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UIC Academic Advisor, LAS Student Affairs

Academic Advisor
LAS Student Affairs


The Academic Advising Center of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIC seeks full-time academic advisors to fill the following positions: General advisor, social sciences advisor, natural sciences advisor. The general academic advisor advises undergraduates, prepares and interprets academic audits, determines degree eligibility, and participates in new student orientation programs. The social sciences advisor fulfills the same functions as the general advisor but within the context of majors in the criminology, law, and justice; political science, and sociology. The natural sciences advisor similarly has the same responsibilities as the general advisor for majors in biochemistry, chemistry and physics. Applicants must have a master's degree in liberal arts and sciences or in higher education student personnel or administration or a bachelor's degree with a minimum of two years experience in academic advising or related experience. Those wishing to be considered for the specialty positions should have a background in one of the listed disciplines.

Applicants should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently, an empathetic nature and hold high expectations for students of greatly diverse backgrounds. Experience with student data bases and degree audit systems is highly desirable.

For fullest consideration apply online at https://jobs.uic.edu for the specific position in which you are interested and submit a statement of interest , resume, and the contact information for three references by September 15, 2010. If you are interested in applying for more than one of the positions, please apply to each separately.

UIC is an EOE/AA employer.