Academic Advisor, SBED

Title:
Academic Advisor, SBED

Department:
School of Applied Engr & Tech

Reports To:
Associate Professor, School of Applied Engr & Tech

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
The Academic Advisor will provide academic
advising and registration support for SAET first-time and transfer
undergraduate students. The position includes organizing and participating in
recruitment activities at high schools, county colleges, and NJIT events. The
individual will also coordinate the department's undergraduate research
activities, and Experiential Learning opportunities (e.g. NJIT-Makerspace) by
SAET students.

Essential Functions:
- Oversee
and conduct undergraduate student academic and career related advisement for
the School of Applied Engineering and Technology (SAET) with a focus on the
Built Environment Division (SBED) (Approximately 600 students).
- The SBED
programs will include Construction Engineering Technology (CET), Construction
Management Technology (CMT), and Surveying Engineering Technology (SET).
- The
individual will also coordinate student recruitment activities including open
houses, first-year and transfer student functions.
- Serve as a liaison with
the Admissions Office and Career Development Services.
- Coordinate department's undergraduate
related department functions such as workshops, seminars, and commencement.

- Coordinate department's undergraduate research activities, and facilitate use
of the NJIT Makerspace by SAET students.

Additional Functions:
- Monitor student enrollment and retention on a monthly basis to ensure
consistency, help identify fluctuations, and support a resolution accordingly.
- Coordinate academic help sessions and tutoring of
undergraduate students.
- Coordinate a Built Environment Program if needed.

- Perform other aligned activities at the direction of the Chair.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related
field. Understanding of Engineering Technology curricula.
- At least five years
of experience working in an academic environment, preferably at a community
college.
- Understanding of current trends in Academic Advising and higher
education.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience
prerequisites may be accepted where the candidate can demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the university and the SPHS Leadership Council, an equivalent
combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate
for success in the position.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience
prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and
experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Preferred Qualifications:
- MS degree in Engineering, Engineering Science,
or related field is preferred.
- Industrial experience in the Built Environment
is preferred.
- Certifications are a plus.
- Professional Land Surveyor is
preferred.
- Experience in teaching undergraduate engineering and/or engineering
technology courses is preferred.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
20

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time