Academic Advisor - Engineering

Academic Advisor 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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

Additional Information:

This position is renewable annually based on continued need for the position, availability of funding, and satisfactory job performance.

Salary Information: $46,383.00

Required Documents to Apply:
Cover Letter/Letter of Application, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), Resume

Optional Documents:
Proof of Veteran Status

Recruitment Contact Information:
Katie Winkler, Assistant Director of Advising, kwinkler

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site  Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry

The University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing.

A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds equal opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All Application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

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