Working/Functional Title

Ast/Asc Professor - Fixed Term

Position Summary

The Academic Advisor for the MATC Program serves as a critical support for both prospective and current students by providing comprehensive academic advising and program guidance. This role includes coordinating individual and group advising sessions, supporting recruitment, enrollment and graduation processes, evaluating transfer credits, monitoring academic progress, and maintaining compliance with university and program policies. The advisor also contributes to departmental initiatives, course planning, data reporting, and the implementation of new program efforts. This position requires strong collaboration across departments, attention to detail, and a commitment to student success and program quality.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Higher education, student affairs, counseling, or related field

Minimum Requirements

• Doctorate - Higher education, student affairs, counseling, or related field
• 2–3 years of experience advising or supporting graduate students in a university setting
• Familiarity with MSU systems including Campus Solutions, GradPlan, SLATE, and D2L
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to support a diverse student population
• Experience interpreting and applying academic policy and transfer credit evaluation
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities, including data reporting and student record compliance
• Knowledge of graduate program structures, timelines, and certification processes
• Ability to collaborate effectively with faculty, program directors, and administrative offices

Required Application Materials

• Cover letter
• CV

Review of Applications Begins On

05/02/2025

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Website

https://www.education.msu.edu/

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Connections working at Michigan State University