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Academic Advisor, Gary W. Rollins College of Business - UT Chattanooga

Position Number: 6432512
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Academic Advising

Academic Advisor, Gary W. Rollins College of Business - UT Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN, United States

Job Identification: 4066
Job Category: Student Services
Posting Date: 07/23/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 601 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, US

Job Description
The Academic Advisor will be responsible for managing a caseload of undergraduate business majors across nine concentrations. This role supports students in understanding degree requirements, developing academic plans, and progressing toward timely graduation. The advisor will also assist with course selection, petitions, overrides, and appeals, while serving as a key resource for new, transfer, and prospective students.

Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide accurate and timely academic advisement
Counsel students on academic challenges and goal setting
Collaborate with academic departments and student support services
Refer students to appropriate campus resources
Participate in orientations, recruitment, and advising events

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Ability to work with various populations and maintain student confidentiality
Proficiency in using computer systems and software
Ability to think critically and provide proactive, student-centered advising

Review of applications will begin August 4, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and two years of experience in a higher education setting working with students' academic needs, providing advising services, and coordinating support services; or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired.

Preferred Qualifications:

Three to five years of experience as an academic advisor in a university.

About Us
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is in the heart of one of Tennessee's largest and most dynamic cities. As a national model for metropolitan universities, UTC collaborates with its many regional partners to offer an experiential learning environment with outstanding teaching scholars in 128 undergraduate degree programs and 55 graduate programs-at both the master's and doctoral levels. UTC and Chattanooga-nationally recognized for its downtown redevelopment and wealth of outdoor recreation-are inextricably linked, and the University is central to the workforce and economic development efforts of the region and the state.

Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Engineering and Computer Science; Health, Education and Professional Studies; and the Honors College are home to an array of award-winning programs from Nursing to Computer Science, Entrepreneurship to Veteran Student Support. Innovation is a strategic focus, and UTC research and development in smart city technology is an industry leader. UTC is the first and only university in the country with access to a managed, commercial quantum computing network, and we are introducing an artificial intelligence initiative involving entities across campus and engaging partners throughout the region.

UTC is a driving force for achieving excellence, and our mission is to actively engage students, faculty and staff; embrace diversity and inclusion; inspire positive change; and enrich and sustain our community.

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