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Academic Advisor

🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $77K - $85K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ September 25th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

New York University is hiring an Academic Advisor to join the first-year advising team at the Tandon School of Engineering. The advisor manages a caseload of roughly 150 undergraduates, helping them articulate academic goals and build meaningful educational plans through individual and group sessions. The role also partners with departmental advisors and university offices to support student retention.

Highlights
  • Advises a caseload of approximately 150 undergraduate students on academic planning and course selection.
  • Facilitates individual and group advising sessions throughout the academic year for first-year students.
  • Partners with departmental advisors and university offices to strengthen student retention efforts.
  • Assists with hiring, training, and supervising student staff within the advising office.
  • Requires a bachelor's degree in counseling, student personnel, education, or a related field.
  • Prefers a master's degree in higher education administration, psychology, or social work.
  • Requires at least two years of related experience in an educational advising setting.
  • Pays an annual base salary between $77,000 and $84,700 under NYC's pay transparency law.
  • Works fully onsite at the Brooklyn campus supporting Tandon School of Engineering students.

Academic Advisor Full Description

Position Summary: 
The Academic Advisor serves as a member of the first-year advising team, helping students to articulate their academic goals and develop meaningful educational plans. The Academic Advisor will advise approximately a caseload of 150 undergraduate students on a wide range of academic issues, facilitating individual and group sessions throughout the academic year. In addition, the Academic Advisor works with departmental advisors and other university offices to increase student retention. The Academic Advisor will also assist with the hiring, training, and supervision of students. Qualifications: 
Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree Counseling, Student Personnel Development, Education or a related field

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Higher Education Administration, Psychology, Social Work or related area

Required Experience:
2+ years related experience in an educational setting

Preferred Experience:
2+ years Administrator in a higher education setting. Experience with academic support programs is preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and customer-service skills. Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge of PeopleSoft and Student Development theories is a plus. Ability to work as an integral member of a team is critical. Experience working with databases. Additional Information: 
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $77,000 to USD $84,700. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. 

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