Academic Advisor

Super Fab Lab @ UNC-C; Smith (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Super Fab Lab @ UNC-C is seeking an Academic Advisor to support undergraduate and graduate students in multiple engineering technology programs. The role involves applying a developmental advising model, guiding students through graduation planning, and connecting them with campus support services.

The advisor will conduct one-on-one and group sessions, participate in orientations and events, and collaborate with faculty and staff to enhance student success.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal problem-solving skills are a must.
• Ability to interact effectively with advisees, staff, and faculty is required.
• Proficient use of computers (Google Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Serve undergraduate and graduate students within Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, and Applied Energy programs.
• Provide orientation to new students, support for first-generation and transfer students, and at-risk student interventions.
• Collaborate with faculty to provide additional information/services/programming to majors.
• Generate reports on academic progression and graduation-oriented advising; assist with degree clearance.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Master's degree in academic advising or related field

Tools

Google Suite

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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

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