• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 03/30/2025
• Hours Per Week: 10-15
• Standard Work Schedule: Hybrid (Remote and Onsite Work)
• Building: Hybrid (Remote and Onsite Work)
• Salary Range: $34-40

Position Summary

The Graduate Career Advisor will provide one-on-one and occasional small group career advising for master???s and doctoral students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and may have the opportunity to facilitate occasional career development workshops. The Graduate Career Advisor will support GSAS Compass as a Variable Hours Officer from September 1, 2024, through March 30, 2025, on a hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities

• Conduct one-on-one career advising sessions, including support with career exploration, networking, and salary negotiation; resume and cover letter reviews; and mock interviews.
• Enter notes following each session and follow up with students as necessary.
• Facilitate occasional small group career exploration conversations and/or career development workshops.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor???s degree required.
• 3 years of experience advising graduate students.  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Familiarity with career services management platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree in counseling preferred.
• Experience in career development and knowledge of career development issues and common career trajectories for master???s and doctoral-level students.
• Familiarity with Symplicity.

Other Requirements

• To be considered for this position, applicants must provide a r??sum?? and cover letter.
• Finalists may be asked to perform a candidate exercise.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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