Senior Academic Advisor
About The Position
The Senior Academic Advisor fosters student success by defining and implementing proactive strategies that help students stay on track to fulfill their educational goals. This role advises students majoring in History on university policies and procedures, program and degree requirements, and related academic matters. The Senior Advisor directs students to appropriate resources, identifies new supports and collaborations to resolve student cases, and provides leadership within the advising community. This position serves as a mentor to new advisors and assists with training and onboarding. The Senior Academic Advisor coordinates and supports student orientation planning and delivery in collaboration with the central advising office. Additionally, this role teaches a student survey course and a department career development course, including updating materials and recommending and implementing course improvements. The Senior Academic Advisor supports graduation activities such as commencement rehearsal and line-up, and contributes to departmental initiatives, committee work (including the Undergraduate Teaching Committee and Awards and Prizes Committee), and special projects as assigned. Additional advising responsibilities include serving as pre-law advisor, supporting the History of Conflict and Diplomacy Certificate, and providing backup coverage for the college’s Leadership major. The role also maintains the undergraduate student handbook, participates in recruitment and outreach activities, and advises on long-term scheduling.
Requirements
- Master’s degree required
- Minimum of two years of relevant experience
- Deep understanding of academic programs, specialty areas, and university policies and procedures
- Strong adaptive relational skills
- Superior communication skills with ability to provide detail, depth, and context
- Ability to recommend policy, practice, and program changes to unit and/or university leadership
- Knowledge of FERPA guidelines with ability to interpret, explain, and train others
- Ability to mentor and support other advisors on complex topics
- Demonstrated cultural competence across multiple cultures and/or identities
- Ability to identify and anticipate the impact of current and proposed policies and practices on students and their programs
Nice To Haves
- Four years of relevant experience
- Experience integrating historical knowledge of the academic advising profession
Responsibilities
- Fosters student success by defining and implementing proactive strategies that help students stay on track to fulfill their educational goals.
- Advises students majoring in History on university policies and procedures, program and degree requirements, and related academic matters.
- Directs students to appropriate resources.
- Identifies new supports and collaborations to resolve student cases.
- Provides leadership within the advising community.
- Serves as a mentor to new advisors and assists with training and onboarding.
- Coordinates and supports student orientation planning and delivery in collaboration with the central advising office.
- Teaches a student survey course and a department career development course, including updating materials and recommending and implementing course improvements.
- Supports graduation activities such as commencement rehearsal and line-up.
- Contributes to departmental initiatives, committee work (including the Undergraduate Teaching Committee and Awards and Prizes Committee), and special projects as assigned.
- Serves as pre-law advisor.
- Supports the History of Conflict and Diplomacy Certificate.
- Provides backup coverage for the college’s Leadership major.
- Maintains the undergraduate student handbook.
- Participates in recruitment and outreach activities.
- Advises on long-term scheduling.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
