Senior Academic Advisor, Economics

The professionals in Undergraduate Education foster student growth, empowerment, and success by serving, advising, guiding, nurturing, and celebrating our students, and working with them and our faculty to solve problems so that students may successfully navigate the university. We focus on the academic aspect of students’ lives at Tufts, providing information, advice, and support to help them successfully complete their degrees in a timely manner while ensuring that our students have an enriching and rewarding academic experience. To that end, we provide students with tutoring, advising, academic support, direction, and accurate information. We also provide academic enrichment programs and opportunities so that students may reach their full potential and achieve their best. We collaborate with faculty and other departments to advocate for students and improve the academic experience for all students as well as the policies governing undergraduate study at Tufts.

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BasicRequirements:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics or a related field required.

• Demonstrated interest or experience in Economics or related fields.
• Two or more years of related experience as an instructor, advisor, tutor, mentor, or administrator in a college or university setting.
• Commitment to advising, mentoring, and guiding college students.
• Superior interpersonal skills, including flexibility and approachability.
• Excellent skills in written and oral communication; able to write, edit, and proofread educational documents and other publications. Confidence and experience in teaching, public speaking, or giving effective presentations before large groups.
• Proficient with technology, including various software programs and applications for writing documents, making spreadsheets, creating databases, producing brochures and slideshows, and communicating through web-based audio-video services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics or related field preferred;
• Additional experience working in other areas of university student services, such as student affairs, campus life programs, college learning center, multicultural affairs, bridge programs, and retention programs is beneficial.
• Dedication to serving and supporting a diverse student population, including students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students who do not conform to gender stereotypes.
• Proficient with a variety of social media platforms and tools for sharing documents, images, and video online.
• Must be able to work independently, think on one’s feet, set priorities, and manage time effectively.