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University of Idaho

Career Counselor

🇺🇸 Moscow, ID 🕑 TBD 💰 $27K - $54K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ April 28th, 2026
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University of Idaho is hiring a Career Counselor to advise and counsel law students on career planning through individualized training, guidance, and feedback. The role includes assisting students in developing job-related skills and professional networks, as well as providing administrative support in managing Career Development Office programs and job postings.

Highlights
  • Advise and counsel law students on career planning and development.
  • Assist students in skill development for job attainment and professional networking.
  • Provide administrative support for Career Development Office programs and job postings.
  • Requires three years of relevant advising or counseling experience; a Juris Doctor degree can substitute two years of experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; Juris Doctor degree preferred.
  • Ability to travel and work non-standard business hours.
  • Knowledge preferred in higher education administration, career development for attorneys, legal employment trends, and legal recruitment.
  • Part-time salary: $27,000 per year plus DOE; full-time salary: $54,000 per year plus DOE.
  • Position offers part-time (0.5 FTE) or full-time (1.0 FTE) options.
  • Position located in the College of Law at the University of Idaho; no visa sponsorship available.

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Position Details
Position Information
Internal Posting?
Posting Number SP005243P
Position Title Career Counselor
Division/College College of Law
Department College of Law
Location Moscow
Posting Context Statement
Position Overview
This position will work to advise and counsel law students on career planning through individualized training, guidance, and feedback. They will also assist students in developing skills necessary to obtain jobs and help students develop professional networks to advance career opportunities. Additionally, they will provide administrative assistance in managing programs of the Career Development Office, as well as job postings.
Unit URL
Position Qualifications
Required Experience
  • Three years of relevant advising or counseling experience (academic advising, career counseling, attorney-client counseling, or therapeutic/ social work counseling); a Juris Doctor may substitute two of the three years of experience

Required Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree
Required Other
  • Ability to travel
  • Ability to work non-standard business hours
Additional Preferred
  • Ability to consistently exercise discretion and sound judgment, particularly when dealing with confidential matters
  • Knowledge of issues related to higher education administration
  • Knowledge of career development issues, particularly those faced by attorneys and aspiring attorneys
  • Knowledge of legal employment trends and career development
  • Juris Doctor degree
  • Experience in career counseling or legal recruitment
  • Experience in higher education
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
  • None
Degree Requirement Listed degree qualification is required at time of application
Posting Information
FLSA Status Dependent upon level of position
Employee Category Dependent upon level of position
Pay Range Part Time: $27,000 per year + DOE, Full Time: $54,000 per year + DOE
Type of Appointment Fiscal Year
FTE
.5 or 1.0
Full Time/Part Time TBD
Funding
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. No
Posting Date 04/27/2026
Closing Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applications received by Monday, May 11 will receive first consideration.

All applicants for this position will need to identify their desired work capacity if hired: part-time or full-time. This job posting is open to either option and thus needs to be clarified upon submission of each application by answering supplemental question #3. Please note that the part-time option will be classified/hourly while the full-time position will be overtime exempt.

Required documents for application are:
(1) Resume/CV;
(2) Letter of Qualification addressing whether you satisfy each of the required and preferred qualifications for the position;
(3) List of three references within the application itself
Applicant Resources https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement
Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement
The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume/CV
  2. Letter of Qualification

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
    • Academic Careers
    • Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
    • Chronicle
    • Facebook
    • HigherEd/Academic Impressions
    • Higher Ed Jobs
    • Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
    • Indeed.com
    • Inside Higher Ed
    • LinkedIn
    • Newspaper
    • Other Venue
    • Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
    • University of Idaho Website
    • University of Idaho Daily Register
    • University of Idaho Employee
    • Word of Mouth
    • Militaryjob.com
    • DSPSjobs.com
    • Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
  2. * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.

    (Open Ended Question)

  3. * This position has the option to be full-time or part-time. Please make your selection below. You can select both options if you are open to full-time or part-time, but the chosen candidate must chose one option at time of hire.
    • Full-time
    • Part-time
University of Idaho Human Resources
Moscow, ID 83844-4332
(208) 885-3638
employment@uidaho.edu

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