Academic Advisor jobs in New Mexico

The College of Fine Arts Advisement Center seeks qualified applicants for the position of Academic Advisor.  The Academic Advisor will advise for degrees in the following departments/programs:  Art, Film and Digital Arts, Music, Interdisciplinary Arts, and Theatre & Dance.  This position provides comprehensive guidance on all academic factors in CFA degrees for prospective, transfer, former and current students.  This position requires a highly motivated individual who possesses strong interpersonal skills and the ability to multi-task.  Successful candidates will need to become knowledgeable of the degrees, but also possess the ability to advise and navigate on intangibles such as auditions, juries and critiques.  Advisors in the College of Fine Arts will be working with students from orientation through to graduation so they must understand not only the student's degree, but also have cursory knowledge of the different university systems and resources impacting student degree completion.

Job duties include:

• Assessing students' academic levels, attending to student academic inquiries, assisting in the resolution of individual academic problems and advising on academic degrees.
• Analyzing and processing applications, transfer evaluations and transcripts for admission to the college and degree requirements.
• Developing and maintaining appropriate files and records.
• Coordinating and facilitating new student orientation and other outreach initiatives to promote advisement services, academic programs and undergraduate degrees; this includes participation and coordination of recruitment events on campus, branch campuses and in-state community colleges.