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Working TitleAcademic Advisor - School of Biomedical Engineering

Position LocationFort Collins, CO

Work LocationPosition is fully in-office/in-person

Research Professional PositionNo

Posting Number202400888AP

Position TypeAdmin Professional/ Research Professional

Classification TitleProf/Indiv Contrib II

Number of Vacancies1

Work Hours/Week40

Proposed Annual Salary Range$60,000 - $65,000

Employee Benefits

Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, commitment todiversity, equity and inclusion (https://inclusiveexcellence.colostate.edu/about/) , and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.

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Desired Start Date07/08/2024

Position End Date (if temporary)

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on06/16/2024

Description of Work Unit

As one of the nation’s top public research universities,Colorado State University (https://hr.colostate.edu/prospective-employees/) ( CSU ) is a land grant institution, with enrollment of more than 33,000 students. CSU offers almost 80 undergraduate degree programs, over 110 graduate degree programs, and a Professional Veterinary Medicine program. CSU’s world-class research and scholarship include approximately $450 million in research expenditures, from engineering to behavioral sciences, medical research to sustainability, and bio-cybersecurity to animal welfare. CSU researchers are advancing solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges while also revealing wondrous things about how the world works and ranking second nationally in federal research funding for universities without a medical school.

Fort Collins (https://www.visitftcollins.com/) is an attractive community of approximately 170,000 located along the Colorado Front Range at the base of the Rocky Mountains, 65 miles north of Denver. Fort Collins is consistently ranked among the “Best Places to Live” in the U.S. by Forbes, Buzzfeed, Livability.com, and other sources, with an excellent public school system, an impressive selection of restaurants, quality fine arts programs, and the resources of Denver and the Rocky Mountains approximately an hour drive away.

TheSchool of Biomedical Engineering (https://www.engr.colostate.edu/sbme/) ( SBME ) stands on a foundation of strong faculty and research programs from four CSU colleges: the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, and the Colleges of Health and Human Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. The unique structure of the School involves over 70 faculty members representing 14 departments to provide an interdisciplinary focus on improving health, fighting disease, and aiding persons with disabilities. Academic excellence across diverse fields converge to provide a robust program of over 50 residential and approximately 30 online graduate students, and 400 undergraduate students. The undergraduate program is unique in its Dual-Degree approach whereby students obtain two bachelor’s degrees in five years – one full degree in Biomedical Engineering and one full degree in either Chemical & Biological, Computer, Electrical, Electrical with Lasers & Optics, or Mechanical Engineering. The undergraduate program is the first ABET -accredited BME program in Colorado and one of few dual degree programs in the country.

Position Summary

Colorado State University’s School of Biomedical Engineering ( SBME )’s Academic Advisor collaborates with one other undergraduate academic advisor in the department, the Director of Undergraduate Programs ( DUP ), and the SBME faculty to support undergraduate Biomedical Engineering ( BME ) students.

This is an Administrative Professional position that is eligible for CSU Benefits and matching DCP (retirement). SBME is comprised of approximately 40 core faculty, an expected population of 400+ BME dual degree and 40 BME minor students. The advisors will work closely together to holistically advise and support students in making critical transitions, developing academic plans for academic and personal success, and connecting with campus resources. The candidate will report to the Interim Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs, School of Biomedical Engineering.

Occasional evening and weekend work is required.

The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date (July 8th). The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position.

Required Job Qualifications

• Master’s degree with one (1) year of full-time professional experienceORbachelor’s degree with three (3) years of full-time professional experience working with students

• Experience advising, counseling, and/or providing support to students

• Demonstrated ability to perform detailed work, coordinate multiple projects and/or administrative tasks effectively and efficiently, and/or meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment

• Excellent organizational and written communication skills

• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Higher education working experience

• Experience advising, counseling, and/or providing support to students in STEM discipline(s)

• Demonstrated experience advising students in a one-on-one setting

• Familiarity with CSU systems (such as Aries, DARS , RamWeb, etc.) and policies (such as registration, probation, withdrawals, etc.)

• Experience advising students collaboratively with faculty or other advising professionals

• Experience working with culturally diverse students, faculty and/or staff

• Experience working with prospective college students and their families

• Experience developing, managing, and/or leading study abroad trips

• Experience coordinating recruitment endeavors for undergraduate programs

• Ability and desire to embrace opportunities to learn and grow professionally. (Resume may state attended training, leading training, and/or improving systems.)

• Ability to advance the School’s commitment to diversity and inclusion

Diversity Statement

Reflecting departmental and institutional values, candidates are expected to have the ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Essential Duties

Job Duty CategoryAdvising

Duty/Responsibility

BME undergraduate advisors are experts in the undergraduate dual degree pathway curricula and support students in choosing relevant programs, courses, maintaining course sequencing, and encouraging co-curricular experiences and promotion of timely graduation. In addition, BME advisers provide expertise in all BME courses, all dual degree programs’ curricular flow, and have a strong working knowledge of all partner majors’ highly sequenced and complex curricula. BME advisors collaborate with partner departments on curriculum and work collaboratively with 10–15 partner major advisers to ensure student support. Model personal and professional ethics.

Demonstrate knowledge, compassion, and relevant ability with culturally diverse and other historically underrepresented communities to provide accurate, respectful, and holistic advising for all students in all the five dual degree BME pathways. Model personal and professional ethics in all interactions with faculty, students and staff.

Semesterly Advising:

• Meet with currently enrolled BME students once per semester to review academic plan, progress, and help students maneuver university systems and supports.

• Understand and communicate all 15 regular and Honors dual degree curricula in the five BME pathways: BME with Chemical & Biological Engineering, BME with Computer Engineering, BME with Electrical Engineering, BME with Electrical Engineering – with Lasers & Optics Concentration, BME with Mechanical Engineering.

• BME advisors are the sole advisors for students in the BME+MECH program and are thus expert in those two highly sequenced and complicated curricula.

• Advise and advocate for students regarding academic requirements, class scheduling, 5- year academic plans, and administrative procedures related to academics, including campus and community referrals.

• Advise students of transfer evaluation of coursework and clarify and recommend any additional necessary reevaluations.

• Advocate and provide guidance/resources regarding students’ academic and personal concerns.

• Help students develop plans to overcome academic challenges and difficulties.

• Develop individual support and oversee programming to support historically underrepresented student populations, first generation students, and other important groups of students.

• Maintain accurate and detailed advising notes/student records through an online database system, track advisees’ performance at the end of each semester, and provide intentional outreach to particular groups of students such as students with low midterm grades/low GPAs/on academic probation.

• Utilize technology systems (e.g., Banner, Navigate) to track student success, verify graduation requirements, overrides, exceptions, study abroad, and other advising related issues.

• Advise students requesting retroactive withdrawals and academic dismissal appeals on how to create well-written appeals.

• Facilitate transfer credit evaluations and applicability to degree plan.

• Facilitate approval and administer course substitutions, overrides and waivers for degree requirements.

  BME Minor:

• Advise all SBME minor students.

• Understand and communicate the minor curricula in person, through email and on SBME website; meet with students to explain how a minor fits into academic plan and goals.

• Oversee the process to help students add/delete the minor, add students to SBME student database, keep accurate records, process course exception requests, review graduation contracts.

Ongoing Advising-related Responsibilities:

• Keep current on curricular changes, make suggestions and improvements on curricular alignments with dual degree programs.

• Actively participate in campus-wide adviser training efforts; keep current and work collaboratively with SBME team on constantly changing guidelines, processes, systems and resources that support student success.

• Keep current with new technology and tools designed for student success and integrate them into a balanced and holistic approach to advising.

• Gather data for requested reports.

• Implement conflict management and conflict resolution decision-making skills when working with students, faculty and staff.

• Collaborate on BME advising publications, websites, social media, and other student resources.

• Comply with University and FERPA guidelines.

• Participate in university-wide programs such as Summer Orientation, RamWelcome, WSCOE programs (e.g. student barbeques, research presentations, career fairs and employer events) to encourage student support and engagement.

• Represent the SBME at college and university advisor meetings.

Percentage Of Time60%

Job Duty CategorySBME Undergraduate Recruitment

Duty/Responsibility

• Serve as point-person for prospective students and families when asking questions about SBME’s undergraduate programs.

• Collaboratively create strategic recruiting plan with BME undergraduate team; team lead in implementing plan.

• Partner with Walter Scott, Jr College of Engineering ( WSCOE ) recruiting team, and with selected schools and organizations to increase enrollments per annual goals.

• Establish recruitment calendar for SBME ; communicate/coordinate with SBME team regarding who will be at events to best represent SBME .

• Ensure sufficient representation of BME faculty, staff, and students at CSU -hosted recruitment events.

• Order promotional materials to distribute to potential students.

Percentage Of Time10%

Job Duty CategoryInternational Program Development/Management

Duty/Responsibility

• Support current efforts and create new opportunities in providing international experiences for dual degree students.

• Support program leaders in organization, curricular expectations, pre-departure meetings and other programmatic elements to ensure positive student experience.

• Work collaboratively with CSU OIP and other campus entities to promote and support programs.

• Manage application/scholarship and selection processes, update website and other information sources.

Percentage Of Time10%

Job Duty CategoryScholarships and Recognition

Duty/Responsibility

• Serve as the primary coordinator for SBME’s role in scholarships and recognition of our students such as, but are not limited to:

• Silver Medal Review Committee, Scott Scholars, WSCOE Scholarship team: Represent SBME on WSCOE scholarship and awards committees, organize applicant materials, coordinate subcommittees to review materials, collect feedback from stakeholders on best applicants, report results to WSCOE scholarship coordinators.

• SBME Scholarship/Awards: Lead selection process and review teams for SBME -specific scholarships and annual awards for outstanding BME undergraduate student awards.

• First Year and Senior Gifts: Coordinate and order gifts for our incoming first year students and graduating dual degree students in accordance with available budget.

Percentage Of Time10%

Job Duty CategoryGeneral Program Support/Professional Development

Duty/Responsibility

• Participate in SBME Recruitment Efforts as fit with annual goals and priorities. Engage in trainings, collaborate and develop efforts to enhance the CSU Principles of Community (https://inclusiveexcellence.colostate.edu/resources/principles-of-community/) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice with students, staff and faculty in SBME , WSCOE and CSU .

• Assist with events, projects, strategic and daily planning.

• Know and communicate general information about CSU BME faculty, graduate programs, and other biomedical engineering-related areas at CSU

• Participate as full member of SBME staff; collaborate on SBME projects, issues, discussions and plans. Professionally represent SBME to internal and external constituents.

• Serve as a consultant for other SBME team members on projects/initiatives related to: marketing, curricular ideas, study abroad, etc.

• Attend trainings and participate in college, university, regional and national organizations to enhance professional development

• Other duties as assigned

Percentage Of Time10%

Application Details

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, please upload your cover letter that should clearly address your qualifications and past experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications, resume/CV, the contact information for three professional references, and a statement of commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice(maximum of 1 page, double spaced)by 11:59 PM ( MST ) on June 16th, 2024. References will not be contacted without prior notification to candidates.

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.

Conditions of EmploymentPre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Search ContactMarianne LaCount, marianne.lacount@colostate.edu

EEO Statement

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. TheOffice of Equal Opportunity (https://oeo.colostate.edu/) is located in 101 Student Services.

The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715,titleix@colostate.edu.

The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

The Coordinator for any other forms of misconduct prohibited by the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, Co. 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

Any person may report sex discrimination under Title IX to theOffice of Civil Rights, Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html) .

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

References Requested

References Requested

Minimum Requested3

Maximum Requested3

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • The successful candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date. The Department will not sponsor a visa for this position. Will you be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume or CV

• Statement of Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Optional Documents