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Oregon State University is hiring an Academic Counselor (Short-Term) for its Educational Opportunities Program, which helps students who have faced barriers to educational access persist and graduate. The counselor provides academic counseling, early intervention, referrals, and workshops that help these students navigate the university and progress toward their degrees, as part of a team accountable for federal grant goals on persistence, good academic standing, and graduation. The position is a full-time appointment expected to last about eight months and reports to the program's director.

Highlights

Provide holistic, student-centered academic counseling to college students who have faced barriers to educational access, including low-income and first-generation students, to support their persistence and graduation.
Use proactive outreach and early intervention to monitor students' academic progress and connect them with referrals and university resources.
Plan and facilitate workshops and other student success programming that builds students' sense of connection and belonging.
Work with the Educational Opportunities Program team to meet federal grant objectives and performance measures, and collaborate with other student support programs across the university.
Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, student services, or a related field, plus demonstrated experience providing academic counseling or advising in higher education.
Demonstrated experience supporting low-income, first-generation, and developmental-education students and applying strengths-based, culturally relevant student development approaches.
Preferred experience in a college access, retention, or student success program, and with Microsoft Office, Banner, Workday, and student information systems.
Salary range of $55,000 to $65,000 for a 12-month, full-time position with an anticipated start date of November 2, 2026.
Office-based on the Corvallis campus, with flexibility to work evenings and weekends for program events and occasional travel to conferences and trainings.

Academic Counselor (Short-Term) Full Description

Department:

Educational Opportunities Program

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Special Instructions to Applicants:

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

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Job Summary:

The Educational Opportunities Program is seeking a short-term short, Academic Counselor. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, position. This position is expected to last approximately 8 months.

This position supports college students who have experienced barriers to educational access and success, in persisting and graduating from Oregon State University through holistic student-centered academic counseling and support. The position is part of the Educational Opportunities Program within the Department of Educational Pathways and reports to the Director of EOP. This position works collaboratively with other student support programs within DEP and across the university.

Using proactive outreach and early intervention strategies, academic counseling, referrals and connections to university resources, workshops, and other student success programing, the position supports students in navigating the university, building connection and belonging, and progressing toward degree completion. The Academic Counselor is part of a collaborative team responsible for meeting federal grant objectives and performance measures related to persistence, good academic standing and graduation.

This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time, Academic Counselor position for the Educational Opportunities Program at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.

Key Responsibilities:

Counseling and Student Success Services
Academic Monitoring and Intervention
Student Programming, Program Support, and Collaboration
Professional Development and Team Contributions

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Counseling, Student Services, or related field.
Demonstrated experience providing academic counseling or academic advising in higher education.
Demonstrated experience of effectively supporting the educational needs of low-income, first-generation students, student from diverse backgrounds, and students needing developmental education through academic counseling, student support, or student success programming.
Demonstrated ability to apply student development principles and culturally relevant, strengths-based approaches to build effective relationships with students and support academic success.
Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with students, colleagues, and campus partners.
Demonstrated experience developing and facilitating student programs, workshops, presentations, or other learning experiences.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with colleagues and campus partners to support student success.
Demonstrated ability to understand and apply program requirements, policies, procedures, and expectations; exercise sound judgment; and independently carry out responsibilities with accountability and timely follow-through.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications:

Background similar to that of program-eligible students (low income, first-generation, individual with a disability).
Experience working in a similar college access, retention, or student success program.
Demonstrated experience developing and assessing collaborative student success programs using student development principles, with evidence of program improvement or exceeding established program metrics.
Experience coordinating or supporting orientation, transition, bridge, or other college student success programming.
Experience using Microsoft Office, Banner, Workday, and Student Information Systems.

Working Conditions/Schedule:

This position is based in a typical office environment on the OSU Corvallis campus with regular interaction with students, staff, and faculty. The incumbent must be flexible to work evenings and weekends to support program activities and events and will travel occasionally for program needs and professional conferences and trainings.

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Salary Range:

$55,000 - $65,000

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-11-02

Anticipated End Date:

2027-06-30

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EEO Commitment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at [email protected].

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