Academic Advisor College of Engineering and Technology

Academic Advisor College of Engineering and Technology Position Information

Job Title Academic Advisor College of Engineering and Technology

Working Title Academic Advisor College of Engineering and Technology

Number of Vacancies 1

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) 1.0

Full Time or Part Time Full Time

Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. $41,379 - $56,774

Position Type Non-Faculty

Job Category Non-Faculty Professional

East Carolina University ( ECU ) is consistently ranked among the nation’s top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education,
ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output.

Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C. , which and is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn.

ECU’s commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university’s leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits.

The role of the Academic Advisor is to mentor and advise students on academic and career matters to encourage professional development and enhance pursuit of academic goals. Academic Advisors assist students in the development of meaningful educational plans; promote student intellectual and personal development; discuss and clarify educational, career and lifegoals; help students to acquire relevant information and services; interpret institutional, general education, and major requirements;

evaluate and monitor student academic progress, course choice, and class schedule in context of student’s life and career goals. Academic Advisors engage in the evaluation of student diagnostic exams related to learning styles, career goals and academic stressors and analyze student information system data to better understand the academic challenges faced by their particular student populations.

Academic Advisors perform advising duties that are based on theories and knowledge of teaching, advising, learning and human development, and respond to the needs of individuals and communities.

The Academic Advisor must effectively advise students from different degrees and develop programs and/or resources to support student success for the College of Engineering & Technology. The Academic Advisor brings to the position a sense of fresh ideas, creative approaches and ability to execute. The Advisor effectively advises a caseload of current and prospective students from any of the degrees offered within the College of Engineering and Technology and develops services which support student success.

Advising staff are responsible for academic policy, progress and ECU and major procedures. Advisors serve as academic department and campus liaisons. Advisors keep abreast of changes in ECU policy and curriculum through training sessions, continuing education, and higher education coursework as well as belong to appropriate professional organizations. They attend conferences to keep abreast of newest advising trends, career options for students and implement new technology to assist in management of advising.

Advisors have multiple roles in helping students, from…