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ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Loyola University Chicago

United States, Illinois, Rogers Park

Aug 06, 2025

Position Details

Job Title	ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Position Number	8101665
Job Category	University Staff
Job Type	Full-Time
FLSA Status	Exempt
Campus	Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus
Department Name	COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Location Code	COLLEGE OF A&S-ADVISING (02100F)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?	No
Duties and Responsibilities	Cares for our students through individual and group academic advising sessions imparting a working knowledge of degree requirements and opportunities to develop students achieve their academic, career, and life goals. Assists, challenges, and supports students in identifying and clarifying academic, career and life goals and offers appropriate motivation and encouragement. Serves as a proactive and constructive player within an advising team dedicated to student success. Accurately and efficiently communicates remaining degree requirements (Core, School and major requirements) for a timely graduation using online and offline resources. Understands, conveys, and implements academic policies, procedures, and protocols to students, parents, faculty, and other stakeholders, while upholding FERPA requirements and the highest ethical standards. Assists students in resolving administrative issues related to their academic records and assists with the various duties related to registration issues. Maintains and updates student records, such as meeting notes, records relating to degree progress, correspondence, and other documentation when appropriate. Identifies, monitors, and provides guidance to students on probation. Makes probation and dismissal recommendations. Refers students directly to appropriate campus and off-campus resources to support their academic success. Assists with retention initiatives on a departmental and interdepartmental level. Performs other duties as required.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience	Master's degree in College Student Personnel, Counseling, or related field required and one to two years of related experience.
Qualifications	Flexibility and adaptability to a fast-paced, changing environment where responsibilities and duties may frequently change. Ability to work effectively with students, parents, peers, faculty, and deans. Highly developed interpersonal, communication skills. Ability to readily provide empathic, compassionate, consistent, accurate, developmental, student-focused, and honest advising. Excellent attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to work constructively in teams and independently. Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. A commitment to academic excellence, social justice and service, values-based leadership, global awareness, and diversity. Ability to embrace, promote, and articulate the University's Jesuit Catholic identity. Ability to work effectively with undergraduate students in a holistic manner with an enthusiasm for providing student-centered services in the Ignatian tradition.
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses	Master's in higher education or related field. 2 years of experience in higher ed.
Computer Skills	Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Internet and email applications.
Supervisory Responsibilities	No
Required operation of university owned vehicles	No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact?	No
Physical Demands	Repetitive Motions
Working Conditions	Irregular Hours
Open Date	08/05/2025
Close Date
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate	$64,694/ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate	$53,475/ann
Special Instructions to Applicants	As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
About Loyola University Chicago	Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes-including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences-Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation's top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country's most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world. Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here. Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University's Nondiscrimination Policy.
Quick Link for Posting	https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/33570