Skip to main content

This job has expired

Specialist - Advisor-Fixed Term (Amended)

Employer
Michigan State University
Location
East Lansing

View more

Administrative Jobs
Academic Affairs, International Programs
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
Send job

Job Details

Specialist - Advisor-Fixed Term (Amended)

Job no: 586891
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Communication Arts Sciences
Department: Communication Arts And Sciences Dean 10010158
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Fixed Term Academic Staff, Advising/Counseling, PR/Media/Graphics/Comm/Fund Raising, Student Services/Student Affairs
Position Summary

The College of Communication Arts and Sciences seeks to hire an Advising Specialist to work jointly in ComArtSci Academic and Student Affairs and ComArtSci Career Advising offices. The position will assist with academic advising, which includes course selection and connecting students with campus and local academic resources; use of technological applications and social media to assist students; experiential learning activities; recruitment; persistence and retention issues; as well as assisting with career advising, which includes programming and event implementation as well as facilitating and interpreting career assessments.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: Career Services

  • Collaborates with faculty and colleagues to deliver comprehensive academic advising and career services for the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.
  • Develops career exploration and foundation programming.
  • Develops, conducts and evaluates field-relevant career readiness activities that may be delivered through technology, classes, career fairs, workshops/programs, outreach and other forums. This may include evening and weekend attendance.
  • Prepares written communications, reports, and multi-media materials for distribution to constituents and stakeholders.
  • Helps identify potential internship and experiential learning opportunities.
  • Collaborates with Career Services team to execute and evaluate Summer Experience Survey and Destination Survey.
  • Manages collaborative newsletter between academic affairs and career services for the college.

    • Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: Academic Advising

  • Assists students in the development of their Academic Program Plan by explaining course selection, internships, study abroad, minors, concentrations, and enrollment sequence options
  • Outlines university, college, and departmental curricular requirements to students
  • Conducts probation conferences with students in academic distress, and develops appropriate steps in conjunction with the student to reach good academic standing
  • Provides a listening ear and is able to make referrals to campus resources
  • Monitors student progress towards degree completion and assists students during annual enrollment
  • Meets with prospective students and their parents
  • Serves as a liaison to faculty, academic departments, and department chairs within the College
    • Required Degree

    Masters -Communication, Student Affairs or relate

    Minimum Requirements

    A Master’s degree in communication, student affairs or a related field is required. Experience working with students in an academic advising capacity and on career-related topics; familiarity with career development, job search techniques, and employer hiring practices; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

    Required Application Materials (Amended)

    Cover letter, CV, and name and contact information for three professional references

    Special Instructions

    Review of applications begins 7/1/19. Applicants should submit the following materials: 1) cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae, and 3) name and contact information for three professional references

    comartsci.msu.edu

    Review of Applications Begins On

    07/01/2019

    Website

    COMARTSCI.MSU.EDU

    MSU Statement

    Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

    Advertised: Jun 21, 2019 Eastern Daylight Time
    Applications close: Jun 21, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time

    Organization

    Working at Michigan State University 

    Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

    Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

    We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

    We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

    The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

    Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

    In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

    Top Distinctions

    U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

    • 29th among the nation’s public universities
    • First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
    • First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
    • First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

    Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

    Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

    Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

    Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

    Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

    Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

     

    Send job

    Get job alerts

    Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

    Create alert