Academic Advisor

Join the Southern Illinois University Carbondale team as an Academic Advisor, providing comprehensive academic advising services to undergraduate students. As a key member of the School of Education, you will play a critical role in supporting student success and fostering a positive learning environment.

• Promote an inclusive environment that values and respects all students.
• Establish relationships with students to facilitate career decision-making during the academic advisement process.
• Assist students in developing educational plans that relate to their chosen degree program.
• Help students understand the School of Education's admission and degree requirements, registration process, and administrative processes.
• Interpret and explain program curricula and prerequisites.
• Have working knowledge of all degree requirements and prerequisites for assigned degree programs.

• Master's degree by date of hire; experience within a postsecondary environment; experience in academic advising, mentoring, counseling undergraduate students, or closely related experience.
• Applicants must also have experience using basic Microsoft Office programs and strong oral and written communication skills.

• Experience using student information systems such as Banner, EAB-Navigate, or SalukiNet.
• Additional preferred qualifications include experience with degree audit systems such as Degree Works and working collaboratively with diverse populations.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a Carnegie Doctoral Research University offering over 200 undergraduate degrees, minors, and specializations, 79 master's degrees, and 40 doctoral degrees. Our main campus is 1,136 acres, with additional acreage in University Farms, Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, and other facilities. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that opposes racism, discrimination, and inequity in any form and embraces diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice for all people.

As an employee of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, you will have access to a variety of benefits, including health insurance plans, dental insurance, vision plan, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental long-term disability, flex spending accounts, and 457(b) deferred compensation plans. Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). Other benefits available to eligible employees include generous paid time-off, 403(b) supplemental retirement plans, employee assistance program, and a tuition waiver program.