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Oakland University

Senior Academic Adviser

🇺🇸 Rochester, MI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $54K - $61K

💻 Academic Advising

🗓️ October 22nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Senior Academic Adviser. The adviser manages student caseloads to aid academic planning and transition, serves as a liaison to academic units, oversees major and career exploration and technology initiatives, and trains new and existing advisers.

Highlights
  • Manage caseloads of incoming students focusing on academic planning and college transition.
  • Serve as liaison to a Professional School or College of Arts and Sciences for student progress communication.
  • Oversee major and career exploration processes and guide technology initiatives.
  • Train all new and current advisers in the First-Year Advising Center.
  • Minimum qualifications include a Master’s degree in guidance and counseling or equivalent experience, plus at least two years of academic and career advising experience in higher education.
  • Experience with advising protocol collaboration to retain first-year students and advance them to their major.
  • Proficiency in software applications to improve advising services.
  • Preferred licensure includes Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and/or Career Development Facilitator (CDF).
  • Salary range from $53,856 to $60,581 annually.
  • Position is full-time (40 hours per week) in the First Year Advising Center department.