Academic Coordinator, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ October 19th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

University at Buffalo is hiring an Academic Coordinator, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The role is an academic advising position within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, helping undergraduate and graduate students choose classes, select majors, and progress from orientation to graduation. The coordinator also handles departmental academic records, course scheduling, and scholarship paperwork for the department.

Highlights

Advise students within an academic department on academic plans and strategies, keep records of each consultation, and intervene when grades or attendance decline.
Monitor student progress to degree attainment through degree checks, certify graduation, evaluate transfer work, and process academic exceptions to curriculum requirements.
Present on standard advisement topics at workshops and orientations, and help organize the department's portion of orientation, open houses, Preview Day, and Commencement.
Connect students to institutional resources, and make them aware of internship, study abroad, and job opportunities in coordination with the SEAS Dean's Office and UB Career Services.
Build and maintain undergraduate and graduate course schedules, including room and cap setup, space for majors and graduating seniors, and cross-listed courses, and edit departmental Course Catalog listings and new-course proposals.
Process tuition scholarship forms and student appointment paperwork across State, Research Foundation, and UB Foundation funding, and help identify candidates for UB scholarships and awards.
Collect, analyze, and report learning outcomes assessment data required by ABET, and create and administer student, alumni, and employer surveys.
Bachelor's degree and two years of experience in higher education administration, administrative support, or fiscal management, with MS Office skills and strong writing, communication, and data management skills.
Master's degree and three years of experience are preferred, along with experience with UB systems such as HUB; this is a pooled posting with positions filled as needed.