Academic Advisor, Applied Health Sciences

Hiring Department:
Applied Health Sciences Admin

Location:

Chicago, IL USA

Requisition

Posting Close Date:
September 14, 2026

Salary:
The budgeted salary range for the position is $64,000 – $65,000.

About The University Of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.

UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits . This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary The Applied Health Sciences (AHS) advisor is a member of the advising team in the AHS Office of Student Affairs. This position requires expertise in major and career exploration, as well as familiarity with AHS undergraduate programs; as well as general admissions information for graduate and professional health science programs. The AHS advisor works with students from undergraduate majors across the college, including supporting the unique needs of exploring majors and career paths for our undecided student population.

In this role, the advisor assists AHS Undeclared students in major exploration and selection and advises students pursuing AHS undergraduate majors or concentrations. The advisor engages undergraduate students in promoting their academic, professional, and overall development from application to program and orientation through graduation. The advisor evaluates students’ progress toward degree and provides guidance on course registration, pre-requisite completion, and

• Engage in individual advising appointments, drop-in advising sessions, group advising sessions, and email/phone communication with current and incoming undergraduate students and transfer students for the purpose of evaluating students’ progress to degree, course selection and registration, pre-requisites completion, degree planning, and referral available University resources.
• Provide education and guidance on health-related fields and develop students’ understanding of the points of entry for these respective health professions.
• Identify current and potential needs of students (e.g. study skills, tutoring, and counseling). Intervene, and refer students to resources throughout the University community, as appropriate. Exercise professional discretion and judgement to troubleshoot problems as they arise.
• Coordinate with Transfer Articulation and Degree Audit (TADA) unit to evaluate and verify transfer transcripts from other academic institutions for equivalencies and application to degree program. Review student’s degree audit and make exceptions manually for courses when needed.
• Participate in first-year and transfer campus orientation sessions for both fall and spring entry to UIC, as well as participate in department/program orientation activities.
• Create and facilitate workshops and group advising sessions on academic advising specific topics of interest to AHS students such as major exploration.
• Participate and support AHS Undeclared first year seminar sessions which exposes students to different AHS majors, health professions, and health-related…