Academic Advisor

Kenai Peninsula College is seeking a dedicated Academic Advisor for our Soldotna campus. This role plays a central part in helping students thrive at KPC, part of the University of Alaska Anchorage

As an Academic Advisor, you will provide personalized, proactive guidance to students across a wide range of degree programs. You’ll work closely with them to explore academic options, create meaningful degree plans, and align their coursework with their personal and career goals. By regularly monitoring progress, offering timely outreach—especially to students who may need extra support—and connecting individuals to campus resources, you’ll help ensure they stay on track toward graduation.

In this position, you’ll serve as a strong advocate for students, collaborating with faculty, staff, and support services to address their unique needs in our rural Alaska community. Particular attention is given to supporting Alaska Native students and others who bring diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to our campus.

We’re looking for someone with genuine passion for student success and higher education, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to build trusting, supportive relationships with a wide variety of people.

Experience in academic advising—including degree planning and proactive outreach to at-risk students—is highly valued, as is comfort working with university systems such as Banner, DegreeWorks, and EAB Navigate. You should be well-organized, able to work independently when needed, and comfortable navigating complex policies in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

If you’re energized by the idea of making a real difference in students’ lives within a welcoming, close-knit college setting in beautiful rural Alaska, we’d love to hear from you.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and one year relevant experience, OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Kenai Peninsula College campus in Soldotna, AK. This is a full-time, term-funded. non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 78, starting at $25.55, based on education and experience.

Applications will be reviewed beginning on March 13, 2026. To ensure your application is considered, make sure to submit your application by 11:55 PM, Alaska Standard Time on March 12, 2026.  

The University of Alaska (UA) reserves the right to require employees to work on-site at the UA facilities. Hybrid and remote work may be approved for employees based in Alaska at the University's discretion. Remote work for employees based outside the State of Alaska may be approved only in exceptional circumstances or when required by the position's job duties.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Katy Koetitz, KPC HR Coordinator, at kmkoetitz@alaska.edu or 907-262-0317.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.