Department: CAS Tykeson Career & College
Advising
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular,
Ongoing
Salary: Starts at $50,000 per year, commensurate
with experience
Compensation Band: OS-OA04-Fiscal Year
2024-2025
FTE: 1.0
For full consideration, your application should include:
1. A current resume.
2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications, and
experience have prepared you for this position.
3. Names and contact information for three professional references.
Finalists will be notified before references are contacted.
The College of Arts and Sciences has nearly 50 departments and
programs, spanning the Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social
Sciences and comprises about two-thirds of all faculty, graduate
students, and undergraduate majors on campus.
Advising is integral to the understanding of teaching and learning
mission of the University of Oregon. The College of Arts and
Sciences (CAS) committed to providing personalized, timely, and
accurate academic and career guidance that advances the college’s
liberal arts mission by:
- Teaching students how to navigate university, college and
department processes and access campus resources. - Engaging with students in exploration of their interests,
goals, and values in alignment with future endeavors. - Supporting students in making timely progress on their chosen
course of study including core education, major and/or minor,
co-curricular activities, and experiential learning.Tykeson College and Career Advising (TCCA) has a coordinated
approach to advising that strives to be student-centered, caring,
holistic, inclusive, and culturally aware. We offer year-round
advising services, including peak registration times and summer
orientation advising sessions, to ensure that the needs of our
students are met. TCCA is located in Tykeson Hall and structured to
align with CAS’ divisional groupings of Humanities, Social
Sciences, and Natural Sciences. In addition, the College also
houses pre-health advising support for students interested in
health-related careers and programs.Position Summary
Academic and Career Advisors provide major- and minor-specific
academic advising services, and activities to assist students
planning within a portfolio of majors under one of CAS’ divisional
groupings (Social Sciences, Natural Sciences/Pre-Health, and
Humanities). Advisors collaborate with students to help them
achieve their personal goals, academic potential, and professional
success. This position monitors degree progress and meets with
students both in person (pre-scheduled appointments and drop-in)
and remote modalities. Advisors use tools and resources to gain
knowledge of UO majors, minors, academic programs and student
engagement opportunities.Advisors are focused on student success by providing support to
students in various stages of their academic journey. This position
assists students in developing academic plans that reflect their
values, interest and goals. These plans provide support and
referrals for students to engage with and explore UO resources that
include courses, self-assessment(s), departmental/faculty
mentorship, and career readiness events or activities.Advisors must be able to work with and understand the needs of
first-generation, low income, underrepresented, international, and
transfer students. They must be skilled in addressing the needs of
re-entry students, students in crisis, and students experiencing
scholastic difficulty.Advisors must work collaboratively and foster 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.
- One years’ experience providing academic or career advising, or
student service program coordination in an educational
setting.Professional Competencies - A broad knowledge of student development principles applicable
to best practices within academic advising. - Demonstrated understanding of issues facing diverse groups
(e.g. low-socioeconomic, first-generation, underrepresented
students of color, non-traditional, and under-prepared
individuals). - Demonstrated strong communication skills.
- Demonstrated 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, follow-up until
resolution and/or when a student concern should be escalated to
other staff, support office or campus entity. - Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office Suite (or
similar). - Ability to produce professional correspondence, documents,
track and summarize data related to course access, student
progression and trends/needs of students. - Ability to create and present to variety of audiences including
students, colleagues and prospective visitors and their
families. - Demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively
with diverse internal and external constituencies and build
relationships. - Ability to provide timely and punctual updates with critical
information that impacts advising and student access to courses or
services. - Knowledge of university policies and procedures.Preferred Qualifications
- A master’s degree in higher ed administration, student
services/student affairs, higher education leadership, counseling,
social work, or related field. - Knowledge of university systems and structures.
- Higher education/student services program coordination
experience. - Experience in student success initiatives addressing access and
equity in higher education.FLSA Exempt: YesAll 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
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