Graduate Student Advisor

This position is located at the Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara, CA.

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UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

Originally founded in 1997, Baskin Engineering (BE) is the first professional school at UC Santa Cruz. Over the past 25 years, Baskin Engineering has become a unique 21st-century school of engineering and technology, characterized by evolutionary growth fueled by ongoing research opportunities that open new areas of intellectual inquiry. Baskin Engineering has grown to include six academic departments, a variety of research centers and institutes, and has ambitious plans for further programmatic growth.

The focus of Baskin Engineering educational programming is to instill strong basic knowledge for sound practice in science and ethical engineering for the well‑being of society, and its diverse curricula facilitate creative thinking and prepare students for productive and rewarding careers. Baskin Engineering is focused on building collaborative connections and expanding instruction and research activities for faculty and students at UC Santa Cruz, both at its Santa Cruz campus and at its campus in Silicon Valley, the international center of technological innovation.

Baskin Engineering champions new ideas and upholds the UCSC Principles of Community.

Under the direction of the Director of Graduate Student Affairs, the Graduate Advisor serves as the primary specialist for Professional MS graduate degree programs at the Silicon Valley Campus. The incumbent is responsible and accountable for the overall development, oversight, and coordination of all programmatic activities and support services for graduate programs. While graduate advisors divide primary workloads along departmental lines, they collaborate closely to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of BE academic programs - frequently cross‑advising students and providing coverage or backup for one another as needed.

With this wide scope of responsibility, the Graduate Advisor applies knowledge of policies and procedures pertinent to graduate education at UCSC generally and BE specifically to problem‑solve while interacting directly with faculty and graduate students in BE programs. Ensuring consolidated and cooperative services for all graduate students, the incumbent is often required to move seamlessly between unique programs with separate requirements and distinct tracks of study.

Budgeted Salary: $61,530 - $83,685/year. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full‑time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week:
  Mon-Fri. Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in person (Tues, Wed, Thurs)
• Shift Includes:
  Day

Employee Classification: Career appointment

Job End Date: None

Work Location: Silicon Valley (Santa Clara, CA)

Union Representation: SV Union

Job Code Classification: 005156 (STDT SVC ADVISOR 3 SV)

Travel: Never or Rarely

50% - Academic Advising

• Independently provides the full range of graduate student support on a variety of issues, including registration and enrollment policies and procedures, degree requirements, administrative issues, withdrawal and readmission, departmental and campus programs, and graduation.
• Assesses student needs, goals, problems, and personal adjustments relating to or affecting their academic performance, including sensitive and confidential student welfare issues‑resolution of which contributes to graduate student retention.
• Monitors…