Associate Academic Advisor

Job Posting Title

Associate Academic Advisor (Salary)

College of Liberal Arts

All Applicants

40

Non-Exempt

Immediately

Expected to Continue

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Primarily provide academic advising services and support to undergraduate students pursuing the Psychology Major (both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree plans) in the College of Liberal Arts.

• ROUTINE ACADEMIC ADVISING:
  Responsible for understanding and communicating requirements and academic options to facilitate student progress to degree and pursuit of academic goals. Establish rapport and counsel students on educational opportunities and initiatives. Provide information about degree requirements, academic policies, and institutional rules/regulations; answer students' questions, give them support, and empower them to make informed academic decisions and navigate the University. Assist students with petitions and overrides;
  
  create and update degree profiles; keep clear, accurate notes on student interactions; and track student contacts.
• REGISTRATION ADVISING/ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT:
  Advise students during registration and add/drop periods at the start of each semester. Assist students with semester course selection, verify course applicability and progress to degree. Support all UT students who need assistance to enroll in department courses, respond to registration inquiries, and work to resolve class availability and time conflict issues. Clear advising holds, assist students with restricted/individual instruction courses.
  
  Manage course closing limits, reservations, priorities, waitlists, and prerequisite checks. Collaborate with department staff and faculty leadership regarding all registration and class matters. Uphold department registration policies including waitlists and prerequisite system.
• DEVELOPMENTAL ADVISING:
  Help students identify and pursue educational, life, and career goals. Work with students to develop a plan to timely graduation incorporating course selection, co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, and university programs and services tailored to meet their academic/career interests. Work with students experiencing academic difficulty to identify barriers to academic success and strategize action steps, tools, and resources to address. Create SUCCESS Agreements with students.
  
  Encourage student behaviors that develop independence, problem-solving skills, personal well-being, and growth. Make appropriate referrals to department, College, University offices and resources.
• ORIENTATION ADVISING:
  Advise incoming first year and transfer students at spring, summer, fall, and August orientation. Review student records, educate on resources, tools, course selections, and academic options. Provide registration support to students as they enroll in classes for their first semester at UT Austin.
• TEAM SUPPORT/COMMUNICATION:
  Maintain and strengthen the undergraduate academic programs the team supports by participating in meetings and decision-making, providing performance metrics and input, and assisting with administrative tasks as needed. Act in a leadership or support role (as assigned) to carry out projects, programs, activities, and events. Assist in responding to inquiries by email and other means from students and other constituents (faculty/staff, families, the general public).
  
  Contribute to advising team and department informational and promotional materials distributed via email or other means.…