Academic Advisor, Applied Health Sciences
Hiring Department Applied Health Sciences Admin
Location Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID 1042203
Posting Close Date September 14, 2026
Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is $64,000 – $65,000.
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
The Applied Health Sciences (AHS) advisor is a member of the advising team in the AHS Office of Student Affairs. This position requires expertise in major and career exploration, as well as familiarity with AHS undergraduate programs; as well as general admissions information for graduate and professional health science programs. The AHS advisor works with students from undergraduate majors across the college, including supporting the unique needs of exploring majors and career paths for our undecided student population.
In this role, the advisor assists AHS Undeclared students in major exploration and selection and advises students pursuing AHS undergraduate majors or concentrations. The advisor engages undergraduate students in promoting their academic, professional, and overall development from application to program and orientation through graduation. The advisor evaluates students' progress toward degree and provides guidance on course registration, pre-requisite completion, and
Duties & Responsibilities
• Engage in individual advising appointments, drop-in advising sessions, group advising sessions, and email/phone communication with current and incoming undergraduate students and transfer students for the purpose of evaluating students’ progress to degree, course selection and registration, pre-requisites completion, degree planning, and referral available University resources.
• Provide education and guidance on health-related fields and develop students’ understanding of the points of entry for these respective health professions.
• Identify current and potential needs of students (e.g. study skills, tutoring, and counseling). Intervene, and refer students to resources throughout the University community, as appropriate. Exercise professional discretion and judgement to troubleshoot problems as they arise.
• Coordinate with Transfer Articulation and Degree Audit (TADA) unit to evaluate and verify transfer transcripts from other academic institutions for equivalencies and application to degree program. Review student’s degree audit and make exceptions manually for courses when needed.
• Participate in first-year and transfer campus orientation sessions for both fall and spring entry to UIC, as well as participate in department/program orientation activities.
• Create and facilitate workshops and group advising sessions on academic advising specific topics of interest to AHS students such as major exploration.
• Participate and support AHS Undeclared first year seminar sessions which exposes students to different AHS majors, health professions, and health-related careers, as well as themes related to first-year transition and sense of belonging. Coordinate with departments on program specific first-year seminars.
• Provide general advice and guidance on professions, jobs and career paths in collaboration with department faculty with discipline specific expertise; Assistant Dean for Student Affairs; and Career Leadership Council.
• Meet regularly with academic departments about specific advising needs, program changes, and guidelines for overrides and/or course restrictions.
• Participate in regular meetings with AHS advising team, AHS undergraduate program directors, AHS Student Affairs staff, and professional development activities to expand knowledge and maintain currency.
• Stay current on advising best practices and investigate the career health fields of interest to our student population.
• Educate prospective students and their family/friends about AHS degree programs and supports the recruitment of new AHS students including intercollege transfer students through information sessions or other programming as needed.
• Support college and university wide initiatives that support students’ major and career exploration, as well as retention and graduation persistence goals (e.g. Early Alerts; Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP); etc.)
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
2 years of academic advising, career services, and/or admissions experience in higher education
Working knowledge of university undergraduate academic policies and procedures surrounding registration, academic records, and admissions as well as resources available for students
Advanced listening, communication, and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to support students of greatly diverse backgrounds in both individual and group settings.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively both individually and in a team setting.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in higher education administration/college student personnel, college student development, counseling, social work, public health, health science or a related field.
Experience with student databases and degree audit systems (e.g. Banner, uAchieve, iAdvise, Slate, or comparable applications).
Working knowledge of pre-health resources for students and/or major and career exploration preferred.
Familiarity with student development theory and FERPA.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
