Senior Academic Advisor

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst ( https://www.umass.edu/psychological-brain-sciences) is inviting applications for a Senior Academic Advisor.

Working under the direct supervision of the Principal Academic Advisor, the Senior Advisor works closely with other advising personnel to ensure high quality advising and academic services for all students, with particular emphasis on programmatic needs for first-year, transfer, and at-risk students, including new student and transfer orientation.  The position is responsive to the widely varied needs of diverse student populations and works in a high volume and fast-paced work environment, providing individual advising format during New Student Orientation and Transitions. Priority review of applications will begin on May 1, 2024. Applications are submitted online. For more information on the position including qualifications and application instructions, please visit: http://careers.massachusetts.edu/cw/en-us/job/522950?lApplicationSubSourceID=

  About UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.

UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, or genetic information in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University.  To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans.  It is the policy of the UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.