Academic Advisor

About the Job

The CSE Academic Advising Office serves approximately 6,000 undergraduate students, covering 20 different majors in 13 academic departments. Advisors meet with individual undergraduate students regarding their unique interests and goals. In CSE, degree programs provide a rigorous and stimulating education enhanced by close interactions with distinguished research faculty and access to the college's research facilities. Advisors assist with recruiting efforts; one‑on‑one, group, and drop‑in academic advising;

special events; and the orientation of the approximately 1,600 new students each year. Academic advisors also assist with the teaching of the College’s first year course, CSE 1001. Advisors are assigned a caseload of students within a specific subset (cluster) of majors, who they work with throughout their undergraduate academic career — matriculation through graduation; with the majority of contact prior to the time students are admitted to the major.

This position will report to an Assistant Director of Academic Advising and has a starting salary range of $52,420-$62,000. Final salary will be determined based on experience and qualifications of the chosen candidate.

This is a salaried position based in Lind Hall and follows a hybrid schedule, typically requiring three days per week on‑site and offering the option to work remotely two days per week. The days will be determined in discussion with the supervisor and are subject to change.

Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with occasional nights, and/or weekends.

• 65% College Academic Advisor for an Assigned Caseload of Advisees
  • Utilizing a holistic advising model, guide, challenge, and support students in becoming self‑reliant and in learning to make important reflective decisions about academic, personal, and career aspirations.
  • Influence student retention and degree progress through relationship development and establishment of trust through numerous and varying contact strategies across the academic lifespan; including orientation, one‑on‑one appointments, workshops, drop‑in advising and email.
  • Employ analytical reviews of student progress reports at key academic markers, such as probation, degree application, or major declaration, to determine appropriate next steps for student success.
  • Utilize and build relationships and networks that make a large university manageable and navigable for all students to ensure a student’s ability to make sufficient progress.
  • Develop and integrate into advising a comprehensive understanding of how career services and student engagement are integral to the undergraduate student experience.
  • Coach students on making registration choices that promote timely and realistic degree progress.
  • Use independent judgment and problem‑solving skills to assist individual students in navigating the academic and curricular policies and procedures established by the University and College.
• 25% Program Development and Management
  • Assist with or lead select academic advising initiatives and programs, such as summer orientation, registration workshops, curriculum development, or scholastic standards.
  • Assist and support select student services initiatives and programs, such as President’s Emerging Scholars programming and advising, diversity, equity, and inclusion programming, major/career exploration, K‑12 outreach, scholarship application reviews, and student engagement activities.
  • Serve as a liaison to academic departments within the College.
  • Identify and resolve enrollment management issues as they arise in terms of course access, availability, and impact on student degree progress.
  • Develop and initiate advising efforts and programs to engage in proactive outreach and communications to students.
  • Analyze and summarize data to assess programs and make recommendations for improvement.
• 10% Instruction, Professional Development & Service
  • Engage and actively support CSE‑specific diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs by participating in the D&I Alliance, support mentorship programming with corporate partners, and elevate ways to help students…