Position Summary:
The⠀Academic⠀Advisor⠀offers and⠀supports a⠀wide range⠀of⠀services⠀and⠀programs⠀designed⠀to meet⠀the needs⠀of⠀NYUAD’s⠀globally⠀diverse⠀student⠀body. The⠀Academic⠀Advisor⠀exemplifies⠀NYUAD⠀principles⠀of⠀creating a⠀student-centered⠀atmosphere⠀by⠀providing⠀exceptional⠀advising⠀for all⠀new and⠀continuing⠀students.⠀The⠀Advisor⠀serves as⠀a source⠀of⠀information⠀about⠀registration,⠀degree⠀requirements,⠀major⠀selection,⠀and all⠀other⠀academic⠀policies⠀and⠀processes.⠀The⠀Advisor⠀meets⠀individually⠀or in⠀groups⠀with⠀students⠀several⠀times each⠀semester⠀to discuss⠀academic⠀planning.⠀He/She⠀orient new⠀students⠀to the⠀rich⠀ecosystem⠀of⠀academic⠀support⠀available⠀across⠀campus and⠀serve as⠀liaisons⠀with other⠀offices⠀providing⠀student⠀support⠀services⠀(Registrar,⠀Divisions,⠀Global⠀Education,⠀Student⠀Success⠀and⠀Well-being,⠀Academic⠀Enrichment⠀Program,⠀and the⠀Writing⠀Center),⠀to which⠀they refer⠀students⠀when⠀appropriate.⠀The⠀Advisor is⠀expected⠀to help⠀orient⠀faculty⠀and major⠀mentors,⠀support⠀the peer⠀tutoring⠀program,⠀and⠀implement⠀NYU’s⠀advising⠀and⠀mentoring⠀platform,⠀NYU⠀Connect.⠀This⠀advising⠀position⠀may⠀specialize⠀in a⠀specific⠀area such⠀as⠀visiting⠀student⠀advising⠀at NYUAD.⠀Additional⠀responsibilities⠀will⠀include⠀conducting⠀advising⠀workshops⠀and⠀webinars⠀for⠀incoming⠀and⠀current⠀students.
Key Responsibilities:
Advising and Academic Resource Center Responsibilities:
- The⠀advisor⠀offers a⠀wide range⠀of⠀services⠀and⠀programs⠀designed⠀to meet⠀the needs⠀of a⠀diverse⠀student⠀body. They⠀offer drop⠀in hours,⠀1:1⠀appointments⠀and⠀conduct⠀workshops.⠀The⠀advisor is⠀also⠀responsible⠀for⠀responding⠀to email⠀alias⠀inquiries⠀in a⠀timely⠀way. They⠀conduct⠀outreach⠀activities⠀to engage⠀students⠀at risk of⠀not⠀progressing⠀in their⠀degree.⠀The⠀advisor⠀assists⠀students⠀in⠀planning⠀their⠀academic⠀programs,⠀choosing a⠀major,⠀seeking⠀tutorial⠀assistance,⠀and⠀navigating⠀registration.⠀They will⠀help⠀students⠀define⠀academic⠀goals,⠀evaluate⠀progress⠀toward⠀goals,⠀understand⠀curricular⠀requirements⠀and⠀navigate⠀course⠀selection.⠀The⠀advisor⠀serves as⠀a liaison⠀with other⠀offices⠀and can⠀make⠀referrals⠀when⠀appropriate
Administrative Duties:
- The⠀advisor is⠀responsible⠀for⠀maintaining⠀student⠀profiles⠀and⠀records in⠀NYU⠀Connect⠀advising⠀platform;⠀documenting⠀all⠀pertinent⠀student⠀information;⠀facilitating⠀forms and⠀approvals⠀for⠀various⠀academic⠀processes;⠀track⠀retention,⠀conduct⠀degree⠀audits,⠀and⠀maintain⠀advising⠀statistics.⠀Advisor⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀developing⠀and⠀conducting⠀workshops.⠀Additionally,⠀the⠀advisor⠀will also⠀contribute⠀to⠀newsletters/promotional⠀materials,⠀social⠀media,⠀maintain⠀website⠀updates,⠀respond to⠀student⠀questions⠀from⠀website/email⠀alias, and⠀present⠀advising⠀services⠀at⠀orientation⠀events
Qualifications:
Required Education:
- Master’s degree in Education, Counseling or related academic field
Required Experience:
- Three⠀years of⠀progressive⠀professional⠀experience
- Prior⠀experience⠀working⠀within a⠀university⠀in a⠀student⠀advisory⠀setting
- Skills⠀in⠀interviewing⠀and⠀advising
- Superior⠀written⠀and oral⠀communications⠀skills in⠀English
- Exceptional⠀interpersonal⠀skills
- Project⠀coordination,⠀time⠀management⠀and⠀priorities⠀management⠀skills
- Analytical⠀and⠀problem⠀solving⠀skills⠀plus a⠀teamwork⠀and⠀dedicated⠀customer⠀service⠀approach
- Ability⠀to⠀communicate⠀cross-functionally⠀with all⠀levels and⠀in an⠀academic⠀environment
- Organized⠀work⠀habits,⠀consistent⠀accuracy,⠀and⠀attentiveness⠀to⠀details
- Ability⠀to⠀maintain⠀confidential⠀and⠀sensitive⠀information⠀and⠀documents
- Experience⠀with the⠀Google⠀Suite of⠀programs⠀(including⠀Drive,⠀Docs,⠀Sheets,⠀Forms,⠀Slides)⠀and/or⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀Suite⠀(Word,⠀Excel,⠀PowerPoint)
- Flexibility⠀to adapt⠀to⠀organizational⠀needs in⠀collaboration⠀with⠀counterparts⠀at New⠀York⠀University⠀in New⠀York and⠀New York⠀University⠀in⠀Shanghai
Preferred Experience:
- Knowledge⠀of⠀academic⠀processes⠀and⠀procedures⠀in a⠀university⠀setting
- Understanding⠀of and⠀ability to⠀implement⠀various⠀academic⠀advising⠀theories⠀and⠀practices
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