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Academic Advisors - Student Academic Affairs Office

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is home to 15,000 students; 1,300 faculty and staff; and over 186,000 alumni. The college is home to more than 65 units and 70 plus majors. LAS is a diverse and dynamic place made up of incredible people doing impactful work every day at the heart of the university.  

The LAS Student Academic Affairs Office (SAAO) supports the academic, personal, and professional development of every student. Through collaborations across academic advising, academic achievement program, career services, first year experience program, honors program, and international programs, we support students, promote inclusive dialogue, recognize diverse experiences, and encourage them to design experiences that enable their success. 

The Student Academic Affairs Office in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are seeking to hire two Academic Advisors. One Academic Advisor will serve on the Core Academic Advising Team while the other will serve the Access and Achievement Program.

Core - Academic Advisor


Job Summary
Academic Advisors provide holistic academic advising and coordination of student services in support of the personal, educational, and professional development of undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Duties & Responsibilities

Serves on the Core
Academic Advisor Team

• Participates in weekly walk-in advising duty (three shifts).
• Hold weekly advising appointments with students (two shifts).
• Serves on late and retroactive drop/withdrawal committees and related committees supporting student success.
• Reviews and approves student academic relief requests.
• Processes Student Engagement Reports.

Assists Records Advisors with Progress Degree Monitoring Communications
and Student Meetings


Participates in Shared Office
Responsibilities

• Participates in end-of-term academic progress review audits.
• Contributes to LAS student recruitment and orientation activities, as needed.
• Serves as the unit representative and on internal and external committees or working groups, as needed.

Access and Achievement Program - Academic Advisor

Job Summary

Serve as one of the primary Academic Advisors in the Access and Achievement Program (AAP). Provides academic advising and student affairs-related services to students in the Access and Achievement Program. The AAP program is a recruitment, retention, and enrichment program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Students are assigned AAP attributes the undergraduate admissions process.

Duties & Responsibilities

Serves as an Academic
Advisor for Students Admitted into LAS Undeclared

• Serves as an Academic Advisor for students assigned to specific cohorts in the Access and Achievement Program including students in honors, on academic warning, in LAS General Curriculum, and other students who need assistance from the College of LAS.
• Teaches and assesses a section of LAS 112: First Year College Success.
• Serves as a freshmen registration Academic Advisor for LAS Undeclared/LAS General Curriculum. Contributes to orientation and onboarding activities for new students in AAP.
• Monitors Student Engagement Reports submitted by Faculty Members for students at-risk of experiencing academic difficulties.
• Participates in the review of the Late-retroactive drop queue and other online administrative process queues. Participates in end-of-term academic progress review audits.
• Serves on the walk-in advisor on duty rotation for LAS SAAO.
• Collaborates and communicates with LAS departments and other colleges/units to ensure accurate dissemination of information for students for academic planning purposes.
• Contributes to LAS new student recruitment and yield events and activities that may require overnight and weekend work, as needed.
  Serves as unit representative on internal and external committees or working groups, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned to further the mission of the unit.

Qualifications for Both Positions

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree.
One
(1) year of professional experience or two (2) years of graduate work
experience working directly with students in secondary or higher education.

Preferred Qualifications

• All degree backgrounds will receive full consideration. Preference
  will be given to those with degrees in the liberal arts and sciences.
• Master's
  Degree or graduate studies in relevant student affairs fields such as
  education, social work, among other areas.
• At least one year of full-time professional experience in academic
  advising/counseling, student coaching, or teaching of life skills.
• Experience
  advising students who are not making adequate academic progress in their major
  or toward their degree/diploma.
• Experience working with student transition and/or retention
  programs.
• Experience designing and
  facilitating student success workshops and activities. (AAP Only)

Successful candidates will have:

• Organizational, communication, interpersonal and assessment
  skills.
• Excellent
  interpersonal and communication skills, particularly those that enable the
  candidate to effectively communicate clearly with a wide range of
  constituencies including, students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, and
  partners.
• Intercultural
  skills and a commitment to inclusive practices.
• Demonstrated
  ability to work from a strengths-based advising perspective.
• Demonstrated
  ability to track and assess student academic progress.
• Ability
  to work independently, as well as collaboratively, with a wide range of
  on-campus and off-campus constituencies.
• Knowledge
  of academic skills and student development issues associated with undergraduate
  student populations, especially those that require enhanced advising and
  academic skills support.
• Experience
  with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, Zoom, web and social media,
  Banner, and degree audit systems.

Successful candidates will demonstrate a
working level of proficiency in the following competencies:

• Facilitating student development, success, and outcomes: ability
  to work developmentally with students; Ability to promote student learning,
  development, and success by applying varied advising approaches to diverse
  individual student situations.
• Communicating
  for effective relationships: Knowledge and application of communication
  techniques (including listening skills) and relationship building skills to
  work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and
  collaborative manner.
• Communicating
  complex concepts: Knowledge and use of summarization and simplification
  techniques to explain complex concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to
  the audience.
• Resourcefulness
  and good judgment: Ability to apply past experience and analysis of information
  to arrive at sound and timely conclusions.
• Planning
  and organizing: Ability to mobilize time and other resources to get things
  done.
• Collaboration
  and Embracing Diversity: Ability to work with a variety of individuals in a
  constructive and civil manner while appreciating the unique contribution of
  individuals from varied cultures, race, creed, color, national origin, age,
  sex, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Appointment Information

These are 100% full-time Academic Professional position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after the deadline date. The target salary for these positions are $53,000 - $58,000.  Actual starting salary will be determined by the candidate's credentials and alignment with the position requirements. Hybrid work options may be available for this position after an initial on-site training period of six months, with the ability to be on-site at the Champaign-Urbana campus as needed per the University of Illinois workplace flexibility guidelines https://cam.illinois.edu/policies/hr-87-2/. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.

Application Procedures & Deadline Information

Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (CST) on February 3, 2025. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting and upload your cover letter, resume, and names/contact information for three professional references. Please remember to include specific information on how you meet the qualifications of the position in your application materials. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact lascollegehiring@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois must also comply with applicable federal export control laws and regulations and, as such, reserves the right to employ restricted party screening procedures for applicants. 

The University of Illinois offers a very competitive benefits portfolio, depending on the position. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.

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Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Accommodations may also be requested on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions, or religion. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu.

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Requisition ID: 1027960

Job Category: Education & Student Services

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