Academic Advisor - School of Public Health

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums for full‑t

Generous time off (≈37–38 days/year)

Longevity Pay

Retirement/pension plan

Job summary

UTHealth Houston in Houston, TX seeks an Academic Advisor (Full-time) to support the School of Public Health's Office of Academic Affairs and Student Services. You will advise students, coordinate advising activities across divisions, and assist with program resources and degree planning.

The ideal candidate has prior experience in academic advising or similar roles, with a Master’s degree preferred. This role emphasizes student success, retention, and timely degree progression within a leading

Qualifications

• Experience advising or working with students in a higher education setting (highly preferred).
• Bachelor's degree with 3 years of related experience; Master’s degree with 1 year preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide advising information to students throughout the academic year.
• Coordinate advising processes with divisions and regional campuses; develop advising materials and resources.
• Support graduation processes, review student forms, and run reports.

Skills

Academic advising

Student support

Program coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

Job description

We are hiring an Academic Advisor (Full-time) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Houston, TX. In this role, you will support the School of Public Health Office of Academic Affairs and Student Services through comprehensive academic advising, student support, and program coordination. This position works closely with students, faculty, and staff to ensure student success, retention, and timely progression toward degree completion. An ideal candidate should have prior experience in academic advising or similar work, as well as experience working with students. Master’s degree, preferred.

What we do here changes the world.

UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave

It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees!

As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Provides advising information to students throughout the academic year; responsible for coordinating the advising process with the divisions and regional campuses, and develops advising materials and resources.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Provides advising information to students throughout the academic year.
• Provides support to students during the registration process.
• Explores various major and career options.
• Advises and counsels students for course selection/registration and develops student degree plans.
• Counsels students on academic policies and procedures.
• Conducts graduation degree audits and supports graduation cycle.
• Review and approve general student forms.
• Run and analyze reports.
• Support operations and programming within the Office of Academic Affairs and Student Services.
• Conducts individual and group advising sessions.
• Coordinates the advising process with the divisions and regional campuses, and develops advising materials and resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• Prior experience working with students in higher education setting, highly preferred.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree in related field with three (3) years of related experience preferred. Master's Degree in related field with one (1) year of related experience preferred.

Minimum Experience

• Years of experience varies based on education level required. Experience in advising or Student Affairs in a University setting preferred.

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
• 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.