"Academic & Career Advisor"

Job Description

Academic & Career Advisor

Job #: F00775

Location: Syracuse, NY

Pay Range: $60,450 - $61,700

Hours: Standard University business hours. 8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year) 8:00am - 4:30pm (summer) Hours may vary based on operational needs.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Description: Academic & Career Advisor (Honors Program Advisor) requested to meet the academic needs of students and programmatic needs of the Honors Program. This position reports to the Assistant Director of the Renee Crown University Honors Program. The position advises Honors students - among the University's most outstanding undergraduates - on the Honors curriculum and program requirements and on general academic challenges and opportunities.

This position is part of a bargaining unit and is represented by the union SEIU, Local 200United.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's and research experience preferred.
• 1-5 years of experience in academic advising preferred.

Job Specific Qualifications:

Skills and Knowledge:

• Must be an excellent communicator and strong writer; a dedicated mentor; collegial in working with faculty and staff members engaged in mutual projects supporting students.
• Must have the wide-ranging general knowledge necessary to advise undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni engaged in a variety of academic and pre-professional fields.
• Extensive knowledge of University curricula, advising, and administrative processes.
• Adept with understanding and communicating research at the undergraduate and graduate level.
• MS Office, including MS Access; WordPress, and contemporary and evolving social media platforms.

Responsibilities:

General Honors Advising:

• Provide Honors program advising in one-on-one sessions for assigned cohort of Renée Crown University Honors Program students.
• Ensure advisee success in the coordination of Honors requirements with academic program requirements.

Thesis Advising:

• Help students generate Thesis topics that map to their interests and strengths; approach potential Thesis Advisors; craft strong proposals and updates; and troubleshoot problems.
• Track student progress to successful completion.

Honors Program Auditing and Communications:

• Support advising team in program audits, regular communications with assigned cohort, maintain up-to-date and accurate student records utilizing program databases.

Honors Community Support:

• Assist with enhancing Honors community through support of academic and community enhancement events, such as Living Learning Community activities, Honors student group programming and Honors orientation.
• Other duties as assigned.

About Syracuse University:

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area: Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.