Troy University
Project Advisor
🇺🇸 Montgomery, AL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ June 20th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Troy University is hiring a Project Advisor. The role involves serving as an academic advisor to participants in the Student Support Services program, administering assessments, developing Individual Academic and Service Plans, providing coaching in various academic skills, assisting with graduate and professional school planning, conducting workshops, and supporting participants at cultural events.
Highlights
- Serve as academic advisor to program participants in Student Support Services.
- Administer and evaluate academic and needs survey assessments.
- Create and maintain Individual Academic and Service Plans (IASP).
- Provide individual and group coaching in writing, math, and study skills.
- Assist participants with graduate/professional school planning.
- Develop and conduct student development, academic, and graduation workshops.
- Accompany participants to cultural events and attend professional development training.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in higher education, social work, psychology, or a related field.
- Minimum two years’ experience in a TRIO federal program or similar program for disadvantaged and at-risk college students.
- Preferred qualifications: master’s degree in related field, experience with diverse adult populations, knowledge of adult education/learning theories.
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Project Advisor
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Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number | SF2115P
Position Title | Project Advisor
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | Student Support Services - Montgomery
Division | Academics
Campus | Montgomery
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Montgomery - M01
Job Summary | The Project Advisor position for Student Support Services is responsible for serving as an academic advisor to program participants; administering and evaluating academic and needs survey assessments; creating and maintaining Individual Academic and Service Plans (IASP) on assigned participants; providing individual and group coaching in writing, math, and/or study skills; assisting participants with graduate/professional school planning; developing and conducting student development/academic/graduation workshops; accompanying program participants to cultural events; attending professional development training; and other duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications | 1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in higher education, social work, psychology, or related field
2. Minimum of two years of appropriate and relevant professional experience working in a TRIO federal program or similar related program/project for disadvantaged and at-risk college students
3. Experience coordinating and supervising project programming and field experiences
4. Experience advising and assisting participants with the graduate school admissions and financial aid process
5. Professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting project participants
Preferred Qualifications | 1. Master’s degree in post-secondary education, counseling, educational psychology, or a related field
2. Experience working with a diverse adult population in a higher educational setting
3. Knowledge in Adult Education/Learning theories
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 | Standard office hours
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 04/08/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | Position is funded by external sponsor agency. Troy University is under no obligation to maintain this position if funding from external source is reduced or ceased.
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/40641
Position Title | Project Advisor
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | Student Support Services - Montgomery
Division | Academics
Campus | Montgomery
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Montgomery - M01
Job Summary | The Project Advisor position for Student Support Services is responsible for serving as an academic advisor to program participants; administering and evaluating academic and needs survey assessments; creating and maintaining Individual Academic and Service Plans (IASP) on assigned participants; providing individual and group coaching in writing, math, and/or study skills; assisting participants with graduate/professional school planning; developing and conducting student development/academic/graduation workshops; accompanying program participants to cultural events; attending professional development training; and other duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications | 1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in higher education, social work, psychology, or related field
2. Minimum of two years of appropriate and relevant professional experience working in a TRIO federal program or similar related program/project for disadvantaged and at-risk college students
3. Experience coordinating and supervising project programming and field experiences
4. Experience advising and assisting participants with the graduate school admissions and financial aid process
5. Professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting project participants
Preferred Qualifications | 1. Master’s degree in post-secondary education, counseling, educational psychology, or a related field
2. Experience working with a diverse adult population in a higher educational setting
3. Knowledge in Adult Education/Learning theories
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 | Standard office hours
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 04/08/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | Position is funded by external sponsor agency. Troy University is under no obligation to maintain this position if funding from external source is reduced or ceased.
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/40641
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
- Social Media website
- Indeed
- Other employment website (please specify below)
- Employee Referral (please specify below)
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- Other source (please specify below)
- Please specify:
(Open Ended Question) - * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in higher education, social work, psychology, or related field?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have at least two years of appropriate and relevant professional experience working in a TRIO federal program or similar related program/project for disadvantaged and at-risk college students?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References
- Unofficial Transcript 1
Optional Documents
- 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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