**Seeking to fill multiple positions**
Duties:
* Engages in individual advising appointments, walk-in advising sessions, group advising sessions, and email/phone communication with current and incoming undergraduate students for the purpose of evaluating students' degree progress/eligibility and educating and providing guidance on degree requirements and programs, academic and professional planning, University and College policies and procedures, course registration and selection, and available University resources and opportunities. Identifies current and potential needs of students. Intervenes, and refers students to resources throughout the University community, as appropriate. Interprets and enforces academic policies, and guides students in navigating the petition process for exceptions to academic policies. Exercises professional discretion and judgment to trouble-shoot problems as they arise.
* Documents each academically pertinent interaction with individual students for the purpose of maintaining a centralized database of all LAS students, and updates the computerized information system, as needed, to ensure that student records reflect degree progress and academic status accurately.
* Teaches first-year seminar course to new LAS students, which supports them in their transition to college and the University and promotes their academic success, as assigned or necessary.
* Participates on committees or teams, as assigned, which involve contributing to one or more of the following: the development of student initiatives and programs to promote student success, development, and retention; degree certification; special admission decisions; scholarship award decisions; petition decisions; and the development of the advisor training program and professional development initiatives.
* Assesses transfer courses for equivalency to UIC courses and requirements, and updates student records to reflect the determined equivalency.
* Participates in regular LAS Student Academic Affairs staff meetings and professional development activities to expand knowledge and maintain currency.
* Contributes to decisions for the academic probation or dismissal of individual students as a member of a team.
* Serves as a College representative for select admissions events/initiatives. Educates prospective students and their family/friends about LAS degree programs and opportunities to aid in the recruitment of new LAS students.
* Assists in the facilitation of training and development of new advisors, as needed.
* Performs other related duties and participates in special projects, as assigned or necessary
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree
Preferred Qualifications:
* Master's degree in higher education student personnel, student affairs, or administration; college student development; counseling; social work; or a liberal arts and sciences' field
* At least one year of academic advising experience in higher education
* Working knowledge of college academic policies and requirements, academic records, college entrance procedures, and resources available for undergraduate students
* Advanced listening and communication skills
* Capacity to support students of greatly diverse backgrounds
* Experience with student databases and degree audit systems
* Familiarity with student development theory and FERPA
Interested candidates, please select the following link for information on how to apply: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board