Temp Academic Advisor

University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Charlotte is hiring a Temp Academic Advisor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. The advisor will provide academic guidance to transfer and upper-level students, review degree progress, assist with new student orientation, and support students facing academic challenges.

This temporary part-time role (20 hours per week) offers a pay rate of $25 - $27 per hour for a 6-month assignment under the College of Engineering, with autonomous work within a team-oriented office.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in academic advising, student services, higher education, engineering or related field.
• Experience in higher education student services preferred (2+ years).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with Banner, Banner Self Service, Canvas and DegreeWorks is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic advising to transfer and upper-level Civil and Environmental Engineering students.
• Review degree progress and transfer credits; develop advising plans.
• Submit academic petitions and assist with new student orientation.
• Advise on major course requirements and academic policies.
• Track students with Early Alerts or midterm warnings to support success.
• Monitor students on academic probation and provide interventions.

Skills

Academic advising

Degree progress review

Orientation assistance

Advising on degree requirements

Student support & interventions

Advising caseload management

Autonomy in team setting

Education

Master's degree in academic advising or related field

Tools

MS Access

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Banner

Banner Self Service

Canvas

DegreeWorks

Job description

UNC Charlotte is hiring a Temp Academic Advisor for the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. The advisor will provide academic guidance to transfer and upper-level students, review degree progress, assist with new student orientation, and support students facing academic challenges. The role requires autonomous work within a team-oriented office managing a significant advising caseload.

Highlights

• Provide academic advising to second- through senior-year students, including transfers and first-time-in-college matriculated students, majoring in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
• Review degree progress and transfer credits and develop advising plans.
• Submit academic petitions and assist with new student orientation.
• Advise on major course requirements, academic policies and resources.
• Track and support students with multiple Early Alerts or midterm warnings to foster academic success.
• Monitor students on academic probation and provide intervention strategies.
• Required master's degree in academic advising, student services, higher education, engineering, or a related field.
• Preferred 2+ years of higher education student services experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint; knowledge of BANNER, Banner Self Service, Canvas, and DegreeWorks is a plus.
• Temporary part-time position (20 hours per week) with a pay rate of $25 - $27 per hour for a 6-month assignment under the College of Engineering.