Academic Advisor

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Academic Advisor supporting students in Animal and Dairy Sciences at UW-Madison. Advising undergraduate students and contributing to student events and recruitment initiatives.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeMadison • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $60,000 - $68,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in academic advising, including curriculum knowledge and student engagement strategies, while maintaining compliance with FERPA regulations. Proficient in fostering relationships with diverse student populations and collaborating with institutional partners to enhance academic support services.

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Academic AdvisingMulticultural AwarenessOrganizational SkillsCollaborationFERPA Compliance

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Hard Skills

Curriculum DevelopmentStudent AssessmentProblem-SolvingMulti-TaskingPrioritizing

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsTime ManagementCommunication

Tools & Technologies

ZoomTeamsWebExWord ProcessingSpreadsheetsDatabases

Industry Keywords

Student ServicesAcademic RequirementsDiversityRecruitmentCALS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as a main point of contact for students and provides information about educational options and academic requirements;
assists with identifying and assessing interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options, and refers students to appropriate institutional resources
Proactively engages students as needed
Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum
Implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records and processes and responds to academic inquiries according to established institutional and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policies
Supports other departmental and college programming and advising which could include a focus on recruitment of prospective students, continuing student career exploration, and supporting advising the advising mission broadly across CALS
Participates as a regularly scheduled generalist advisor for CALS SOAR (orientation) in both summer and winters sessions
Participates in the campus-wide advising community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college

Requirements

What you’ll need

Multicultural awareness and competence
ability to work in a diverse environment and serve students and families and community partners from a wide variety of backgrounds
Works collaboratively and cultivates relationships with internal and external partners (e.g., internal colleagues at the College, faculty and staff, related and relevant positions around the university, etc.)
Organizational and time-management skills that include: problem-solving, multi-tasking, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
Experience using computer software/programs (e.g., Zoom, Teams, and/or WebEx; word processing; spreadsheets; databases, etc.)
Minimum of 1 year of previous work experience in academic advising or related student services position (this can include positions held as a student employee)

Benefits

Comp & perks

generous vacation
holidays
paid time off
competitive insurances and savings accounts
retirement benefits