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Position Number: 1636438
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Student Affairs and Services

Academic Advisor

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and a world leader in experiential learning. The same commitment to connecting with the world drives our use-inspired research enterprise. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Our campuses in Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco, Seattle, and Toronto are regional platforms for undergraduate and graduate learning and collaborative research. Northeastern pursues advanced research in security and materials at the Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts, and in coastal sustainability at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts.

About the Opportunity:
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Responsibilities:
The Graduate Academic Advisor in the Bouve College of Health Sciences (BCHS) will provide effective, student-centered advising, retention, and support to graduate students. The advisor will be responsible for formulating and recommending policies and procedures to effectively administer Student Service related academic activities. S/he will assist with new-student orientation sessions and course registration. S/he will recommend new and improved programs and systems to effectively manage students' academic progression, engagement, and retention. S/he will participate in recruitment activities as needed. S/he will provide support for the Office of Student Services through reports and data related to students' academic progress, engagement in curricula and extra-curricular activities, and retention. S/he will work with students to enhance engagement in their majors, colleges, university, and community at large. S/he will serve as liaison between university administrators, students, parents, faculty, staff, and others regarding students' academic success. In collaboration with the Senior Director of Student Services, s/he will design and administer activities and programs to promote academic success of students through completion of their graduate education. S/he will serve as the liaison for units across campus to include:

Residential Life-Living Learning Communities, Career Services, Student Athletes

University Health and Counseling Services, WeCare, Disability Resource Center

Registrar's Office and other university offices as needed.

S/he will support students using a variety of university information systems, such as Registrar's Office, Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS), Faculty Communication Advising Tool (FACT), course catalog, CourseLeaf, Banner, SalesForce, Student Success Collaborative, etc. S/he also will monitor academic programs, curricular changes, and accreditation requirements in collaboration with unit leaders, program directors and faculty.

Qualifications:
Master's degree required. Two years professional experience in higher education desirable. Ability to work with students to support and advice students from first-year through completion of graduate education. Demonstrated advising and counseling abilities. Expertise in policies and processes related to graduate student academic affairs, including: registration, database management, progression, academic standing, statistical & financial reporting, and graduation clearance. Ability to establish, refine and be accountable for meeting goals in a dynamic work environment. Strong analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills; proactive, organized, and attentive to detail. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Excellent oral and written communication skills and team-building skills. Ability to communicate and interact effectively with individuals of diverse levels and cultural backgrounds. Ability to set goals, multitask and manage time effectively. Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information. -Demonstrated leadership qualities with respect to advising and mentoring students and staff. Ability to develop and implement innovative student services to support students' academic progression and retention.

Preferred Qualifications:
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Salary Grade:
10

Additional Information:

Bouve College of Health Sciences has over 200 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University's mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs. Within Bouve, the Behrakis Health Sciences Center houses a state of the art human performance and exercise laboratory with teaching and research space, including fully equipped exercise stress testing stations, metabolic carts, Lunar DEXA machine, an underwater weighing tank, Cybex and Keiser strength and power equipment, wet lab facilities for blood processing and muscle biopsies. The Arnold S. Goldstein Simulation Laboratories Suite, opened in 2013, provides a state-of-the-art simulation center for interprofessional education.

Northeastern University is on an exciting trajectory of growth and innovation. The University is a leader in inter- disciplinary research, urban engagement, experiential learning, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience. Northeastern University is home to 20,000 students and to the nation's premier cooperative education program. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic increase in Northeastern's international reputation for research and innovative educational programs. A heightened focus on interdisciplinary research and scholarship is driving a faculty hiring initiative at Northeastern, advancing its position amongst the nation's top research universities. Northeastern University is situated on the Avenue of the Arts in Boston's historic Back Bay, four blocks from the Longwood Medical Area, encompassing Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, Brigham & Women's Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and eight blocks from the Boston Medical Center.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

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