• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $70,000 - $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 Advising has a significant role in key sectors of the GS Advising team, working with staff and students to support and extend the excellence of undergraduate education at Columbia. The Assistant Dean of Advising responsibilities will focus on:

Advising students on academic, administrative and personal matters as relates to students??? academic goals and plans of study.  

Responsibilities

• Advises 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.
  • Heavy focus on advising students enrolled in GS???s international Dual BA degree programs.
• Assist with the design and implementation of student programming including orientation, site visit planning, and other student support programming for international dual BA program students.
• Administrative duties associated with advising load include: processing withdrawal and leaves of absence forms and generating follow-up communication; pre-screening 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; responsible 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.
• Travels semesterly to visit international partner institutions as required.
• Perform other tasks and projects as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor???s degree or equivalent required; advanced graduate degree or equivalent in related experience preferred. 
• Minimum of 3 years of related experience in teaching or advising in an academic setting is 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 is required.  Proficiency with SIS (Student Information Services) is desirable. 

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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