Academic Advisor

Job Summary

The College of Arts & Sciences at CU Boulder encourages applications for an Academic Advisor position. Academic Advisors work in a multi-disciplinary “neighborhood” team setting to assist students in planning for—and making informed decisions about—areas of study, intended college outcomes, and post-baccalaureate plans. They educate the whole student through a developmental advising approach and are charged with implementing advising strategies and interventions to enhance the performance and persistence of students throughout their time on campus.

Academic Advisors help students assess their interests, values, and academic skills, and support them with long-term degree planning, course registration, and graduation timeline planning.

Academic Advisors teach students to navigate the university’s academic systems, processes, and policies, and work with students to personalize their academic paths, including offering co‑curricular guidance and referrals. In addition to one‑on‑one interactions, Academic Advisors work with students in group settings via workshops, presentations, campus events, and other engagement activities. They stay up to date on curricular requirements, academic policies, and opportunities in their areas of specialty and provide students with accurate and timely information and guidance to support exploration and academic engagement across the college.

A successful Academic Advisor demonstrates an agile mentality, enthusiastic attitude, and passion for working with students and colleagues.

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder is the intellectual core of the university, conducting research, scholarship, creative work, and education in more than 60 fields. Our research generates new knowledge and solves some of the world’s most critical problems. The college leads nationally in undergraduate and graduate education in the natural sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, bringing world‑class research and scholarship to our students, both in and out of the classroom.

• Develop trusting, supportive relationships with individual students.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for academic questions and/or concerns.
• Work with students through individual appointments, group meetings and presentations, registration labs, and drop‑in hours via multiple modalities, including in-person, video conferencing, telephone, and email.

A&S developmental advising supports students to:

• Personalize their academic path at CU Boulder.
• Set intentional goals appropriate to their developmental stage.
• Assess their interests, values, and academic skills to plan for and make informed decisions about a choice of major, intended college outcomes, and potential career and/or graduate school direction.
• Review degree progress, graduation requirements, and graduation timeline planning, including graduation certification.
• Navigate the systems, academic processes, and policies at CU-Boulder.
• Learn about co‑curricular opportunities that complement their academic path, goals, and support needs.
• Reflect on their sense of belonging at CU and receive resources as needed.
• Develop self‑efficacy in college.
• Ensure prepared and appropriately researched support and guidance for students that is customized to the student's context and developmental stage.
• Proactively outreach and track students (e.g., early alert students, students who have not been in for an appointment, unregistered students, students in academic difficulty, students approaching graduation certification, etc.).
• Lead group advising workshops and presentations, including topics related to new student orientation, academic exploration, academic enrichment, developing academic success strategies, registration support, etc.
• Provide ad hoc coverage for peers as assigned.
• Engage occasional evening/weekend hours to support A&S AAC, college, and campus programming as assigned.

• Develop materials and support initiatives designed to provide a robust and comprehensive academic advising experience for students and colleagues.
• Maintain detailed,…