Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist

🇺🇸 Moon, PA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ August 11th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Robert Morris University is hiring an Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist. This role involves providing academic advisement and coaching to undergraduate students, supporting recruitment and retention initiatives, managing technology-based retention strategies, and collaborating with academic departments and university personnel to enhance student success.

Highlights

Provide academic advising, program coaching, and course registration guidance for undergraduates.
Support student retention efforts and track at-risk students for targeted advising and special programming.
Collaborate with academic departments, enrollment management, and Student Life offices.
Evaluate retention data to improve enrollment processes and retention outcomes.
Participate in New Student Orientation, admissions recruitment, and campus-wide events.
Teach the First Year Seminar Program course each fall semester.
Utilize EAB Navigate and Banner software for assessment, evaluation, and registration activities.
Develop and implement retention programs, initiatives, and targeted communications.
Minimum qualification includes a master’s degree in relevant fields and at least two years of experience in an educational setting.
Experience working with diverse and underrepresented student populations preferred.