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Academic Staff - Academic Advisor
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Position Number: 6071080
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Position Type: Academic Advising

Academic Staff - Academic Advisor

Location: Abu Dhabi
Open Date: Mar 11, 2025
Deadline: Mar 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description
Academic Advisors offer and support a wide range of services and programs designed to meet the needs of NYUAD's globally diverse student body. Academic Advisors exemplify NYUAD principles of creating a student-centered atmosphere by providing exceptional advising for all new and continuing students. Advisors serve as a source of information about registration, degree requirements, major selection, and all other academic policies and processes. Advisors meet individually or in groups with students several times each semester to discuss academic planning. They orient new students to the rich ecosystem of academic support available across campus and serve as liaisons with other offices providing student support services (Registrar, Divisions, Global Education, Student Persistence and Well-being, Academic Enrichment Program, and the Writing Center), to which they refer students when appropriate. Advisors are expected to help orient faculty and major mentors, support the peer tutoring program, and implement NYU's advising platform, NYU Connect. Additional responsibilities will include conducting advising workshops and webinars for incoming and current students.

Advising and Academic Resource Center Responsibilities:
The advisor offers a wide range of services and programs designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body. They offer drop in hours, 1:1 appointments, advise via email and conduct workshops. The advisor is also responsible for responding to email alias inquiries in a timely way. They conduct outreach activities to engage students at risk of not progressing in their degree. The advisor assists students in planning their academic programs, choosing a major, seeking tutorial assistance, and navigating registration. They will help students define academic goals, evaluate progress toward goals, understand curricular requirements and navigate course selection. The advisor serves as a liaison with other offices and can make referrals when appropriate.

Administrative Duties:
Advisors are responsible for maintaining student profiles and records in NYU Connect advising platform; documenting all pertinent student information; facilitating forms and approvals for various academic processes; track retention, conduct degree audits, and maintain advising statistics. Advisors will be responsible for developing and conducting workshops. Additionally, they will also contribute to newsletters/promotional materials, social media, maintain website updates, respond to student questions from website/email alias, and present advising services at orientation events.

Additional Duties:
Other duties as assigned.

ROLE CAPACITY
Breadth of Responsibility:
The role works under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Student Advisement and the Academic Resource Center. The position is responsible for aiding the delivery of programming and resources for the Academic Resource Center.

Autonomy/Problem Solving and Decision Making:
Requires minimal supervision and is capable of working independently. The incumbent will submit all projects and reports to a higher level for review and approval. Carrying out day-to-day work processes are at the employee's discretion.

Critical challenges/unique knowledge & skills:
Ability to coordinate tasks independently is important. Must be able to handle a high volume of workload and competing priorities. Must be able to diplomatically act as a spokesperson for the department. The incumbent is expected to maintain a high level of discretion and confidentiality when dealing with sensitive or internal information pertaining to the University and students.

About NYU Abu Dhabi
https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/
NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world, making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity's shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi's high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.

NYUAD is committed to building and strengthening a university-wide culture of inclusion, diversity, belonging and equity (IDBE), which is fundamental to the University's commitment to excellence. Visit our website for more information on NYUAD's commitment to IDBE and how these values are fundamental to our mission.

Students are drawn from among the world's best. They are bright, intellectually passionate, and committed to building a campus environment anchored in mutual respect, understanding, and care. The NYUAD undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships, graduate-school admissions, and other global honors. Graduate education is an area of growth for the University; the current graduate student population of over 100 students is expected to expand in the next decade as doctoral programs are developed.

Working for NYUAD
At NYUAD, we recognize that Abu Dhabi is more than where you work; it's your home. In order for faculty/academic staff to thrive, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. This starts with a generous relocation allowance; educational assistance for your dependents; access to health and wellness services; and more. NYUAD is committed to faculty/academic staff success throughout the academic trajectory, providing support for ambitious and world-class research projects and innovative, interactive teaching approaches. Support for dual-career families is a priority. Visit our website for more information on benefits for you and your dependents.

Qualifications

Required Education, Certifications, Licensing or Training:
Bachelor's degree in Education, Counseling or related academic field.

Preferred Education, Certifications, Licensing or Training:
Master's degree in Education, Counseling or related academic field.

Required Work and Related Experience:

Four to six years of progressive professional experience.
Prior experience working within a university in a student advising setting.
Skills in interviewing and advising.
Superior written and oral communications skills in English.
Exceptional interpersonal skills.
Project coordination, time management and priorities management skills.
Analytical and problem solving skills plus a teamwork and dedicated customer service approach.
Ability to communicate cross-functionally with all levels and in an academic environment.
Organized work habits, consistent accuracy, and attentiveness to detail.
Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information and documents.
Experience with the Google Suite of programs (including Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides) and/or Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Flexibility to adapt to organizational needs in collaboration with counterparts at New York University in New York and New York University in Shanghai.

Preferred Competencies:

Knowledge of academic processes and procedures in a university setting.
Understanding of and ability to implement various academic advising theories and practices.

Application Instructions
To apply for this position, please submit the following items:

CV
Cover Letter

We will begin reviewing applications immediately. We anticipate that successful candidates can start the appointment and relocate to Abu Dhabi by May 2025.

NYUAD is committed to equality and is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates who will enrich and contribute to the cultural and ethnic diversity of our university.

For questions about this position, please email nyuad.academicrecuitment@nyu.edu.

Join NYU Abu Dhabi, an exceptional place for exceptional people.

NYUAD values diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity; such principles are fundamental to the university's commitment to excellence. NYUAD is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly welcome applications from members of traditionally underrepresented groups, women, and UAE nationals. Multidisciplinary research and exceptional teaching in a highly diverse and inclusive campus community are hallmarks of the University's mission.

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