Assistant Dean of Advising

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 72,000 - 75,000

Position Summary

The Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) is the finest liberal arts college in the United States dedicated to making Ivy League education accessible to nontraditional students. GS was founded in 1947 with the mission of expanding access to elite higher education, and it remains the most diverse college in the Ivy League, with many transfer, first-generation, and international students. GS students are fully integrated with Columbia’s broader undergraduate population and are taught by Columbia’s celebrated faculty.

The Assistant Dean of Students advises students on academic, administrative and personal matters as relates to students’ academic goals and plans of study.  

Responsibilities

• Advises approximately 350 students on academic planning and progress, registration, course selection, GS core requirements, degree requirements, declaring a major, leaves of absence, academic support services, and other academic and administrative policies. Includes email, Zoom, and in-person advising with students and contact with faculty members and other university administrators related to individual student cases. 
• May assist with the design and implementation of student programming including new student orientation and other support programming.
• Administrative duties associated with academic advising include: processing withdrawal and leaves of absence forms and generating follow-up communication; prescreening applications for study abroad, fellowships, special majors, mentoring, and graduation; preparing petitions and reports for review by the Committee on Academic Standing; preparing preliminary graduation check out for senior advisees; responsibility for the orderly maintenance of advisees’ educational records and files; delivering academic planning sessions; participating in student and office events including but not limited to Jumpstart, New Student Orientation, graduation festivities, Honor Society events, etc.
• Serves on committees as required.
• Performs other tasks and projects as required.
• Works collaboratively with other Columbia offices including the Center for Career Education, Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, GS Alumni Affairs, the Office of Global Engagement, and GS Admissions, providing information and developing joint programming when appropriate.
• Exercises sound judgment, emotional intelligence, strong written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to coordinate and implement diverse activities and programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; advanced graduate degree or equivalent in related experience preferred. 
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of related experience in teaching or advising in an academic setting required. 
• Must be able to adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities and be a team player. 
• Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, leadership, and organizational skills. 
• Knowledge of MS Office required.  Proficiency with SIS (Student Information Services) desirable. 

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