LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is recruiting a Lead Academic Advisor to provide leadership and supervision for the Academic Advising Center team in Edinburg, TX. You will manage a student caseload while guiding advising staff, drive program improvements, and analyze data to monitor progress toward degree completion.

The role emphasizes collaboration with colleges, development of advising tools, and delivery of trainings to enhance academic success and retention across multiple locations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Three (3) years of experience in academic advising or related student service in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, professional development, and supervision for academic advising staff while maintaining an advising student caseload.
• Teaches students strategies related to academic planning, major selection, and academic success.
• Manages the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for targeted populations.
• Collaborates with colleges and departments to develop advising tools and resources based on up-to-date degree plans and policies.
• Organizes and analyzes data from adopted technologies to monitor student progress toward degree completion.

Skills

Academic advising

Staff supervision

Data analysis

Student services

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg: [phone]
Brownsville: [phone]
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: [e-mail]

Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: [e-mail]

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
Date of Birth
Gender
Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV9169

Working Title

Working Title LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

Department

Department Academic Advising Center

FTE

FTE 1

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Scope of Job

Provides leadership, professional development, and supervision for academic advising staff while maintaining an advising student caseload. Analyzes data from currently adopted solutions to monitor and evaluate the progress of target student populations.

Description of Duties

• Provides informative and collaborative academic advising for assigned student populations as well as assists Academic Advisors in complex cases.
• Teaches students strategies related to academic planning and monitoring, major selection, and academic success.
• Provides extensive and/or complex advising to assist students in self-evaluation and choosing a major in relation to their career and life goals.
• Manages the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for targeted populations.
• Supervises and mentors’ staff within their assigned area. Develops specialized trainings as needed.
• Collaborates with colleges and departments to develop advising tools and resources related to major selection, academic planning and academic success based on up-to-date degree plans and admission/graduation policies and criteria.
• Organizes and analyzes data from adopted technologies to monitor student progress toward completion.
• Develops, provides and coordinates presentations for orientations, trainings, university events and activities regarding academic advising, retention initiatives, mentoring and academic success.
• Maintains a working knowledge of best practices in advising for retention and timely progress to degree.
• Staff who have been approved to be assigned to a department other than Academic Advising will attend all advising staff meetings and trainings, offer services in alignment with, and will have a dotted reporting line back to the centralized department.
• Participates in professional development programming, assessment, and mentoring opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge in academic advisement and related fields.
• Coordinates special advising programs and initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

Preferred Education

Master’s degree from an accredited university.

Licenses/Certifications

None.

Required Experience

Three (3) years of experience in academic advising or other closely related student service experience in a higher education setting.

Preferred Experience

Experience leading teams of and/or initiatives in a higher education setting.

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment across the Rio Grande Valley.

Other

Ability to use computers for word processing, calendar sharing, emailing, accessing student academic information. Ability to successfully collaborate with faculty, administrators within higher education (i.e. college deans, department chairs, and other administrators, etc.) and professional staff. Strong written/verbal communication, collaboration and presentation skills. Ability to apply current university academic policies and procedures, current academic advisement practices, student academic monitoring and retention efforts. Ability to identify specific student needs and to refer students effectively to available resources. Able to read and interpret state guidelines.

Physical Capabilities

N/A

Employment Category

Employment Category Full-Time

Minimum Salary

Minimum Salary Commensurate with Experience

Posted Salary

Posted Salary Commensurate with Experience

Position Available Date

Position Available Date 10/19/2026

Grant Funded Position

Grant Funded Position No

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
Date of Birth
Gender
Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check ( CBC ). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of Human Resources.