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LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring a Lead Academic Advisor. This role involves providing leadership and supervision for academic advising staff while maintaining an advising caseload and analyzing data to monitor and evaluate student progress.
Highlights
- Lead and mentor academic advising staff and oversee their professional development.
- Provide academic advising for assigned student populations and assist advisors with complex cases.
- Teach students strategies for academic planning, major selection, and success.
- Manage interventions for targeted student populations through planning and evaluation.
- Collaborate with colleges and departments to develop advising tools based on updated degree plans and policies.
- Analyze data from advising technologies to monitor student progress toward degree completion.
- Coordinate presentations and trainings on advising, retention initiatives, and academic success.
- Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least three years of experience in academic advising or related student services; Master's degree and leadership experience are preferred.
- Must demonstrate strong computer skills, communication, collaboration, and knowledge of university policies and student retention practices.
- Salary is commensurate with experience; position reports to a supervisor and provides direct supervision of assigned staff.
LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR Full Description
Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539
Edinburg: (956)665-2451
Brownsville: (956) 882-8205
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Staff Recruitment: [email protected]
School of Medicine Recruitment: [email protected]
Graduate Assistantships: [email protected]
Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: [email protected]
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: [email protected]
College of Sciences Office of the Dean: [email protected]
College of Education and P-16 Integration: [email protected]
College of Fine Arts: [email protected]
College of Liberal Arts: [email protected]
Website: https://careers.utrgv.edu
LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR
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Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
*Date of Birth
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
*Date of Birth
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
*Date of Birth
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
Dear Applicant,
Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:
*Date of Birth
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race
Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.
Posting Details
Posting Supplemental Questions
Position Information
| Posting Number | SRGV9169 |
|---|---|
| Working Title | LEAD ACADEMIC ADVISOR |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
| Location | Edinburg, Texas |
| Department | Academic Advising Center |
| FTE | 1 |
| FLSA | Exempt |
| Scope of Job | Provides leadership, professional development, and supervision for academic advising staff while maintaining an advising student caseload. Analyzes data from currently adopted solutions to monitor and evaluate the progress of target student populations. |
| Description of Duties | • Provides informative and collaborative academic advising for assigned student populations as well as assists Academic Advisors in complex cases. • Teaches students strategies related to academic planning and monitoring, major selection, and academic success. • Provides extensive and/or complex advising to assist students in self-evaluation and choosing a major in relation to their career and life goals. • Manages the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for targeted populations. • Supervises and mentors’ staff within their assigned area. Develops specialized trainings as needed. • Collaborates with colleges and departments to develop advising tools and resources related to major selection, academic planning and academic success based on up-to-date degree plans and admission/graduation policies and criteria. • Organizes and analyzes data from adopted technologies to monitor student progress toward completion. • Develops, provides and coordinates presentations for orientations, trainings, university events and activities regarding academic advising, retention initiatives, mentoring and academic success. • Maintains a working knowledge of best practices in advising for retention and timely progress to degree. •Staff who have been approved to be assigned to a department other than Academic Advising will attend all advising staff meetings and trainings, offer services in alignment with, and will have a dotted reporting line back to the centralized department. • Participates in professional development programming, assessment, and mentoring opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge in academic advisement and related fields. • Coordinates special advising programs and initiatives. • Performs other duties as assigned. |
| Supervision Received | General supervision from assigned supervisor. |
| Supervision Given | Direct supervision of assigned staff. |
| Required Education | Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. |
| Preferred Education | Master’s degree from an accredited university. |
| Licenses/Certifications | None. |
| Required Experience | Three (3) years of experience in academic advising or other closely related student service experience in a higher education setting. |
| Preferred Experience | Experience leading teams of and/or initiatives in a higher education setting. |
| Equipment | Use of standard office equipment. |
| Working Conditions | Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment across the Rio Grande Valley. |
| Other | Ability to use computers for word processing, calendar sharing, emailing, accessing student academic information. Ability to successfully collaborate with faculty, administrators within higher education (i.e. college deans, department chairs, and other administrators, etc.) and professional staff. Strong written/verbal communication, collaboration and presentation skills. Ability to apply current university academic policies and procedures, current academic advisement practices, student academic monitoring and retention efforts. Ability to identify specific student needs and to refer students effectively to available resources. Able to read and interpret state guidelines. |
| Physical Capabilities | N/A |
| Employment Category | Full-Time |
| Minimum Salary | Commensurate with Experience |
| Posted Salary | Commensurate with Experience |
| Position Available Date | 10/19/2026 |
| Grant Funded Position | No |
| If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date |
Posting Detail Information
| EEO Statement | It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest. |
|---|---|
| Special Instructions to Applicants | Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: Date of Birth Gender Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: Date of Birth Gender Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information. |
| Additional Information |
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need. All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered. Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of Human Resources. |
| Quick Link | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/52659 |
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