Department: UESS Office of Academic Advising
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $50,000 - $55,000
Compensation Band: OS-OA04-Fiscal Year 2024-2025
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
April 10, 2025; position open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants
To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents with your online application:
• A resume/CV
• A cover letter highlighting how your knowledge, skills and experience qualify you for the requirements, competencies, and qualifications outlined in the job posting
• The names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers
Department Summary
The Division of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (UESS) promotes academic excellence, universal access, engagement and achievement for the student scholar. UESS programs focus on the educational trajectory of the student by providing opportunities and services essential for progress toward scholastic objectives and intellectual development. UESS departments and programs serve the entire population of UO undergraduate students and partner closely with other campus units to support student success and engagement.
Focused on ensuring student success, retention and completion, the Office of Academic Advising (OAA) serves as the central campus academic advising resource. OAA is comprised of professional advisors that provide coordinated coaching and support that is student-centered, caring, holistic, inclusive, and culturally aware. Advisors collaborate with students to help them achieve their academic potential, participate in relevant learning and research opportunities, and reach their professional goals. OAA assists students in making a smooth transition to the university and provides wrap-around advising services to undergraduate students in a variety of scenarios (exploring, transfer, students in distress, academic concerns, referrals, and first-year). The OAA team works in a fast-paced, drop-in and appointment-based office setting. Each year, OAA sees students, representing diverse academic interests, abilities, and cultural, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds. OAA also offers outreach and training to faculty and department advisors, coordinates advising at all orientation events, and supports implementation of advising policy across campus.
Position Summary
Academic advisors help students make a smooth transition into the university, understand general education curriculum in light of an increasingly global environment, set academic goals, and address academic concerns. Advisors work with undecided students exploring majors, students in academic distress. Outreach activities include advising presentations and programming in the residence halls, across campus, and Oregon community colleges. Advisors in Academic Advising work with departmental partners across campus to promote the mission of the University of Oregon, foster academic achievement, and provide guidance and support as students make thoughtful educational choices.
Advisors must be culturally competent and able to work with first generation, low income, underrepresented, international, transfers, re-entry, and students in crisis or scholastic difficulty.
Advisors demonstrate respect for all individuals and welcome diversity among students and colleagues. Advisors work in a fast-paced, drop-in and appointment-based office setting delivering advising services on a year-round basis in small and large settings. Advisors report to the Associate Director of OAA.
Advisors must exhibit professionalism and collegiality in a team environment, and the ability to create a welcoming, inclusive, accessible and professional atmosphere in the office. This person must exhibit cultural humility and agility, with the ability and commitment to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years of experience providing advising or counseling in education, counseling, social work/behavioral support, or college/university environment.
Professional Competencies
• A broad working knowledge of student development principles.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues facing diverse groups (e.g. low-socioeconomic, first generation, underrepresented students of color, non-traditional, and under-prepared individuals).
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to set operational goals from strategic plans.
• High-level organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively in a fast-paced, detail oriented and time sensitive environment.
• Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.
• Recognizes situations that warrant initiative and moves forward without hesitation; resolving issues, problems, or situations.
• Ability to anticipate next steps and execute independently.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (or similar). Ability to produce professional correspondence, documents, data reports, and presentations.
• Ability to work collegially and collaboratively with diverse internal and external constituencies.
• Knowledge of university policies and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
• A master’s degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, student services/student affairs, higher education leadership or related area.
• Three years’ experience providing advising or counseling in education or college/university environment.
• Knowledge of University and/or community resources to assist individuals in meeting mental/physical health, financial, academic, and other basic needs.
FLSA Exempt: Yes
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.
The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at uocareers@uoregon.edu or 541-346-5112.
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