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University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Academic Advisor I

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $56K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ June 20th, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

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.