Student Employment & Experiences

The Office of Academic Advising offers a variety of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. If you're interested in learning more about open positions, please contact Kim Bock.

Undergraduate Student Employment & Experiences

Peer Advisors

Peer Advisors have been a UNI student for a minimum of 1 year.

Students who are successful in these positions have:

Excellent communication skills
A commitment to student success
Enjoy helping others explore options
Are comfortable discussing academic challenges and barriers to academic success
Are comfortable modeling behaviors of a successful student

All students in peer education positions complete the National Peer Educator Certification.

Applications for Fall 2023 are now open!

For more information, contact Kim Bock.

Desk Assistants (Work Study)

The Office of Academic Advising employs desk assistants each academic year. These students serve as reception and check-in to our student study rooms/lounge area as well as other related office duties.

The Office of Academic Advising has positions available for the 2022-23 academic year. A position description is posted on the Online Job Board through Career Services or contact Jane Fritts for additional information or with questions.

Undergraduate Student Internships

The Office of Academic Advising is able to assist students who are interested in pursuing internships in student development, academic advising and student affairs.

Please contact Kim Bock if you are interested.

Graduate Student Employment & Experiences

Graduate Assistant for Academic Advising

Position status: Position has been filled for 2022-2023 academic year.

Qualifications:

Must be a full-time, degree-seeking student in a UNI graduate program.
- Postsecondary Education / Student Affairs graduate program is preferred.
Maintain a UNI cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.00. A newly admitted graduate student must have at least a 3.0 GPA for undergraduate or previous graduate work of at least 8 graded credit hours.
Must have prior undergraduate experience at the University of Northern Iowa as either an Office of Academic Advising Peer Academic Advisor in Residence (PAIR) or as a Summer Orientation Staff member or meet this requirement through a Summer Orientation and New Student Registration internship experience.

Please see position description for complete qualifications for this position.

Internship Positions in the Office of Academic Advising

New Student Orientation Advising Internship

**This is an unpaid experience.

Position status: Position is available for Summer 2023

Goals:

Overview of academic advising (specifically the role in orientation of new students) and advising at UNI.
Introduce academic advising and the summer orientation, advisement and new student registration process.
Develop an awareness of and engage in the practice of applications/techniques of academic advising.
Increase knowledge and application of student development theories.

For more information, please contact Kim Bock.

General Graduate Internship in Academic Advising

For graduate students interested in gaining experience in academic advising, the Office of Academic Advising does offer semester-long internship opportunities. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Kim Bock.