Job Overview

The Graduate Studies Office within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) invites applications for the position of Senior Academic Advisor. This role is responsible for providing comprehensive guidance to current and prospective students in achieving their educational, professional, and personal goals. At CEAS, we are committed to supporting every student, and it is essential that the advisor serves in the role of advocate—helping to meet students needs during their academic journey. This role may also be responsible for providing leadership for one or more graduate student program or service.

This position will offer flexibility for a hybrid remote work option for applicants with a residence within the Cincinnati Tri-State Area. Hybrid remote work arrangements are subject to change in accordance with university policies.

Essential Functions

• Provide academic advising to facilitate students’ successful and timely educational planning and degree completion in alignment with their educational and career goals.
• Serve as advisor for a designated caseload of students through proactive outreach, support, and education.  Develop a rapport of trust and accessibility with assigned students. Ensure accurate advice and quality support, contributing to persistence and a positive student experience.
• Monitor student progress and develop graduation plans in partnership with individual students. Provide information regarding curriculum, policies, procedures, opportunities, and guidelines for academic programs.
• Evaluate student information and utilize data to facilitate enrollment and registration. Maintain advising and enrollment records. In partnership with faculty, assess advanced standing credit, substitute courses to meet graduation requirements, and create degree audit exceptions. Facilitate and/or complete degree certification.
• Evaluate student needs and provide appropriate resource referral to career, academic, counseling, and student life resources and opportunities.
• Support students through educational transition processes (e.g. orientation, exploration, transfer, transition, and graduation).
• Recommend actions related to academic alert, probation, suspension and dismissal of students. Identify opportunities for high-performing student engagement and goal attainment.
• Utilize current advising and student success technologies for outreach to students.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and training to maintain up-to-date knowledge about advising practices, policies, technologies, and student achievement needs at the university and in higher education.
• Function as a member of an advising to ensure the proper workflow and outcomes of the unit.  Collaborate with UC advising community colleagues to advance quality advising practice.
• May lead a programmatic area of oversight and planning for a student achievement program or function within a unit.  Conceptualize, develop, implement, and evaluate the program. Train new academic advisors and other unit staff on key student service functions.

Additional Essential Functions

• Recommend policy to best meet student needs.
• Attend related meetings and functions.
• May teach one or more college-level courses each year.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to student workers and/or ambassadors (i.e., hiring, evaluation, disciplinary action, scheduling, etc.)  May advise student organization groups.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required Experience

Three (3) years of academic advising

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Master’s Degree
• Experience directly related to college students or a related field higher education.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to advise the diverse and varied student population.
• Ability to multitask, problem solve, and work independently.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment