Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor
About The Position
Fosters student success by defining and implementing proactive strategies that help students stay on track to fulfill their educational goals. Advises students on University policy and procedures, program and degree requirements, and related academic matters. Assists in coordination and execution of student orientation. Coordinates orientation advising activities, redesigns activities and materials, manages logistics, assigns tasks to colleagues. Coordinates with other units and central orientation for planning and delivery. May serve as the instructor of record for University survey classes. Updates course materials and recommends and helps implement course improvements; recommends strategic course adjustments and trains other advisors on how to teach course; mentors new advisors and provides leadership in advising community.
Requirements
- Master's degree.
- 2-4 years’ experience in academic advising.
- Deep understanding of programs, specialty areas, and academic and university policies.
- Demonstrates adaptive relational skills.
- Demonstrates superior communication skills; able to provide detail, depth, and context.
- Able to recommend policy, practice, and program changes to unit and/or university leadership.
- Utilizes and integrates historical knowledge of the academic advising profession.
- Applies theory to advising practice across different student populations.
- Understands and follows FERPA guidelines; trains, interprets, and explains FERPA guidelines to colleagues and stakeholders.
- Able to support/mentor other advisors on complex topics.
- Demonstrates sophisticated cultural competence across multiple cultures and/or identities.
- Able to identify and predict ramifications of current and proposed policies and practices on the student population and their programs.
- Builds relationships with students and provides proactive communication.
Nice To Haves
- 4-8 years’ experience in academic advising.
- Detailed knowledge of Title IX, Student, and University requirements and policies.
- Broad knowledge of university policies and procedures.
- Able to perform basic and advanced transactions in SIS and knowledgeable on uncommon SIS transactions (enrollment transaction inquiry, residency, admissions data, etc.).
- Broad knowledge of course offerings, including thorough knowledge of General Education requirements (and any programmatic preferences for meeting requirements), and major courses, and course sequencing.
- Understand demographics and changing trends of their specific student population.
- Broad knowledge of student career development, especially in related fields; able to refer to appropriate engagement resources.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement proactive strategies to foster student success and help students stay on track to fulfill their educational goals.
- Advise students on University policy and procedures, program and degree requirements, and related academic matters.
- Assist in the coordination and execution of student orientation.
- Coordinate orientation advising activities, redesign activities and materials, manage logistics, and assign tasks to colleagues.
- Coordinate with other units and central orientation for planning and delivery of orientation activities.
- Potentially serve as the instructor of record for University survey classes.
- Update course materials and recommend and help implement course improvements.
- Recommend strategic course adjustments and train other advisors on how to teach courses.
- Mentor new advisors and provide leadership in the advising community.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost.
- Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
- State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
