Academic Advisor - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program

MLK Academic Advisor

Job

Location:

Twin Cities

Job Family:
Student Services

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Job Code: 9702AA

Employee Class:
Acad Prof and Admin

This is an in-person, on-campus position advising students in Appleby Hall on the Twin Cities East Bank Campus. Remote work may be available during academic breaks, as determined by the supervisor based on operational needs.

Please note, this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Card sponsorship. This position does not offer a STEM OPT training program.

Academic Advisor Level 2: (9702AA): $47,345 – $58,190

Academic Advisor Level 3: (9703AA): $53,993 – $64,453

Academic Advisor Level 4: (9704AA): $59,433 – $78,550

Located within CLA Student Success, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program (MLK) is an opt-in academic advising and student life program that provides a welcoming community for CLA students. The program offers individualized, holistic, and culturally responsive advising that supports students’ academic success, career development, personal well-being, and sense of belonging.

MLK advisors work with students from diverse and historically excluded communities and support students as they explore their identities, academic interests, and goals. Through individual advising, workshops, and specialized programming, the program helps students navigate their academic journey, connect with majors and career opportunities, and engage with issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, advocacy, and civic engagement.

The MLK Program is one of several academic advising offices within CLA Student Success. Together, these offices support students’ academic progress, connection to the College of Liberal Arts, and preparation for life and careers beyond the University. The MLK Program contributes to this work by fostering an inclusive advising community and helping students develop the knowledge, confidence, and agency to pursue their goals and contribute to a more just and equitable world.

• Maintain a professional advising caseload of CLA students (with a mix of students in all four years of progress, and in a variety of majors/minors)
• Utilize the operative model positioned at the intersection of development and learning, drawing on multiple theoretical perspectives in the professional literature (promising practices in higher education academic advising, identity and social learning development, self-agency, and social responsibility) to provide appropriate challenge and support to each assigned student as needed to facilitate the student’s having a successful academic experience. This includes helping students get progressively more sophisticated in their decision-making about current academic plans and eventual post-graduation plans, including careers.
  
  Assist students in assessing program options in relation to their strengths, interests, and abilities.
• Incorporate interpersonal, intercultural, communication, and equity-mindedness skills to build rapport with students to create a productive working relationship between the student and the advisor.
• Demonstrate and advance the value of a liberal arts education. Articulate comprehensive knowledge about the curriculum, academic programs (majors, minors, and certificates), degree requirements, and engagement options (study abroad, service learning, internships, and research). Apply this knowledge and understanding to student interactions with the goal of furthering student success.
• Encourage students’ utilization of the college’s and the university’s academic support and engagement resources to maximize their undergraduate experience.
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