Virginia Tech
Academic Advisor
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Blacksburg, VA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $59K - $64K
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ December 16th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Advise approximately 300 undergraduate Civil and Environmental Engineering students on academic and career planning.
- Monitor student academic progress and refer to appropriate support services as needed.
- Participate in recruitment activities including orientations, open houses, and major change sessions.
- Maintain confidential student records and communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students.
- Use general office software and student information systems such as Banner, PeopleSoft, Starfish, Navigate, and degree audit software.
- Required qualifications include a Master's degree or equivalent experience in education, counseling, or engineering, and experience in a collegiate student-focused setting.
- Preferred qualifications include knowledge of NACADA advising standards and experience in advising technical careers in engineering.
- Salary range from $59,000 to $64,000 per year, with a 40-hour workweek.
- Role involves occasional evening and weekend hours and offers a hybrid work schedule with both in-office and remote work days.
- Support recruitment and student success initiatives within the College of Engineering.
Academic Advisor Full Description
Job Description
The Academic Advisor will play an integral role in ensuring that the Civil and Environmental Engineering undergraduate program is aligned with the VT motto, "UT Prosim," 'That I May Serve' by participating in innovative student success initiatives and developing processes to further improve student services and enhance departmental support for individual student needs. This role is student-facing and supports both current and prospective Civil and Environmental Engineering students in the College of Engineering.
The following duties are core to the position:
⢠Provide academic and career advising services to approximately 300 civil and environmental engineering undergraduate students.
⢠Assist students in identifying appropriate educational and career options and analyzing each option.
⢠Monitor academic progress of students. Identify problem areas and refer students to appropriate campus resources (e.g. tutoring and counseling) for assistance.
⢠Interpret and explain college and university policies to students.
⢠Maintain student records and document all pertinent student information while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
⢠Participate in recruiting and advising activities for the university, college, and department, including but not limited to new student orientation, new student welcome, change of major information sessions, open houses, prospective student visits, course request advising, and plan of study workshops.
⢠Communicate in a professional manner with departmental faculty, university administrators, researchers, staff, students, and campus visitors.
⢠Participate in a regular rotation among advisors to cover drop-in advising for undergraduate students
⢠Assist in the awarding of departmental undergraduate scholarships in coordination with the College of Engineering.
This newly created position has the opportunity for hybrid work with a set rotation of in-office and remote days (3 days in office/2 days remote). Occasional evening and weekend work will be required at times to support events related to core job functions. The successful candidate will also be expected to perform other duties as assigned to support student success and the departmentâs mission.
Required Qualifications
⢠Masterâs degree in educational administration, student development, engineering, or related field from an accredited university or a bachelorâs degree in education, counseling, engineering, or related field, with training and work experience at a level that equates to an advanced degree.
⢠Experience working in a student-focused collegiate setting (i.e. academic advising, classroom instruction, counseling, etc.)
⢠Demonstrated strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with an emphasis on student-centered outcomes and attention to detail.
⢠History of working independently and successfully prioritize multiple tasks effectively over an extended period of time.
⢠Demonstrated history using general office software with good file management practices and a willingness to learn new computer applications as necessary to support position responsibilities.
⢠Experience in and/or knowledge pertaining to university operations, policies, and procedures in areas such as orientation, course registration, degree and graduation requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
⢠Advising experience with a working knowledge of NACADA academic advising pillars, competencies, and standards
⢠Experience learning and working in a dynamic environment, both individually and as a part of a team.
⢠Proven ability to comprehend and communicate technical careers in Civil & Environmental Engineering.
⢠Experience with student information systems, such as Banner, PeopleSoft, Starfish, Navigate, and degree audit software
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$59,000 - $64,000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
1/23/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
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About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Lauren Varboncoeur at laurpv1@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
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