Academic Advisor - Undergraduate Business Programs

Department: Student Services |
Salary: 49,400 - 56,200

Directs and coordinates the academic advising activities of a college or major educational office.

• Directs, implements, and evaluates advising activities for a college or major office.
• Interprets and communicates academic policies and procedures to faculty, students, and staff.
• Coordinates and supervises the mailing of all letters of recommendation to professional schools and maintains statistics on the number of students entering professional school.
• Conducts career counseling workshops and provides advice on field of study.
• Participates in class schedule development and registration tasks, including problem enrollments, drop/adds, and so forth.
• Supervises the compilation and analyses of data and the preparation of related management reports.
• Acts as liaison with university administration and faculty on academic matters.
• Performs other job‑related duties as required.

This position works in the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs at the

C. T. Bauer College of Business. It engages with students to advise them on academic requirements for degree progress, course selection, policies, procedures, and resources based on an assessment of individual student needs.

Successful candidates will have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team, work well under pressure, consistently meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects while remaining flexible and positive. This will require exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Manage a high work volume with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advise students for an undergraduate program.
• Process academic forms and letters for an undergraduate program.
• Process graduation applications for an undergraduate program.
• Plan and execute events for undergraduate students.
• Promote Bauer majors and minors to Bauer undergraduate students, including:
  • Advising Bauer students considering declaring a program as their major or minor.
  • Managing promotion and administrative processes related to specialty programs and/or certificates.
  • Participating in presentations to classes.
  • Conducting presentations to student organizations.
  • Be adaptable to change, as constant improvements are being made in advising.

• Experience in Higher Education.
• Experience directly in academic advising.

Experience will be considered in lieu of education. Bachelor’s degree is required.

Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge. Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job‑related Master's degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job‑related experience.

All positions at the University of Houston‑System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.