Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Blacksburg, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Applications are invited for the position of Undergraduate Academic Advisor in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. The successful applicant will serve the Computational Modeling and Data Analytics program (CMDA) in the Academy of Data Science or other CoS departments as assigned. Cross-training to familiarize themselves with another undergraduate program offer in the College of Science is expected. As necessary the selected candidate may assist another CoS department with advising on an intermittent basis should the need arise.

The key responsibilities for the academic advisor include one-on-one advising; consistent and accurate communications with students; and confidential consistent and accurate maintenance of student records. The primary emphasis is on advising majors including course selection and registration advising creating plans of study monitoring progress to graduation performing graduation clearances explaining college and university policies and procedures communicating to students electronically and working with students not making satisfactory academic progress to address deficiencies and create remediation plans.

Required Qualifications

- Masters Degree from an accredited institution preferably in student development counseling or education or Bachelors Degree with equivalent training and/or experience in advising;
- Excellent communication organizational time management problem solving and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to work independently to meet deadlines and set work priorities;
- Knowledge in MS Office applications (e.g. Word Excel and Outlook) and their Google application equivalents (e.g. Doc Sheets Gmail);
- Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain high level of confidentiality by following FERPA university and department guidelines;
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse population including students faculty staff parents alumni and prospective students and their families.

Preferred Qualifications

- Employment experience in academic unit including previous work in areas of academic student services advising recruiting and curriculum processes.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Salary begins at $53000 and is commensurate with relevant experience.

Hours per week

40; occasional evenings and weekends for events - exempt position

Review Date

April 6 2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicinecollege Graduate School and Honors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerous Extension officesand research institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees students or applicants on the basis of age color disability sex (including pregnancy) gender gender identity gender expression genetic information ethnicity or national origin political affiliation race religion sexual orientation or military status or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about discuss or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation please contact Brandi Webbat during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Job DescriptionApplications are invited for the position of Undergraduate Academic Advisor in the College of Science at Virginia Tech. The successful applicant will serve the Computational Modeling and Data Analytics program (CMDA) in the Academy of Data Science or other CoS departments as assigned....