Undergraduate Academic Advisor
About The Position
Applications are invited for the position of Undergraduate Academic Advisor in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. This is a full-time administrative and professional faculty calendar year position. The successful applicant will serve the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience program or other CoS department as assigned. The key responsibilities for the academic advisor include one-on-one advising; consistent and accurate communications with students; and confidential, consistent, and accurate maintenance of student records. The primary emphasis is on advising majors, including course selection and registration advising, creating plans of study, monitoring progress to graduation, performing graduation clearances, explaining college and university policies and procedures, communicating to students electronically, and working with students not making satisfactory academic progress to address deficiencies and create remediation plans. Cross-training to familiarize themselves with another undergraduate program offered in the College of Science is expected. As necessary, the selected candidate may assist another College of Science department with advising on an intermittent basis should the need arise. The College of Science is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. We encourage applications from persons identifying with historically underrepresented groups, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latinx, and underrepresented genders.
Requirements
- Master's Degree from an accredited institution, preferably in student development, counseling, or education, or Bachelor's Degree with equivalent training and/or experience in advising
- Excellent communication, organizational, time management, problem solving, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently to meet deadlines and set work priorities
- Knowledge in MS Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, and Outlook) and their Google application equivalents (e.g., Doc, Sheets, Gmail)
- Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain high level of confidentiality by following FERPA, university, and department guidelines
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse population, including students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and prospective students and their families
Nice To Haves
- Employment experience in academic unit, including previous work in areas of academic student services, advising, recruiting, and curriculum processes.
Responsibilities
- one-on-one advising
- consistent and accurate communications with students
- confidential, consistent, and accurate maintenance of student records
- course selection and registration advising
- creating plans of study
- monitoring progress to graduation
- performing graduation clearances
- explaining college and university policies and procedures
- communicating to students electronically
- working with students not making satisfactory academic progress to address deficiencies and create remediation plans
- Cross-training to familiarize themselves with another undergraduate program offered in the College of Science
- assist another College of Science department with advising on an intermittent basis should the need arise
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
