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Posting Details

Position Information

Posting Number SF2619P Position Title College Advisor Position Type Professional/Salaried Department Enrollment, Retention, and Student Success - Troy Division Academic Affairs Campus Troy Work Status Full-Time (FT) Temporary No Location Troy - T01 Job Summary

The College Advisor is responsible for providing academic advising and student-success support to undergraduate students within an assigned academic college. The position monitors student progress, identifies academic challenges, and provides timely intervention and referrals to support student retention, progression, and degree completion. The College Advisor works closely with students, faculty, department chairs, deans, and University support services to provide a coordinated advising experience and serves as an advocate for student needs and concerns.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is funded by external sponsor agency. Troy University is under no obligation to maintain this position if funding from external source is reduced or ceased.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in a related field.

2. One (1) year of experience in academic advising, counseling, or a related field, OR three (3) years of experience working in student services or related academic functions.

3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

4. High level of organizational and problem-solving skills.

5. Proficiency with technology including Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility Work Hours

Standard office hours, 40 hours per week.

List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position

N/A

Does this position have supervisory responsibility? No Posting Date 10/29/2026 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Quick Link https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/48828

Reference Letters

Reference Letters

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Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • How did you hear about this employment opportunity?

• Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)

• Chronicle of Higher Education

• Higher Ed Jobs

• Social Media website

• Indeed

• Other employment website (please specify below)

• Employee Referral (please specify below)

• Local newspaper (please specify below)

• Professional journal (please specify below)

• Other source (please specify below)

• Please specify:

(Open Ended Question)

• • Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following:

• Not a current Troy University employee

• Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty)

• Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete

• Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees)

• • Do you have a Bachelors degree in a related field?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have a minimum of one year of experience in academic advising, counseling, or a related field; OR a minimum of three years of experience working in student services or related academic functions?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of References
• Unofficial Transcript 1

Optional Documents

• Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
• Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• Troy University participates in eVerify.

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