Academic Advisor

Position Summary

This position provides comprehensive academic advising aimed at fostering student success, retention, and a sense of belonging at the university and within their academic major, department, or college. The advisor guides students in academic planning, helps them overcome challenges, and utilizes campus resources. The role supports orientation sessions, academic transitions, manages academic records and communications, and assists with initiatives to improve student success metrics.

The advisor actively addresses the unique strengths and needs of a diverse student population, including those from underrepresented and first‑generation backgrounds, and collaborates with college departments, participates in student engagement events, and contributes to administrative duties.

• Manage an assigned caseload of undergraduate students and deliver individualized advising on course selection, degree planning, major exploration, and academic goal setting within established program guidelines.
• Apply knowledge of advising technologies, policies, and degree requirements to support student decision‑making, maintain accurate records, and participate in assessment and continuous improvement of advising services.
• Advise incoming first‑year and transfer students through enrollment processes and contribute to welcome week and transition initiatives.
• Implement institutional student‑success and retention initiatives.
• Conduct proactive outreach to students based on academic indicators to promote persistence and timely progress.
• Educate students on academic policies, procedures, and requirements (e.g., add/drop, withdrawal, appeals, graduation) and provide appropriate referrals to campus resources to address academic and personal needs.
• Use holistic, culturally responsive advising approaches that recognize students’ identities and experiences; foster students’ problem‑solving, decision‑making, and self‑advocacy skills using developmental advising practices.
• Engage in ongoing training, Advising Network activities, and shadowing to build advising competencies.
• Develop a personal advising philosophy under supervisor guidance and participate in professional learning opportunities.
• Perform related administrative and “advising‑adjacent” duties such as assisting with events, communications, and program support.

Pre‑employment criminal background check required for new hires. This position does not supervise other staff.

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 9 months (1 academic year) of professional experience working with adolescent or adult students in an education or related setting.
• OR 18 months (2 academic years) of graduate student experience working with adolescent or adult students in an education or related setting.

$50,000 – $52,000.

Colorado State University provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.