Academic Counselor (Student-Athletes)

Department

Academics for Student Athletes

Special Instructions To Applicants

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

• A resume
• 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.

For Additional Information Please Contact

Bruce Douglas

bruce.douglas@oregonstate.edu

Job Summary

Academics for Student Athletes is seeking two Academic Counselors. These are full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty positions.

The Academic Counselor within Academics for Student Athletes provides academic support services and counsel to student-athletes as assigned. This position acts as the liaison among coaches, teaching faculty, staff, and student-athletes; works collaboratively with other units across campus in efforts to assist student-athletes effectively; and monitors and tracks the academic performance and eligibility of assigned student-athletes to ensure compliance with institutional standards and NCAA requirements.

This position reports directly to the Head Academic Counselor/Assistant Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with assigned students to provide counsel regarding academic performance and academic requirements.
• Develop individualized academic support plans for assigned students.
• Monitor assigned student athletes’ academic performance and continuing eligibility to ensure compliance with institutional standards and NCAA requirements.
• Provide recommendations and intervention strategies to student-athletes based on ongoing collection of academic performance data from faculty, student-athletes, and ASA staff.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and regular communication with coaches, sport supervisors, athletic department staff, faculty, and other campus partners.
• Meet regularly with coaches to report and discuss detailed current and future student-athlete academic progress and requirement as well as potential program implications.
• Meet with prospected student-athletes (and their family members) on their official recruiting visits to OSU, as requested by coaching staff and where appropriate.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, student services, sport management, business, psychology or related academic discipline.
• One year of experience providing support services to university or college aged students.
• A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing inclusive excellence.
• Strong organizational, communication, and administrative skills, including attention to detail, timely follow-up, and meeting deadlines.
  
  

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

• Master’s degree in education, counseling, student services, sport management, or related academic discipline.
• Experience in academic advising/counseling college student-athletes.
• Knowledge of NCAA eligibility requirements governing continuing eligibility, specifically Bylaw 14.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse educational, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
• Experience supporting and monitoring APR and GSR.
  
  

Working Conditions/Schedule

Salary Range:

$57,000 - $61,000

Anticipated Start Date

2026-09-01

Anticipated End Date

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. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.