Job Summary:
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) seeks an academic advisor to support the department of Animal and Dairy Sciences (ADS). This critical position advises a portion of students in the undergraduate majors of Animal and Veterinary Biosciences and Dairy and Food Animal Management and supports the advising mission broadly across CALS disciplines.
The academic advisor strives to create a welcoming and inclusive environment. In addition to advising a caseload of undergraduate students in Animal and Dairy Sciences, the advisor also contributes to the planning and execution of student events such as career exploration events, graduation celebrations and welcome events hosted by the department. As part of the college advising community, this position participates in college-wide events and initiatives to recruit first-year and transfer students, serves as a generalist advisor during summer and winter SOAR (orientation), and participates in ongoing training and development led by the college and campus-wide units.
This position is supervised by the assistant dean for student advising and development to provide a bridge between the academic department, the CALS advising community, and the college overall.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Serves as a main point of contact for students and provides information about educational options and academic requirements; assists with identifying and assessing interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options, and refers students to appropriate institutional resources
- Proactively engages students as needed
- Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
- Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum
- Implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
- Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records and processes and responds to academic inquiries according to established institutional and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policies
- Supports other departmental and college programming and advising which could include a focus on recruitment of prospective students, continuing student career exploration, and supporting advising the advising mission broadly across CALS
- Participates as a regularly scheduled generalist advisor for CALS SOAR (orientation) in both summer and winters sessions
- Participates in the campus-wide advising community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the school/college
Compensation:
The anticipated salary range for this position is $60,000 - $68,000. However, final salary will depend on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Additional benefits information can be found at: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf
Required Qualifications:
- Multicultural awareness and competence; ability to work in a diverse environment and serve students and families and community partners from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Works collaboratively and cultivates relationships with internal and external partners (e.g., internal colleagues at the College, faculty and staff, related and relevant positions around the university, etc.)
- Organizational and time-management skills that include: problem-solving, multi-tasking, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines
- Experience using computer software/programs (e.g., Zoom, Teams, and/or WebEx; word processing; spreadsheets; databases, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with student development
- Minimum of 1 year of previous work experience in academic advising or related student services position (this can include positions held as a student employee)
Education:
Bachelor's Degree Required
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please click on the "I am a current employee" button or "I am not a current employee" button under Apply Now. You will be prompted to upload the following documents: Cover Letter, Resume. Please note, there is only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents into the one attachment field. All listed application materials must be received to be considered.
Finalists will be asked to provide contact information (phone and email) for three references, one of which must be a current or former supervisor. References will not be contacted without prior notice.
It's important that your cover letter and resume reflect your experience for this position related to the Qualifications section. Your application materials will be used during our evaluation to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.
Additional Information:
- Criminal Background Check may be required.
- 1-year Evaluation period may be required
Work Schedule:
Normal hours are 7:45am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Occasional nights and weekends may be required for this position.
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