Academic Advisor

Position Information

General Information

Position Number 004521 Vacancy Open to All Candidates Working Title Academic Advisor 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 $55,000 - $57,680 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 ETCM Advising Center. 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 by the department and in collaboration with more experienced colleagues and department leadership.

Specific functional areas include:

• Academic advising
• Orientation and Outreach
• Student services support to graduate students in ETCM
• Commitment to student success and the ability to listen and analyze academic needs.
• Collaboration with faculty in the ETCM Department 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.
• Two years of experience involving student academic advising in a higher education setting.
• 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.

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

Necessary Certifications/Licenses Preferred Certifications/Licenses Special Notes to Applicants

• 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.

• UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits/benefits-overview/
• The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report.

Posting Open Date 08/07/2026 Posting Close Date 08/14/2026 Open Until Filled No Proposed Hire Date 09/16/2026 If time-limited please indicate appointment end date Contact Information

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • 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

• Where did you learn about this posting?

(Open Ended Question)

• • Do you have a Master's Degree in Academic Advising, Student Services, Higher Education, Engineering or related field?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have at least two years of experience involving student academic advising in a higher education setting?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have a working knowledge of BANNER, Ellucian, Navigate 360, and/or DegreeWorks?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume / Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter / Letter of Interest

Optional Documents