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Job Description
Salary/Position Classification
- $44000 Annual Dependent on Experience Exempt
- 40 hours per week
- 100% Remote Work Availability: No
- Hybrid Work Availability (requires some time on campus): Yes
Purpose of Position
The purpose of the position is to provide academic advisement recruitment and retention to undergraduate students at the University of North Dakota. This position helps to advise any/all undergraduate majors and minors. Academic advisors help to serve the needs of the Core Advising team as well as any unmet student needs across campus. Academic advisors will utilize various academic advising tools and technologies to advise and interact with students regularly. Advisors will attend academic advising events along with student success programming including commencement ceremonies.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide academic advanced degree program and career advising for current on campus and online undergraduate programs assigned to including knowledge of all degree requirements
- Meet with students for scheduled appointments and on a dropin basis
- Advise incoming students during new student/firstyear advising and registration
- Communicate with incoming transfer students on a continuous and ongoing basis
- Understand needs of various student populations at the institution as a whole and within assigned college(s)
- Understand and appropriately use various advising models
- Participate in assessment of advising
- Collaborate with departments of programs assigned to address advising needs for the department
- Write letters of recommendation for students and serve as a reference for students as needed
- Understand institutional specific policies and procedures such as term dates and deadline the ES petition the Ad Pro petition the graduation application withdrawal processes changes of major collaborative course processes readmission and reinstatement processes academic grievance processes etc.
- Understand program/college/University goals for retention and graduation
- Understand the basics of financial aid and when to refer students to other resources
- Utilize career exploration tools (e.g. career exploration software Academic and Career Exploration career services events pairings of degree options graduate or professional degree options) in the advisement of students
- Utilize and connect students with campus resources and services
- Utilize advising technology including student information system advising platform and others as determined necessary in the completion of effective general advising
- Understand student technology including student use of learning management system and career services platform
- Participate in one of the options in each of the categories below over the calendar year (January through December) One of the spring graduation ceremonies OR the Saturday of Welcome Weekend Either a summer graduation ceremony OR a fall graduation ceremony
- Participate in oncampus recruitment events and afterhour admission events as requested
- Participate in Experiential Learning Center events as requested
- Attend workshops for professional development
- Participate in college and campuswide advising events and outreach
- Participate in advising and advisingadjacent professional development opportunities
- Assist other advisors and their students as needed for extended leaves and absences
- Other duties as requested by SASCE or college(s) affiliated with majors assigned
Required Competencies
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organization skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to pay attention to detail
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors Degree
- Experience in an academic or professional setting
- Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check
In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identityand eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree
- Experience advising undergraduate students
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
