Associate Director of Advising Practices

Please see Special Instructions for more details. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by July 3, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A resume/CV; and
• A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process. Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate.

The Division of Academic Affairs is seeking an Associate Director of Advising Practices. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position. The Associate Director of Advising Practices for University Advising has responsibility for collaboratively developing and implementing university advising projects and programs that positively impact the advising community, the student experience within the university advising context, and university advising objectives.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Working collaboratively with University Advising Leadership Team members to identify and implement learning and professional development opportunities for the university advising community.
• Facilitating consistent use of advising technological tools and platforms and leading related efforts to provide coordinated advising student outreach across the university.

The Associate Director of Advising Practices will engage in the primary responsibilities of the position with a focus on facilitating a culture of continued growth and learning among university advising community members, while supporting equity, cultural responsiveness, and inclusivity in university advising approaches and practices.

In collaboration with the Executive Director of University Advising and UALT members, the Associate Director of Advising Practices will maintain frequent interaction with University departments, special groups, and external agencies. The person in this role will regularly consider the learning and professional development recommendations of the Academic Advising Council and its subcommittees (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice and Advising Technology), the University Advising leadership Team, and other university stakeholders.

What You Will Need:

• Master’s or doctoral degree in higher education administration, academic advising, college student services, counseling, education, or a related field plus 3 years of full-time higher education work experience in the areas of student success, retention, and/or academic advising OR a Bachelor’s degree plus five years of full-time higher education work experience in the areas of student success, retention, and/or academic advising.
• Demonstrated success at relationship-building and collaborating with a diverse range of campus constituencies.
• Experience leading training, learning, and/or professional development activities, workshops, and/or retreats to support students and/or employees.
• Working knowledge and a strong understanding of the applicability of current technology to inform advising and student success practices and to make decisions impacting staff and students.
• Knowledge and application of retention theory, student development theory, and/or proactive advising strategies.
• Demonstrated strong organization, writing, speaking, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience setting program, project, or initiative objectives, developing and implementing plans to meet stated goals, and assessing effectiveness of strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to be an effective and respectful communicator and actor within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds.
• Experience with student information and/or customer relationship management systems (e.g. Degree Works, Banner, Peoplesoft, Slate, Salesforce, Navigate, etc.).

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule: Normal office working conditions with some travel required as necessary. Work will take place primarily on the Corvallis campus with some travel as needed to Bend, Newport, and other OSU locations.

Special Instructions to Applicants: To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by July 3, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.