadership, orientation, academic standing, or retention initiatives.
Assist with coordination and implementation of orientation sessions for incoming students in a particular cohort or group.
Participate in January and summer orientation and opening-weekend programs, including developing, planning, and implementing new-student events and activities.
Provide individual and group advising to new students on academic planning, policies, course requirements, and registration.
Complete relevant training and provide instruction for a new-student seminar class.
Supervise, train, and evaluate an assigned teaching assistant.
Help initiate, plan, and develop events and activities that build community and support academic success.
Participate in one or more office committees.
Participate in Divisional and University programs and services, including staff development, campus and special events, admissions open houses, search committees, and University-wide committees.
Perform other duties or projects as assigned, appropriate to rank and departmental mission.