Academic Advisor I

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University seeks an Academic Advisor I to engage and empower students as they pursue academic and career goals. The position supports undergraduate student retention by building relationships with students and clarifying academic procedures and requirements for specific programs and majors.

The advisor works with students to develop attainable educational goals, understand academic processes and policies, select courses, and consider majors, minors, further education, and career options. The role also involves maintaining advising records, monitoring student progress, connecting students with relevant resources, and helping plan or deliver advising and student-success activities. Up to 20% of the first year may be devoted to training, including Advisor Onboarding and Becoming an Advisor; training time may be adjusted after the first year based on performance and supervisor discretion.

The position is based in College Station, Texas. The annual salary is $45,000. Evening, weekend, and holiday shifts or emergency call may be required to provide coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• No required experience.
• Novice proficiency in initiating, building, and maintaining effective relationships; clear, audience-appropriate communication; researching information to meet situation parameters; collaboration within and across departments or groups; active listening; and organizing, prioritizing, and working effectively across simultaneous projects.
• Advanced-beginner proficiency using word-processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Advanced-beginner proficiency working with confidential information.
• Ability to cover shifts or take emergency call on evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

Nice To Haves

• A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and may be uploaded in the application’s CV/Resume section.

Responsibilities

• Advise students on realistic and attainable academic and educational goals, and provide input on majors, minors, further education, and career options aligned with those goals.
• Explain university and college policies, program requirements, transfer-credit decisions, and academic processes; prepare and assist students with registration, add/drop, Q drops, withdrawals, and curriculum changes.
• Review academic records and counsel students on core and degree course selection and the implications of selected courses or exception requests.
• Provide input on probationary decisions.
• Create and maintain relevant, up-to-date student contact records and advising notes.
• Engage students through in-person and online outreach to keep them informed about important personal, academic, and professional deadlines, updates, information, and events.
• Share information about academic, professional, health, and wellness resources and refer students with identified needs when appropriate.
• Monitor students’ academic progress, assess degree-requirement completion, and identify and refer students who may benefit from additional intervention or guidance.
• Assist with planning or delivering advising, student-success, retention events, and academic campaigns, including New Student Conference, first-semester advising, and prospective-student inquiries.
• Assess each student’s stage of academic development and promote growth by identifying suitable developmental tasks.
• Complete required in-class and on-the-job training, including Advisor Onboarding and Becoming an Advisor.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, and long-term disability insurance; Texas A&M contributes to employee health and basic life premiums.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 12–15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs and release time.
• Free LinkedIn Learning training and webinars, plus limited financial support for conferences, workshops, and other professional development.
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while employed at Texas A&M.
• Living Well employee wellness program.

What This Job Offers

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