Graduate Programs Advisor & CBSM Internship Coordinator

CBSM is seeking a student-centered professional to guide graduate students through every stage of their academic journey. This person will also assist students with finding meaningful internship pathways to launch their careers. In this dual-impact role, you’ll provide individualized advising, support academic planning, and help students navigate program requirements. You’ll also cultivate partnerships with employers and coordinate internship placements that allow students to use what they've learned in real life.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy mentoring emerging professionals, and excel at building strong community and industry relationships, this position offers the chance to shape futures and strengthen our graduate programs. Step into a role where your work directly empowers students to achieve their goals and make their mark.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of CBSM graduate programs, including Ph.D. requirements, application and degree completion processes, and UAF Graduate School policies, handbooks, and forms. They will demonstrate excellent customer service, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to present information to large groups. Proficiency in UAF student management systems, including Banner, Nanook Navigator, Salesforce, TOAD, and OnBase, as well as strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills, is essential.

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree is required, master's degree is preferred.

Two years of administrative experience in higher education is preferred.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Troth Yeddha' campus in Fairbanks. This is a full-time, 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, based on education and experience.

This recruitment is open internally to current UA employees or those otherwise eligible to apply to internal postings.

Application review will begin immediately. To ensure consideration, you must submit your application by 11:55 PM Alaska Standard Time on October 14th, 2026.

Please complete the UA application and provide a cover letter, resume, and three professional references.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Jim Wolverton, CBSM HR Coordinator, at [email protected] or (907) 474-7461.

*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.

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 the ADA team at [email protected].

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 [email protected] / 907-786-1214 or [email protected]. 

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].