Academic Advisor

Education Health & Society: Academic Advisor to support undergraduate students in the college. This position includes academic planning, connecting advisees with appropriate university resources, communicating relevant information, and some teaching.

Duties include but are not limited to: Participating in the planning, implementation, and assessment of orientation programs for new, international, transfer, and prospective students. Assisting with academic intervention and outreach efforts, strategic planning, and Office of Admission recruitment events. May teach a first-year experience or transition course, acting as a resource for faculty and other professional advisors across the University, serving on committees/working groups and other duties as assigned by the Dean, Associate Dean or Director of Student Services.

Required: Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, college student personnel, psychological counseling, or related field, which must be completed by date of appointment. Minimum 6 months of full-time advising experience in a university or college setting, including academic, career, study abroad, or other related areas. Experience gained during a related graduate program can apply (graduate experience is prorated; 1 semester of an assistantship is equivalent to 2.25 months of full-time experience). This position is available to persons who are currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time and indefinite basis. (Persons authorized to work on such a basis include US citizens, lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders), asylees, refugees, and temporary residents under IRCA.)

Consideration may be given to candidates with the following: A master’s degree in academic advising, higher education administration, college student personnel, psychological counseling, student affairs, or related field; with a proven understanding of student development theory; experience working with diverse student populations; excellent written and oral communication (including public speaking), organization, technological and collaborative skills; experience with tools such as: Banner, uAchieve (degree audits), Student Success Collaborative (Navigate), Oracle Business Intelligence, and Transferology.com; experience advising and working with engineering and computing students.  Experience with Kinesiology, Nutrition and/or Public Health programs and other related areas would be beneficial.

Submit cover letter and resume to https://jobs.miamioh.edu/cw/en-us/job/499716/academic-advisor. Division will request letters of recommendation from references listed in the application. Inquiries may be directed to Roxann Sommers, Search Committee Chair, at sommerrl@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin February 2, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled.

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