Advising Dean

Position Summary

This
Advising Dean will join the Preprofessional Advising and Academic Resources in Support of Excellence (ARISE) teams..

The
Preprofessional Advising unit within the Center for Student Advising is responsible for advising and supporting undergraduate students and
alumni of Columbia College and Columbia Engineering in their preparation for professional schools of health and law. ARISE is a team within
the CSA which facilitates peer tutoring and coaching and other academic support initiatives. This Advising Dean will have a split role,
serving as a preprofessional advisor advising undergraduates and alumni with an interest in applying to professional school and serving on
the team supporting our academic support initiatives. On the preprofessional side, duties will include individual advising and participating
in development and implementation of programming initiatives, as well as data collection and analysis.

The Advising Dean will also
join the Academic Support team, assisting the Associate Director in developing and supporting academic support initiatives, including the
Getting Things Done groups, the Peer Academic Skills Consultant program, tutoring, and academic skills workshops and programs. The Advising
Dean will also focus on promoting our academic support services to the larger Columbia community and developing tools and facilitating
professional development opportunities for all CSA advisors related to supporting students who may be experiencing academic
difficulty/stress.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Preprofessional Advising team, whose duties include
  advising students and alumni on all phases of their preparation for professional school including support in preparing their
  applications.
• Assist in planning and facilitating special programs for preprofessional students/alumni including personal statement,
  application and interviewing workshops as well as guest lectures and alumni events and visits from professional schools.
• Manage
  communication including maintaining web page content.
• In collaboration with other members of the Preprofessional Advising team
  utilize AI to develop new tools to enhance advising, improve data collection and reporting.
• Represent Preprofessional
  Advising/Academic Support at campus-wide initiatives including NSOP, Days on Campus, Family Weekend, etc.
• Act as a resource to
  campus constituencies including Admissions, Alumni Affairs, Career Education, Global Programs and other campus offices regarding issues
  related to Preprofessional Advising /Academic Support.
• Partner with Associate Director of Tutoring and Academic Support in the
  training and supervision of Tutors and Peer Academic Skills Consultants; this may include observing tutoring/consulting sessions and
  providing feedback to student employees about their performance.
• Work alongside other members of the Academic Support team, work on
  the development and administration of assessment tools to evaluate tutoring/academic skill building consulting program as well as other
  initiatives.
• In collaboration with other members of the Academic Support team develop and implement various programming initiatives
  for Academic Support, including in-service trainings for CSA Advising Deans. Duties may include developing content, recruiting speakers,
  managing logistics, marketing, performing assessments and evaluations, and maintaining program archives
• Co-teach a weekly time
  management support group with another member of the Center for Student Advising.
• Other duties as assigned.Minimum
  Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and/or its equivalent required.
• A minimum of three years of experience
  required.
• Candidate must be an effective communicator with well-developed interpersonal, writing and presentation
  skills.
• The candidate must be able to work independently as well as a part of team.
• The candidate must have strong
  organizational skills, as well as be reliable, responsible and flexible.
• Candidate must have the ability to coordinate and implement
  diverse activities and programs, resolve conflicts, and build consensus with a variety of constituents.
  

  *Evening and weekend work
  may be required to meet program needs.*

  
  

  **Applications must be submitted with a resume and cover letter to be
  considered**

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree is preferred.
• Three to five years’ experience working in
  one or more of the following areas is preferred: academic advising; high school or college teaching; career counseling; academic support
  programs; or a job requiring intensive writing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of health professions graduate programs and/or learning
  assistance is preferred.

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