Troy University
Academic Advisor
🇺🇸 Montgomery, AL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ June 17th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Troy University is hiring an Academic Advisor for the Student Success Center. The Academic Advisor advises students on degree requirements, transfer credit policies, computes GPA, and guides various student groups to succeed in college while coordinating academic advisement services and maintaining student records.
Highlights
- Advise students on degree requirements, transfer credit policies, and academic planning.
- Compute GPA and support First-year, Conditional, Undecided, At-risk, and other students as directed.
- Coordinate academic advisement services promoting student retention.
- Collaborate with departments such as Enrollment Management, Student Services, Career Services, and Office of the Registrar.
- Maintain accurate and organized advisement and retention student records.
- Create a warm and helpful advising environment, understanding challenges faced by non-traditional students.
- Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree and related experience preferred.
- Experience in counseling, advising, mentoring, and records maintenance in higher education preferred.
- Good computer skills, interpersonal relations, customer service, teamwork, and collaboration skills preferred.
- Work hours are Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., subject to change based on student needs.
Academic Advisor Full Description
Academic Advisor
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Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number | SF2294P
Position Title | Academic Advisor
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | Student Success Center - Montgomery
Division | Academics
Campus | Montgomery
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Montgomery - M01
Job Summary | The Academic Advisor position in the Student Success Center is responsible for: Advising students on degree requirements Explaining transfer credit policies Computing GPAGuiding students as they access program, evaluation, and student planning; Guiding First-year, Conditional, Undecided, and At-risk, and other (students as deemed necessary by the campus VC) students to succeed in college Providing and coordinating academic advisement services that promote student retention Working closely with Enrollment Management, Student Services, Student Support Services, Career Services, Testing Center, Student Success Services, Disability Services, and Office of the Registrar Maintaining accurate and well-organized advisement/retention student records Understanding potential frustration involved for non-traditional students Creating a warm, friendly, and helpful environment for advising students May be called upon to support and/or collaborate as team with other service areas of the Center for Student Success as directed by the Director of Center for Student Success
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree
Preferred Qualifications | Experience in counseling, advising, mentoring, reporting, and records maintenance in a higher education environment Master’s degree in education, counseling, psychology, or related field Experience working with college students in a non-traditional student setting Good interpersonal relations skills Good computer skills Excellent customer service skills Strong team work and collaboration skills
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours | Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hours are subject to change based on student need and in consultation with the CSS Director.
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 04/07/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/43759
Position Title | Academic Advisor
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | Student Success Center - Montgomery
Division | Academics
Campus | Montgomery
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Montgomery - M01
Job Summary | The Academic Advisor position in the Student Success Center is responsible for: Advising students on degree requirements Explaining transfer credit policies Computing GPAGuiding students as they access program, evaluation, and student planning; Guiding First-year, Conditional, Undecided, and At-risk, and other (students as deemed necessary by the campus VC) students to succeed in college Providing and coordinating academic advisement services that promote student retention Working closely with Enrollment Management, Student Services, Student Support Services, Career Services, Testing Center, Student Success Services, Disability Services, and Office of the Registrar Maintaining accurate and well-organized advisement/retention student records Understanding potential frustration involved for non-traditional students Creating a warm, friendly, and helpful environment for advising students May be called upon to support and/or collaborate as team with other service areas of the Center for Student Success as directed by the Director of Center for Student Success
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree
Preferred Qualifications | Experience in counseling, advising, mentoring, reporting, and records maintenance in a higher education environment Master’s degree in education, counseling, psychology, or related field Experience working with college students in a non-traditional student setting Good interpersonal relations skills Good computer skills Excellent customer service skills Strong team work and collaboration skills
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours | Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hours are subject to change based on student need and in consultation with the CSS Director.
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 04/07/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/43759
Reference Letters
Reference Letters
Solicit References Through the System? | No
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions | Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions | Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Supplemental Questions
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- Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
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- Employee Referral (please specify below)
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- Professional journal (please specify below)
- Other source (please specify below)
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(Open Ended Question) - * Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following:
- Not a current Troy University employee
- Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty)
- Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete
- Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees)
- * Do you have a Bachelor's degree?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References
Optional Documents
- Unofficial Transcript 1
- Unofficial Transcript 2
- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
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