Graduate Admissions Advisor , Sociology

Graduate Admissions Advisor, Sociology (5156C) #89161

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At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

The Department of Sociology is recognized for its educational and research excellence, consistently ranking among the top programs in the United States. It is a large, dynamic and diverse academic department in the Social Sciences Division of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley, consisting of 30 tenure-track faculty,

16 career staff, 14 visiting instructors, 18 visiting scholars, and approximately 150 ASE appointments. The Department of Sociology has approximately 650 undergraduate majors and 100 doctoral degree students.

The Department of Demography is widely regarded as among the best and most creative demography programs in the world, occupying a unique niche in the population studies landscape, with a strong focus on formal demography, population theory, and on the relationship between demographic dynamics and social, cultural, and economic dynamics. The Department has 4 tenure-track faculty, 4 emerti faculty, 4 career staff, and 2 visiting instructors, 1 visiting scholar, 5 postdocs.

The Department administers a Demography Ph.D., a Sociology-Demography Ph.D., a Demography M.A. degree and an undergraduate minor, and hosts the Bay Area Colloquium in Population.

The Graduate Admissions Advisor performs a wide range of student services duties and responsibilities for an academic department, school, college or organization. This position provides assistance to the dean/chair, faculty, and students in academic advising, recruitment, admissions, financial aid, visa/immigration matters, the evaluation and awarding of fellowships and block grant funds, student orientation and events, career counseling, and related programs.

The First Review Date for this job is October 14, 2026. For full consideration, please apply by the first review date.

Recruitment and Admissions - 45%

• Develops, implements, and improves programs for graduate student outreach, recruitment, admissions, and funding support for the Department of Sociology.
• Working with the Graduate Diversity Office, plans and implements outreach programs; advises all prospective applicants on necessary academic preparation.
• Manages all administrative and financial aspects of graduate admissions for approximately 400 applicants annually.
• Plans, evaluates, and manages events to enhance recruitment and yield, including Recruitment Weekend.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of recruitment programs and provides suggestions for effective and cost-saving alternatives.
• Writes all instructional materials and communications regarding admissions processes, including materials for print, web, and social media.
• Educates the public about admissions requirements, policies, and processes.
• Responds to individual inquiries from prospective students regarding academic preparation, financial support availability and eligibility criteria, housing, cost of living, career opportunities, use of the online application, and other information specific to sociology and graduate study at Berkeley.
• Manages and maintains application systems, including the departmental section of the online graduate application and review system (SLATE).
• Utilizing in-depth knowledge of the organization's admissions criteria, assesses the academic preparedness of applicants, and helps rank applicants for admissions.
• Advises program faculty and staff on the legitimacy of international degrees, GPA equivalency, and TOEFL standards necessary for academic success.
• Uses professional judgment when reviewing complex or unusual…