Academic Advisor / Senior Academic Advisor, College of Medicine, Center for Student Success

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to 53,235 students, more than 11,000 faculty and staff and 350,000 living alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, three straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget stands at $1.85 billion, and its endowment totals nearly $1.8 billion.

About The Department

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients.

Job Overview

The College of Medicine Center for Student Success is seeking to hire an Academic Advisor/Senior Academic Advisor to work with the Medical Sciences and Public Health undergraduate students, staff, and faculty to meet our program’s objectives.

The Center for Student Success (CSS) works to identify and recruit a student body of future leaders in the fields of clinical practice (including medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and other healthcare professions), medical research, and public health.

The selected candidate will provide academic advising, intervention, support services, and programming to students. The position requires a high degree of accountability, responsibility and a strong student-centric approach. The individual will be expected to exercise sound judgment as it relates to dealing with students, faculty, staff, administrative personnel, and parents.

Essential Functions

• Advise both in person and online current and prospective students on how to meet their educational and career goals through best practices in advising and appropriate referrals to student support services.
• Create academic plans, maintain accurate and up-to-date student records, meet with students to assess and discuss progress, and support students in meeting Public Health Program requirements.
• Evaluate student information and utilize data to facilitate enrollment and registration.
• In partnership with faculty, assess advanced standing credit, substitute courses to meet graduation requirements, and create degree audit exceptions. Facilitate and/or complete degree certification.
• Give presentations to various classes/populations as well as new student advising at orientation. The Advisor may be called upon to give Admissions presentations to prospective applicants to the program.
• Work closely with faculty and staff on programmatic and student issues.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and training to maintain up-to-date knowledge about advising practices, policies, technologies, and student success needs at the university and in higher education.
• Function as a member of the Center for Student Success team to ensure the proper workflow and outcomes.
• Collaborate with UC advising community colleagues to advance quality advising practice.
• Recommend policy to best meet student needs.
• Attend related meetings and functions.
• May teach one or more college-level courses each year.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to student workers and/or ambassadors (i.e., hiring, evaluation, disciplinary action, scheduling, etc.) May advise student organization groups.
• May lead a programmatic area of oversight and planning for a student success program or function within the center. Conceptualize, develop, implement, and evaluate the program. Train new academic advisors and other unit staff on key student service functions.
• The Advisor must be detail-oriented and have strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills. Must be able to retain a high volume of programmatic, college, and university related information while having the ability to critically think through complex situations.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Academic Advisor:

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree.

Required Experience

Zero (0) to one (1) year of student service or related experience.

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Senior Academic Advisor

Required Experience

At least three (3) years of academic advising and/or student success experience.

Additional Qualifications Considered

Master's Degree.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Sitting - Continuously
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Continuously
• Hearing, listening - Continuously
• Talking - Continuously
• Standing - Often
• Walking - Often
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Pulling, pushing - Seldom
• Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Seldom
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.

• Competitive salary range of $37,000 - $47,000 for Academic Advisor, and $42,000 - $55,000 for Senior Academic Advisor.
• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts and an award-winning employee wellness program, plus an employee assistance program.
• Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans.
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and winter season days in addition to paid parental leave.
• Tuition remission is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services.
  
  

For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.

The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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