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Academic Counselor, Hajim UG Programs
Remote Work - New York · Full-time
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About the role
- Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability.
- The Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences serves as the academic home to 1,500 undergraduate students across 13 majors.
- The Academic Counselor is supervised by the Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Studies.
Responsibilities
- As well, the Academic Counselor leads efforts related to the advising, retention, and success of populations at risk of not completing, such as low-income and first-generation students.
- This includes developing and implementing strategic goals and action plans, collaborating with campus partners, and planning events, including one intensive summer program.
- Develops, executes, measures, and assesses projects and activities aligned with this goal.
- Supports the Dean and/or their designee with the development of new scholars programs, such as the EDGE Consortium CHIPS Scholars.
- Identifies existing, or develops new methods of, data collection and tracking systems; works collaboratively with academic departments and University offices (e.g. Information Technology, Data Insights and Reporting, Workday) to access, extract, interpret, and disseminate data.
- 25% - Collaboration with Campus Partners
- Cultivates partnerships with campus partners to provide, supplement, or consult on academic and professional enrichment opportunities/events.
- Maintains productive relationships with academic departments, including but not limited to Hajim departments, math, and physics.
- Manages the Hajim School's participation in the Office of Mentoring and Student Advocacy (OMSA) summer Early Connection Opportunity Program.
- Proactively supports, coaches, and advocates for students and co-navigates opportunities and challenges that affect academic success, such as managing failures and successes and addressing non-academic factors.
Requirements
- Pays ongoing attention to students' academic planning and progress toward degree completion.
- Audits students' records against University and program degree requirements in preparation for graduation.
Skills
- Ability to interpret policies and make complex judgements preferred.
- Background with institutional research and database tools, Workday Enterprise systems, and intermediate Excel knowledge preferred.
Compensation
- The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job.
- Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Benefits
- equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability.
- Helps students articulate educational, career, and personal goals and translate these into academic programs and opportunities.
- Interprets policies, and assists students in navigating higher education structures, processes, and cultures.
- Encourages exploration, engagement in campus life, and experiential learning.
- Keeps abreast of policies and that impact student success, including but not limited to those around financial aid, leave of absence, access/disability, and international students.
- Develops goals appropriate for populations, including but not limited to transfer students, low-income, first-generation, veterans/dependents, undecided/exploratory majors, experiential learning, etc.
- Attends conferences on behalf of department leadership, benchmarks operations from like institutions, and reports changes in national education practices and trends.
Company info
- This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.
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