Academic Advisor

Employer: The University of Kansas
Location: Univ of Kansas Edwards Campus

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Position OverviewJayhawk Academic Advising (JAA) is a unit within Academic Success, a division of Academic Affairs. JAA provides comprehensive academic advising services for prospective, new and currently enrolled students, and serves graduate programs across the University. JAA is staffed by professional advisors, support staff, and graduate assistants. JAA maintains a highly student-centered focus and demonstrates commitment to continuous quality improvement and resilience for a dynamic and changing work environment.

The Graduate Academic Advisor provides holistic and proactive academic advising to support a caseload of students. Advisors will provide comprehensive student support and guidance throughout the information-gathering, application, and enrollment. Advisors are called upon to help serve students and address their complex academic needs, use retention student resource methods and ensure they navigate their graduate studies effectively. Advisors may be called upon to help cover advising caseloads in times of transition. The person in this position is responsible for knowledge of and compliance with Board of Regents and University policies regarding daily job-related activities applicable to the position. This position reports to Graduate Academic Advising Program Director.Job Description90% - Academic Advising

Provide proactive and holistic academic advising to assigned graduate prospective, new and currently enrolled students.
- Guide student progress through academic milestones, including enrollment, career exploration and graduation.
- Advise students on the development and selection of course schedules consistent with students' educational goals.
- Assist students in developing appropriate educational goals and work towards those goals.
- Assist students with completion of financial aid appeals, probation agreements, graduation plans, etc.
- Provide outreach to students as needed in addition to providing appropriate follow-up and referral to University offices and resources.
- Provide advisement to all students as necessary including those that may not be assigned to the advisor.
- Facilitate student enrollment and approval processes such as petitions, enrollment changes, appeals, and applications for graduation in compliance with appropriate deadlines and approval channels; provide appropriate referrals to University offices.
Work one-on-one with prospective graduate students on admission processes, enrollment steps, and degree planning while students prepare for admission to KU.
- Manage student records on KU student information systems and database/CRM systems.
- Works collaboratively with KU admissions and Graduate Studies on admission processes
Uses Slate, Jayhawk GPS, Enroll & Pay, and other relevant communication and advising tools for student application coaching, student enrollment, degree audit, course prerequisites, etc. Complies with FERPA. Manage caseload of students with provided academic advising software and tools in a manner that is consistent with office metrics and milestones.
Support University efforts geared toward increasing recruitment and retention.
Responsible for knowledge of and compliance with Board of Regents and University policies regarding daily job-related activities applicable to the position.
May be cross trained in the responsibilities of other academic advisors and in other academic departments.
Participate in University orientation efforts.

10% - Other Duties as Assigned

Perform programmatic duties that best serves the students and supports the office mission.
Serve as a liaison to a specific department, college or school and share resources and knowledge with other Jayhawk Academic Advising staff. Where appropriate, interacts with faculty to provide an exchange of information and to enhance advisement of students.
Attend departmental, college or school meetings at the discretion of supervisor to facilitate embedded advising model goals and to enhance advisement of students.
Assume other duties as assigned which may include:
- Taking on special projects, serving on or leading committees, or fulfill a specific role of program responsibilities based upon the strengths and interests of the advisor and the needs of the office.
- Deliver programs that assist in recruitment, transition, or retention efforts.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree.
Evidence of working in positions that require establishing and maintaining rapport with students as shown in application materials.
Experience working as part of a team as evidenced by work history and letter of application.

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in higher education, counseling, or related field.
Experience in academic advising or career counseling for undergraduate students.
Varied professional and/or academic experience with institutions of higher learning as demonstrated by application materials.
Experience with university-wide academic program requirements and university procedures as evidenced by work experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of academic issues of undergraduate students.
Demonstrated experience with relevant computerized student information and communication systems.
Demonstrated strong verbal communication and organizational skills.

Additional Candidate InstructionsPlease make sure to submit a complete application. A complete application includes the following:

Cover Letter
Resume
3 Professional References

Application review begins Monday, November 2nd and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants is identified. Contact Information to ApplicantsElizabeth Barton
bartonliz@ku.eduAdvertised Salary Range$44,100Application Review BeginsMonday November 2, 2026Anticipated Start DateMonday November 30, 2026Apply to Job

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