Academic Success Advising Coordinator, Sr. – Graduate Advising

84700BR

Campus: Polytechnic

Academic Success Adv Crd, Sr.

Job Description

The Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is seeking an Academic Success Coordinator, Sr., Graduate Advising. The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day operations of a portion of the graduate advising team, supervising graduate advisor(s) in a variety of programs (i.e. aviation, engineering, environmental and resource management, graphic information technology, information technology) while working in parallel with other members of the graduate advising team. This position reports to the Manager, Graduate Advising.

Job Family

Advising & Admissions

Department Name

Polytechnic Sch Advising

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$42,666 – $58,500 per year; DOE

Close Date

21-October-2022

Essential Duties

Academic Advising:

• Provides academic advising and/or interacts with students in support of academic success regularly, but no less than 50% of the time.
• Works closely and collaboratively with manager, faculty chair, or director and university administrators to implement policies and practices in support of college, department, and university goals.
• Coordinates a program, portion of a large program, or a group of activities and functions within a department or college directed to the retention and success of the student population.
• Assists in development of academic advising policy.
• Utilizes a variety of university data and programmatic direction to promote student academic success including iPOS, GAR, Analytics, eAdvisor, DARS, Peoplesoft, ASU Dashboards, and SalesForce.
• Acts as college/department liaison to current and prospective students, faculty, staff, and external groups on issues related to academic success.
• Acts as a college/department liaison to department, college, and university committees on issues related to academic success.
• Responds to student questions and concerns; works with students to resolve all issues to ensure ongoing satisfaction with program and successful progress to completion.
• Works collaboratively and collegially with academic units and services throughout the university to facilitate comprehensive student support.

 Supervision:

• Supervises and leads academic success staff in the provision of academic advising, recruitment/retention, and/or academic program functions for students to ensure needs of students are met for successful completion of program of study.
• Acts as team leader or senior resource for professional and/or support staff.
• Serves as a liaison between undergraduate advising staff, program chairs, Engineering Dean’s Office, and other university student support programs.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in related field and three (3) years or more of advising or related student services experience, one of which should be in the field of academic advising; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of management and supervisory principles.
• At least three (3) years of graduate or undergraduate academic advising experience; graduate advising experience preferred.
• Experience supervising professional staff.
• Experience working with STEM students at the university level.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ASU, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, and The Polytechnic School policies and curricular requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current trends and best practices in academic advising.
• Experience in student outreach, recruitment, and retention initiatives.
• Experience in designing presentation materials and giving presentations in a variety of group settings.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook), Analytics, PeopleSoft, dashboards, and degree audit systems (DARS).
• Knowledge of university curriculum software programs
• Experience interacting with diverse populations.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.

Working Environment

Activities are primarily performed in a regular, climate controlled office setting subject to extended period of sitting.  Visual acuity and manual dexterity associated with daily use of desktop computer; bending, stooping, reaching and lifting up to 20 pounds.  Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential duties.  Ability to work both independently or within a complex structured team.  Normally receives no instructions on routine work and general instructions on new assignments with review of completed tasks.  Exercises judgment within generally defined practices & policies in selecting methods & techniques for obtaining solutions. Interact with a diverse set of national and international students. Work environment may require a combination of in office and telecommuting depending on space constraints.

Department Statement

The Polytechnic School, one of the seven Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, focuses on hands-on learning through creating things and solving real-world challenges through student, faculty and industry collaborations. We believe how you learn and teach is as important as what you learn and teach. The school’s academic facilities are among the best that ASU has to offer and were designed specifically to support the learning and discovery environment.
The Polytechnic School is located on ASU’s Polytechnic campus in Mesa, Arizona and boasts some of the most innovative engineering and technology programs in the country and thrives under the guidance of more than 100 faculty members who have expertise in some of the most important technological challenges that society faces. Many members of the faculty bring considerable industry experience into their classrooms and labs, further enhancing the student experience and research opportunities available. The Polytechnic School’s research program focuses on transforming discoveries into practical, real-world use and enterprise. Our campus alone is home to more than 30 laboratories — some of the most advanced learning laboratories available to students on any university campus in such as robotics, manufacturing, engineering education, environment, energy, systems engineering and human systems engineering.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.