Engineering Academic Advising Manager — Student Success

University of Texas; Utah; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Library access

Staff shuttle/bus passes

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering in Austin seeks an Academic Advising Coordinator for the Fariborz Maseeh Department of CAEE. This exempt, full-time role supports advising services, student records, and enrollment processes to nurture student success.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, coordinating scheduling and ABET materials, and collaborating with faculty and leadership to advance academic programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years’ experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity.
• Master’s Degree and 6 years’ experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity.
• PhD in a related field and 4 years’ experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of advising unit: Implement and manage undergraduate academic advising services; including registration advising during peak periods, support for advising staff throughout the semester, and summer orientation.
• Supervise advising staff and graduate coordinator.
• Review and award scholarships in collaboration with the Scholarship Office, department, and associate academic advisor.
• Provide assistance to graduate students when needed ( Course and Curriculum Management: Manage all phases of course scheduling, catalog updates, final exam reporting, grade reporting, updates and audits in FaSET).
• Oversee course instructor surveys ordering and results management.
• Reserve classrooms for class related requests.
• Data Requests, Analysis, and Program Assessment: Manage undergraduate and graduate enrollments during semester registration periods; collect and present data to communicate enrollment needs to the department chair. Provide department leadership with student program data when needed. Assist associate chair with ABET accreditation material. Submit data and outcomes for university-wide assessment.
• Faculty Support: Provide faculty with resources including support for student needs, scholastic dishonesty concerns, and connections to additional university resources.
• Serve on various departmental committees (curriculum & accreditation, student experience, strategic planning)
• Admission and Outreach: Participate in various academic outreach and recruiting events within the department, school and university such as; Admitted Student Event, Gone to Engineering, Industry Open House, and commencement.
• Professional Development: Attend additional department, school and university meetings as needed. Maintain professional development through membership/participation in professional organizations and interaction with other advisors.
• Student Records: Create and maintain student records using Advisor Toolkit, Mainframe, UAB Navigate, and IDA 2.0. Coordinate and process student applications for non-major registration, pass/fail, course repeat appeals, minor profile adds, and study abroad course substitutions.
• Other related functions as assigned by the department Chair and Director.

Skills

Academic advising

Student counseling

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD in related field

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering in Austin seeks an Academic Advising Coordinator for the Fariborz Maseeh Department of CAEE. This exempt, full-time role supports advising services, student records, and enrollment processes to nurture student success.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, coordinating scheduling and ABET materials, and collaborating with faculty and leadership to advance academic programs.