Lead Academic Success Advisor and Retention Specialist

Job Description - Lead Academic Success Advisor and Retention Specialist (2602409)

Lead Academic Success Advisor and Retention Specialist

We are the Division of Undergraduate Education

• We are student-centered departments dedicated to fostering and enhancing the ever-evolving undergraduate academic experience.
• We implement and support innovative teaching, advising, and student interventions that strategically promote student success, retention and graduation.
• We strive to create meaningful relationships with students and value collaboration with colleagues across academic and administrative areas to ensure students experience an inclusive and engaging environment.
• We are constantly evolving. We are a division of creative, forward thinking and solutions-focused staff, who are committed to professional growth, training, research initiatives and collaboration within our area and with campus partners.

Official Job Title :
Academic Advisor

2602409

Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)

Department/Hiring Area :
Undergraduate Retention Initiatives and Success Engagement (U-RISE)

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume): Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) andone (1) year of full-time professional experience in academic advising, counseling, or student services at the college or university level working with undergraduates. In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) and three (3) years of full-time professional experience in an academic advising, counseling, or student services at the college or university level working with undergraduates may be considered.

Experience coordinating projects, programs, and/or events

Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in higher education, social sciences, social work, counseling, or related discipline. Additional professional experience in academic advising, counseling, or student services at the college or university level working with undergraduates. Experience at the college or university level working with undergraduates . Experience working in undergraduate student retention, or directly with student success programs.

Experience using and/or analyzing data. Experience interacting with a diverse student population in an academic environment.

Brief Description of Duties: The Lead Academic Success Advisor and Retention Specialist plays an active role in efforts to support student retention, graduation, and other University-defined student success goals. As a key member of the Undergraduate Retention Initiatives and Success Engagement (U-RISE) unit, this position is responsible for retention-related tracking, outreach, and intervention design to support students toward retention and graduation.

The specialist supports the implementation of data-driven interventions and outreach strategies to address retention and graduation gaps; provides high-quality academic advising and coaching for complex student situations; and refers students to other relevant advising departments and campus resources. The specialist provides coordination support for one of the following university success initiatives, projects, and/or processes: academic standing; at-promise student persistence; or general retention/graduation program support.

The specialist also participates in the Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab, an action-oriented applied research group that leverages scholarly inquiry to examine best practices in retention efforts; develops original research; and designs innovative strategies to promote undergraduate student success. The specialist collaborates with all University areas that impact student success and retention, and helps align specific activities related to student success and retention goals.

Academic Success Interventions: Plan and coordinate evidence-based interventions to address retention and graduation gaps. Provide coordination support for one of the following university success initiatives, projects, and/or processes: academic standing; at-promise student persistence; or general retention/graduation program…