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Oakland University

Assistant Director of Advising

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Rochester, MI 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $75K - $84K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ April 24th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring an Assistant Director of Advising. This role oversees the design and implementation of advising services to enhance student success, retention, and graduation rates, leads advising policy for first-year and undecided students, carries a student caseload, and supervises personnel within the First Year Advising Center.

Highlights
  • Design and implement advising strategies to improve student success and retention.
  • Lead advising protocol and career exploration for first-year and undecided students.
  • Supervise all personnel in the Advising area of the First Year Center.
  • Carry a caseload of students for advising.
  • Require a Master's Degree in Education or equivalent experience with five years of academic/career advising experience.
  • Need experience collaborating with campus partners, career counseling theories, integrated information systems, data analysis, budget management, and personnel supervision.
  • Strong organization, leadership, analytical, and communication skills required.
  • Salary range from $74,782 to $84,115 annually.
  • Position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with up to one day remote work allowed.
  • Department: First Year Advising Center, focusing on incoming student major selection, graduation planning, and support.