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Academic Advisor 10002390 Fairfax, VA Classified Staff Opening on: Mar 3 2025 Add to favorites Favorited View favorites Department: Col of Engineering and Computing

Classification: Education Support Spec 3

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Pay Band: 04

Salary: Salary starting mid $50k, commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The mission of the Cyber Security Engineering Department is to provide an outstanding education to our undergraduate and graduate students that emphasizes the importance of ethical behavior and integrity, and prepares them for successful careers and future academic work. Furthermore, the department fosters active, visible, and leading-edge research that advances the field of cyber security.

About the Position:

The primary purpose of this position is to perform academic advising for all current and prospective undergraduate and graduate students, and reply to general inquiries about undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the department. This position is responsive in facilitating students education, decision-making, and planning. The individual in this position represents the department in a professional manner and will act as a resource regarding the university and departments rules and regulations while serving as a trouble-shooter and problem solver.

Responsibilities:

Undergraduate and Graduate Student Advising:

• Advises current undergraduate and graduate students in decision making and developing a plan of study consistent with students interests, desires, and abilities.
• Assists students regarding course selection, prerequisites, transfer courses, registration and overrides, career and/or educational goals, and general university rules and regulations.
• Coordinates processing of graduation applications.
• Ensures students meet departmental requirements toward degree progress.
• Acts and assists in trouble shooting and problem solving (failing, taking courses out of order, wanting advice on internships/jobs, etc.).
• Assists students in establishing or clarifying appropriate educational and vocational goals, assists with problems of social or personal nature, and assists in career decision making or making appropriate referrals.
• Communicates essential academic registration information.
• Acts as a liaison in communicating students concerns, problems, and issues to the higher management level.

Undergraduate and Graduate Student Affairs:

• Provides administrative support to students and faculty.
• Distributes information and assists in implementing and performing student support services tasks.
• Assists in coordination of efforts to organize departmental functions for students, including events such as orientation or faculty-student advising meetings.
• Participates in university wide programs and events related to undergraduate and graduate students such as admissions, orientation, advising, graduation, and other social and networking events.
• Assists and functions as a liaison between students, faculty, management, and administrative agents in understanding the programs, and university rules and regulations.
• Assists and performs the oversight of operations related to student records, graduation, and student recruitment functions.
• Generates correspondence in communicating with students, faculty, and other administrators in writing and via e-mail, or other communication means in response to students' and other constituents inquiries in fostering student success as needed.
• Assists in program function and operations.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Some experience in related activities (i.e. mentorship, advising, educational support).
• Teamwork: Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and effectively handle conflict situations.
• Communication: Ability to create open channels of communication; to express ideas clearly and concisely; to keep others well informed in a timely manner; and to listen carefully to input and feedback.
• Customer Driven: Ability to provide outstanding customer service to both internal and external customers by considering how actions or plans will affect customers; and ability to follow through on responsibilities to customers.
• Initiative: Ability to identify and initiate actions to support the mission and objectives, and to resolve or avoid problems;
• Diversity: Ability to demonstrate an understanding and respect for people of all backgrounds.
• Integrity: Ability to maintain responsible and honest behavior in all roles, tasks, and responsibilities.
• Safety and Computer Security: Ability to follow safety policies and procedures; identify and correct safety hazards; ability to follow general university policies and procedures that are related to data stewardship and information technology security; and ability to safeguard sensitive and confidential data, both in electronic and physical forms.

The following training/updates are mandatory and provided by Mason: (1) Title IX Overview and Sexual Harassment Prevention - annually; (2) Equal Opportunity: A Fair Shake - biennially; (3) Ethics - biennially; (4) FERPA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in related field.
• Considerable experience in related activities (i.e. mentorship, advising, educational support).
• Teamwork: Required listed above, plus the skill in maintaining and communicating enthusiasm, commitment, and energy.
• Communication: Required listed above, plus the ability to establish good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued and included in discussions.
• Customer Driven: Required listed above, plus the ability to respond with appropriate urgency, flexibility, courtesy, and good judgment to meet customer needs and resolve problems.
• Initiative: Required listed above, plus the skill in maintaining high credibility to accomplish objectives.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Academic Advisor at Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume.

Posting Open Date: March 3, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by: March 17, 2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

A Force for Innovation in the Heart of Northern Virginias Technology Corridor

About the College:

The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at George Mason University is a fast-growing force for innovation in research and education. Ranked nationally in the top 100 in both undergraduate and graduate education, the CEC enrolled a record high of 10,933 students in fall 2023. The college has 34 undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degree programs including several first-in-the-nation offerings. Of its 320 full-time faculty, 93 are tenured, 77 are tenure-track, 90 are term faculty, and 60 are research faculty. As part of a nationally ranked research university, CEC research teams expended $65 million in sponsored research awards in the past year and had projects with over $119 million in current and anticipated awards. The college stands out for its leading research in areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics engineering, cybersecurity engineering, biomedical imaging and devices, healthcare, autonomous systems, 5G/Next G communications, systems architecture, computational biomedicine, advanced materials and manufacturing, sustainable infrastructure, and more. The college encourages and supports multidisciplinary research and provides ample opportunity for faculty to work with other disciplines.

About the University and the Region:

George Mason University is the largest and most diverse public research university in Virginia, with an enrollment of more than 40,000 students studying in over 200 degree programs. Mason is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in a range of academic fields. It was classified as an R1 research institution in 2016 by the Carnegie Classifications of Institutes of Higher Education. The university has campuses in Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William County. Its proximity to Washington, D.C. provides unmatched geographical access to federal agencies and national laboratories. Northern Virginia is also home to one of the largest concentrations of high-tech firms in the nation, providing excellent opportunities for interaction with industry. The region is consistently rated as being among the best places to live in the country and has an outstanding local public school system.

About the Future:

In conjunction with Amazons decision to establish a second headquarters in Northern Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia announced a multi-year plan to invest in the growth of degree programs in computing. As a result, Mason has committed to accelerate its plans to grow its capacity in computing and high-tech fields. Among the universitys exciting initiatives are the launch of the Institute for Digital Innovationa university think tank and incubator to serve the digital economyand the expansion of Mason Square, home to its Arlington facilities. In 2025, Fuse, a new 355,000 square foot building, will open to students, faculty, and research teams. This net-zero facility will house the Institute for Digital Innovation, state-of the-art classrooms, labs, and collaborative spaces. It will also include retail space, and leasing opportunities for local businesses. These initiatives reflect hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment by Mason that will rapidly elevate the universitys already leading national position in computing and related areas.

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