Academic Advisor I

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $56K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ June 20th, 2026

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UNC Charlotte is hiring an Academic Advisor I. The role involves providing academic advising to second- through senior-year students and transfer students in Mechanical Engineering, reviewing degree progress and transfer credits, processing academic petitions, assisting with orientations, and monitoring at-risk students to support their academic success.

Highlights

Advise second- through senior-year and transfer Mechanical Engineering students on course requirements, academic policies, and procedures.
Review seniors' degree progress for anticipated graduation and evaluate transfer credits for incoming students.
Process academic petitions including transfer credits and requests for transient study.
Assist with new student orientation and participate in events like SOAR and Majors Day.
Track and intervene with students receiving Early Alerts or midterm warnings to promote academic success.
Collaborate with faculty and provide reports on academic progression and degree clearance.
Required master’s degree in academic advising, student services, higher education, engineering, or related field with two years of higher education advising experience.
Preferred knowledge of Banner, Banner Self Service, Canvas, DegreeWorks, and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Full-time, time-limited appointment from July 2026 to June 2029 with a salary of $56,000.
Employment requires working within the College of Engineering, Division of Academic Affairs, at UNC Charlotte's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science.