Academic Senior Advisor - Pre-Health Professions

Academic Senior Advisor - Pre-Health Professions

POSITION DETAILS

The Academic Senior Advisor will report to the Academic Advising Director in the Pre-Health Advising Office at Hunter College.

In this position the advisor will work as a member of the team in the Pre-Health Advising Office to provide advising and application support to approximately 1300 undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students interested in graduate level study for health professions careers, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine optometry, and allied health professions.

In addition to the CUNY Title Overview, the Academic Senior Advisor for Pre-Health Advising will be responsible for the following duties:

• Serve as the primary advisor for all Pre-Health students
• Conduct one-to-one and/or group informational sessions for all students interested in the medical or other Health related professions.
• Advise students on academic issues including but not limited to: curriculum and general education requirements, selection of major and minor areas, and academic standards such as retention and probation.
• Evaluate and maintain up to date students' records to certify progress toward graduation and conduct preliminary graduation audits with regards to general education requirements.
• Serve as a resource to students on academic policies and standards, grading policies, and various appeal processes.
• Assist with student retention efforts of the Pre-Health department through participation in initiatives such as mentoring Initiatives, class meetings, and yearly class check-up appointments.
• Ensure pre-health students are informed and stay up to date on areas of educational and career trends
• Partner with academic programs and administrative areas to develop and place students into mentoring, research, internship, summer/winter programs, tutoring and shadowing opportunities.
• Provide students with relevant and up-to-date information regarding MCAT preparation, networking opportunities and/or scholarship/fellowship programs.
• Assist the Chair and faculty members of the Health Professions Advisory Committee in the submission of letters for candidates each year.
• Liaise with external constituencies regarding health professions and communicate with other medical and health professions schools as needed
• Represent the College at admissions and orientation events
• Maintain accurate and organize program data and statistics needed for decision making e.g.: applications and acceptance rates.
• Update content on the Pre-Health Professions website.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor?s degree and four years? related experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master?s degree in education, higher education, counseling, or related field
• Pre-health advising or health professions graduate admissions experience.
• Proven record of working effectively with students, alumni, faculty, and employers
• Proficient computer and web-based skills
• Related university or professional experience
• Experience with utilizing PeopleSoft systems, Navigate, Brightspace, and social media
• The preferred candidate will have excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational, and time-management skills, as well as a strong work ethic and commitment to student success.
• Occasional evenings or weekends may be required.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Provides expert and/or specialized academic counseling a diverse student population.

• Offers comprehensive advisement to full-time and part-time students
• Works with other academic affairs staff as well as enrollment and student affairs to assist students to declare majors and select appropriate courses
• Monitors students' performances and takes appropriate action if necessary; resolves students' problems regarding curricular requirements
• Develops academic plans and performs graduation audits
• Provides information to students regarding student support services, college policies and program procedures and guidelines
• Facilitates workshops; assists with other department activities such as course scheduling
• Establishes and maintains student advisement files; prepares activity reports and analyses
• May supervise extramural activities, such as internships and community service; may assist with accreditation efforts as needed
• May provide career and transfer services and/or specialized program counseling
• May supervise junior advising and/or clerical staff
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Senior Academic Advisor

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Assistant

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$68,364 - $79,598, Salary commensurate with education and experience.

** CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will be adjusted by 6.09% with additional increases of 3.25% effective 9/1/2025 and 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

CUNY?s benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or https://cuny.jobs/ and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number 31060.

Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters - also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï, -, \_ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• Cover Letter and/or Statement of scholarly interests
• Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
• Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on 10/17/2025. The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open after the initial round.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

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Location

Hunter College