Job Description

Academic Advisor II


Please see Special Instructions for more details.

• This posting will be used to fill two positions, 004519 & 004448. If you have already applied you do not need to do so again.
• UNC Charlotte Benefits Information:
• The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report.
• The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist.
• Please ensure your resume reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers to the supplemental questions.

Position Information

General Information
Position Number
004519

Vacancy Open to
All Candidates

Working Title
Academic Advisor II

Position Designation
EHRA Non-Faculty

Employment Type
Permanent - Full-time

Months per Year
12

Work Schedule
8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Monday - Friday with occasional evening and weekend hours required, as necessary.

Hours per week
40

FLSA Status
Exempt

Division
Academic Affairs

Department
College of Engineering (Col)

Work Location
Smith Building

Salary Range
$58,000 - $63,994

Primary Purpose of Department
The department nurtures a professional, collaborative, and supportive learning community in which all stakeholders (students, faculty, industry sponsors, and partners) can succeed.

Primary Purpose of Position
This position serves undergraduate and graduate students within the Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, and Applied Energy and Electromechanical Engineering programs, as well as students in transition, prospective high school and transfer students into these programs. Using a developmental model approach, Academic Advisors work with students so that students develop the knowledge and skills and personal accountability needed to explore their academic and co-curricular options, evaluate and track their own progress toward graduation, access support and enrichment services, and understand and follow university policies and timelines. Advising services encompass a range of interactions with students from individual and small group meetings to email and virtual. Advisors also provide orientation to new students, support to first-generation college students and transfer students, intervention programs for at-risk students, and graduate students. ET advisors have the ability to work autonomously in a complex, team-oriented academic office with significant student traffic, have a commitment to student success and the ability to listen and analyze academic needs, will collaborate with faculty in the Engineering Technology programs to provide additional information/services/ programming to majors, will participate in new student orientations (NSO), Admitted Students Days, Open House Events, Discover Engineering Day, and other events as necessary, generate reports on academic progression, graduation-oriented advising, process degree clearance for undergraduate students, and develop a thorough working knowledge of campus support services and referral processes.

Summary of Position Responsibilities
The academic advisor is primarily an implementer of a developmental advising model that involves a tailored series of interactions and communications using advising tools and systems designed to address the specific needs of the students served by the advising office. This tailored developmental approach acknowledges that individual student profiles and those of student cohorts may differ not only at the onset of the student's academic experience but throughout their academic career. The advisor must have the experience, education, and background necessary to serve the educational function of an advisor. However, he or she is doing so in a context developed with department leadership.

Specific functional areas include:

• Academic advising
• Monitor at-risk students and develop and oversee a Student Action Plan for students placed on Academic Probation
• Collaborate with Program Directors to implement academic success initiatives to proactively retain at-risk students.
• Student services support to graduate students in ET programs
• Commitment to student success and the ability to listen and analyze academic needs.
• Collaboration with faculty to provide additional information/services/programming to majors
• Reporting on academic progression and graduation-oriented advising
• Degree clearance for undergraduate students
• Thorough working knowledge of campus support services and referral processes

Minimum Education/Experience

• A master's degree in academic advising, student services, higher education, engineering, or a related field is required.
• Three to five years of experience involving student academic advising in a higher education setting.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A working knowledge of BANNER, Ellucian, Navigate 360, and/or DegreeWorks preferred.
• Experience working with STEM majors preferred.
• Experience working with medium to large student caseloads preferred.
• The candidate must also be attentive to detail, possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize while multitasking, and manage tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal problem-solving skills are a must.
• Ability to interact effectively with advisees, staff, and faculty is required.
• A viable candidate must comprehend and abide by federal and university student confidentiality requirements.
• Proficient use of computers (Google Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is necessary.

Necessary Certifications/Licenses

Preferred Certifications/Licenses

Special Notes to Applicants

• This posting will be used to fill two positions, 004519 & 004448. If you have already applied you do not need to do so again.
• UNC Charlotte Benefits Information:
  
• The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report.
• The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist.
• Please ensure your resume reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers to the supplemental questions.

Posting Open Date
08/14/2026

Posting Close Date
08/31/2026

Open Until Filled
No

Proposed Hire Date
10/01/2026

If time-limited please indicate appointment end date

Contact Information

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. *
   How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
   • UNC Charlotte Website
   • HERC Job Board
   • Inside Higher Education
   • Mitratech Circa (formerly known as Local JobNetwork)
   • Another Website
   • Agency Referral
   • Advertisement/Publication
   • Personal Referral
   • Other
   
   
   
2. Where did you learn about this posting?
   
   

   (Open Ended Question)

3. *
   Do you have a Master's Degree in Academic Advising, Student Services, Higher Education, Engineering or related field?
   • Yes
   • No
   
   
   
4. *
   Do you have three to five years of experience involving student academic advising in a higher education setting?
   • Yes
   • No
   
   
   
   
   

Applicant Documents



Required Documents

1. Resume / Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
3. Contact Information for References

Optional Documents

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Work at office, Local area, Trial period, Monday to Friday, Afternoon shift

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