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Academic Advisor

1 month ago

College Park, United States University of Maryland Full time
Posting Details

Posting Details

Position Number:
126412

Title:
Academic Advisor

Functional Title:
Academic Advisor

Category Status:
33-Exempt Regular

Applicant Search Category:
Staff

University Authorized FTE:
1.0

Unit:
SPHL-Kinesiology

Campus/College Information:

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation's legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation's capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

The Department of Kinesiology is home to about 800 undergraduates who are pursuing a variety of career interests. The Advisor will have an essential role in guiding prospective and current Kinesiology majors through their degree requirements. Close attention to detail is vital to ensure student success and degree progress. Additionally, the advisor will lead orientation efforts for the Department and facilitate all change of major workshops, which requires collaboration with the School of Public Health Advising team as well as the need to successfully work independently. This position reports to the Department Chair.

Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:

Exempt Benefits Summary

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:
  • Bachelors degree required in kinesiology, public health, higher education, student affairs, or a related discipline.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required, as well as experience with students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Demonstrated skills and experience in collaboration, the ability to interact well with both internal and external audiences.
  • Detail-oriented and proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and able to create and maintain various databases.
  • Fluent in utilizing social media for educational and non-profit organizations.
Preferences:

Preferences:
  • Master's degree, Kinesiology background or/and advising experience.
  • Two to three years of advising experience, commitment to promoting diversity, attention to detail, ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in accordance with FERPA, strong written and oral communication skills, a passionate desire to educate and assist students, willingness to collaborate in a team environment, an excellent work ethic, strong interpersonal skills, and strong customer service skills.


Additional Certifications:

Additional Information:

The UMD School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health and located at the flagship institution of the state of Maryland on the ancestral lands of the Piscataway people, the traditional stewards of the lands where we work, live and learn. UMD is an extraordinary place-vibrant and dynamic and diverse. We are a place of learning: a school dedicated to the art and science of education and committed to reimagining teaching and learning inside both classrooms and communities. We are a campus dedicated to the indisputable value of science and humanities, inquiry, and creativity, and comprising tens of thousands of searchers and discoverers working in hundreds of laboratories, libraries, and collaborative spaces. Strategically located just a few miles from the US capital, our university is a place where new knowledge is pursued, discovered, and championed. We are also a community, nearly half a million members strong, of diverse students, faculty, staff, and alumni; a small city of residents and commuters, first responders and health care workers, learners, artists, and athletes; a place where thousands come to work every day to make a difference. Our diversity is integral to our excellence. And ours is a community that is intrinsically connected to our surrounding neighborhoods and our state, our nation, and our world. UMD The University of Maryland remains, since our founding, an institution of change and progress dedicated to the public good. Our university is evolving faster than at any moment in its storied history. Our guiding principles are helping us to empower the next generation of leaders, educators, scientists, and global citizens to develop creative solutions to the grand challenges of our times.

As a top ranked School of Public Health at one of the nation's leading research universities, we are well- positioned to advance and translate public health knowledge to improve health and well-being. Our students, faculty, staff and community partners are driven by a passion to break down the barriers that keep individuals, families, communities and populations from attaining optimum health and wellness. We value diversity and strive for inclusion in all we do, uplifting people and communities who have experienced historic and ongoing oppression. Through our education, research and community-based work, we are committed to finding new and better ways to promote health, prevent disease and prolong active, happy and high-quality lives. The School's mission is "to promote and protect the health and wellbeing of the diverse communities throughout Maryland, the nation and the world through leadership and collaboration in interdisciplinary education, research, practice, and public policy." The Academic Advisor will contribute to fulfilling our shared campus, school and department missions.

Job Risks
Not Applicable to This Position

Physical Demands

None

Posting Date:
04/15/2024

Closing Date:
05/03/2024

Open Until Filled
Yes

Best Consideration Date

Diversity Statement:

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.