Academic Advisor - Engineering
About The Position
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.
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 student goals.
- Help students understand academic policies.
- Guide students in utilizing 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
