Academic Success Advisor, Senior

Office of Global Outreach & Extended Education

JR116066

End Date:
January 14, 2026

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

The Office of Global Outreach & Extended Education within the Ira

A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Academic Success Advisor, Sr. to join our Academic Advising team. The Academic Success Advisor, Senior acts as a key contributor to promoting and supporting student retention and graduation university-wide and advises students in making timely progress toward degree completion through a range of in-person and virtual academic counseling and support strategies.

This position is for experienced individuals with advanced training in academic advising and robust experience in student success activities.

$51,500.00 - $58,000.00 annually; DOE

• Knowledge of principles, practices, procedures and methods of evidence‑based academic advising strategies.
• Ability to direct and provide support to undergraduate and/or graduate students enrolled at the university.
• Ability to utilize a wide range of software, student development theory and retention‑focused strategies.
• Critical thinking skills to question, verify, and override AI outputs when necessary, ensuring the advice is appropriate for individual student circumstances.
• Ability to work under direct supervision to support students by performing specific, articulated goals and outcomes.
• Ability to understand general student requests for information and assistance; escalate urgent/conflicting requests.
• Applies collaborative approaches and strategies to devise solutions for student requests.
• Ability to utilize collegial interpersonal and communication skills to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships.
• Engages understanding of advising theories and practices; regularly monitors assessment resources to refine and build practice.
• Ability to rapidly master the essential new technology, practices, policies and methods.
• Ability to prepare detailed documents, proposals, reports, and/or related materials.
• Ability to provide analysis of data for identification of trends.
• Ability to lead staff and program efforts.
• Ability to create assessment plans and execute assessment reports.
• Applies and demonstrates knowledge of supporting/guiding students through curriculum requirements; identifies and creates connections to resources for students to support goals; delivers advising practices in accordance to relevant university, college/department/school ethical and legal guidelines; actively builds knowledge of key university, or college/department/school resources.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and comfortable working in an environment focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Skilled in problem solving, who can take initiative and set priorities, while being flexible.
• Ability to develop action plans to meet goals; establishes milestones and timetables.
• Documents activities and tracks progress.

At the Ira

A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, we are delivering a world‑class learning experience for our students and advancing research and innovation — all  Fulton Schools research enterprise leads use‑inspired research and key national initiatives, including the Southwest Advanced Prototyping Hub, accelerating microelectronics and workforce development for the Department of Defense. We also lead the Electrified Processes for Industry Without Carbon Clean Energy Manufacturing Institute, supported by the Department of Energy, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and strengthen manufacturing.

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