Academic Advisor for Biology
- Employer
- The University of Kansas
- Location
- Lawrence, KS
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- Academic Affairs, International Programs, Student Affairs, Academic Advising
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job Description50% Provides continual advising and targeted outreach, providing a focus to higher risk students in Biology.
1. Responds appropriately to Biology students’ questions and concerns regarding academic progress and enrollment.
2. Facilitates students’ engagement in the shared completion of a detailed semester-by-semester degree plan, which may include prerequisite courses for post-graduate plans.
3. Covers long range progression plans and has ongoing discussions with students regarding opportunities for support and engagement.
4. Communicates deviation from plan and initiates advising meeting with students not on track for progression. Reviews performance in semester following to determine if course has been corrected.
5. Focuses efforts on students with academic difficulty within Biology.• Reaches out to students in at-risk groups at the direction of the Assistant Director.
• Advises students who are in “notice” status.
• Advises students in “warning” status as a targeted group based on academic standing policy.
• Provides additional focus on non-progress in key introductory courses that immediately impede progressions in the major and discuss alternate pathways.
• Provides data regarding term grade point averages for the warning status group and documenting total number of contacts per student in the at-risk student group and number of students reached.6. Advise students at all advising functions related to new student orientation, which may include 1-2 weekends per year.
7. Tracks students in targeted concern groups who have not engaged in advising services.
8. Completes periodic follow up contacts by various means to encourage students to connect each semester.
9. Using data provided by the Associate and Assistant Directors, reviews progress of students in each of their assigned majors to determine milestone progression.
10. Provides Assistant Director with student data each semester including, but not limited to: number of declared majors/minors, number of intake appointments, student feedback results, number of completed degree plans, and other related student success data.
11. Reviews student feedback regarding satisfaction of advising services.
12. Assist Associate Director with graduation ceremony one weekend per year.
20% Provides comprehensive initial advising to students at the time of their declared interest in a major.
1. Works with student at the time of major selection to develop graduation pathway, explore area-specific opportunities, determine career possibilities, and connect the student to faculty advisor/mentor.
2. Connects declared students to faculty with specific focus area of interest.
3. Maintains informational resources to include major-related opportunities such as research, study abroad, internships, clubs, and career pathways.
4. Conducts follow up communication with students who have not set milestones as determined in collaboration with Assistant Director.
5. Assists with instruction of biology orientation seminar.
10% Maintains current knowledge of University and CLAS policies and procedures affecting undergraduate education at KU.
1. Effectively communicates and explains policies and procedures to students and stakeholders.
2. Collaborates with faculty on matters relating to University undergraduate policy and procedures across units, including student petitions, the curricular and program change process, and the Academic Catalog.
3. Attends undergraduate faculty meetings and other relevant committee meetings as needed.
4. When appropriate, collaborates with faculty regarding use of systems related to advising.
5. Participates in regular training, professional development, and work group/committee opportunities.
10% Collaborates with campus partners on key advising initiatives.
1. Working with Associate and Assistant Directors, collaborates with a variety of campus partners to facilitate students’ progression from exploration to chosen pathway, giving attention to support services and enrichment opportunities throughout their undergraduate academic career.
2. Coordinates career and placement activities with the University Career Center (UCC) for targeted student groups at milestones.
3. Works with student success units to create and implement programming for incoming students.
4. Meet with prospective students interested in biology majors as needed.
10% Assists with faculty advisor training and curriculum feedback.
1. Assists Associate and Assistant Directors with training as needed to new faculty undergraduate coordinators and advisors on the basics of advising, policy, procedure, DPR, portal, etc. and serves as a resource as needed.
2. Communicates feedback from a student/advisor perspective. May assist with curriculum process as needed. Position Requirements
- This position will mostly be on-site with the option to work 1-2 days remotely.
- Bachelor's degree with one year relevant experience.
- One year minimum experience working directly with students in a college or university setting as evidenced by application materials.
- One year minimum of work experience that demonstrates ability to perform detailed work, prioritize multiple tasks, and meet deadlines as evidenced by application materials.
- Demonstrated strong communication and organizational skills as evidenced by letter of application and work history.
- Master's degree in Higher Education or related field.
- Degree in biological sciences-related field.
- Degree in the liberal arts and sciences.
- Demonstrated academic advising experience with students in a college or university setting.
- Demonstrated experience with and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
- Knowledge of KU and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' requirements, policies, and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience with relevant computerized student information and communication systems, including but not limited to, Excel and Tableau.
Application deadline is Nov 28th, 2021. For first consideration, please apply before that date.
Contact Information to ApplicantsLauren Spain
lspain@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range$40,000 Work Schedule40 hours/week; 8AM - 5PM Application Review Begins29-Nov-2021 Anticipated Start Date03-Jan-2022
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