Academic Advisor - Engineering

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, AR

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations. The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life. As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary. The Academic Advisor position will provide academic advising support for approximately 250-300 engineering undergraduate students. The academic advisor will assist students in their educational and career goals, develop degree guides to achieve those goals, help students understand academic policies, and utilize campus resources. The academic advisor will also assist with New Student Orientation. This position will report to the Assistant Director of Advising in the Engineering One-Stop. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others. This position is renewable annually based on continued need for the position, availability of funding, and satisfactory job performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education, conferred by the start of employment
• Experience working with diverse student populations
• At least one year of experience in academic advising, student services, higher education, student success, enrollment management, or a related field (graduate assistant experience may be substituted)

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education, conferred by the start of employment
• Experience with orientation, registration, retention, or student success initiatives
• Experience in providing customer service in a professional setting
• Experience effectively presenting information to large audiences

Responsibilities

• Provide academic advising support for approximately 250-300 engineering undergraduate students.
• Assist students in their educational and career goals.
• Develop degree guides to achieve those goals.
• Help students understand academic policies.
• Utilize campus resources.
• Assist with New Student Orientation.

Benefits

• University contributions to health insurance
• University contributions to dental insurance
• University contributions to life insurance
• University contributions to disability insurance
• Tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• Immediate leave accrual
• Choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level