Location: Gainesville, FL
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**JOB NO:** 539953 **WORK TYPE:** Staff Full-Time **LOCATION:** Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) **CATEGORIES:** Academic Advising/Support, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support **DEPARTMENT:** 60230000 - AG-HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES **CLASSIFICATION TITLE:** Academic Advisor II **CLASSIFICATION MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:** Master’s degree in education, counseling, or academic field related to the college and one year of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree in similar fields with two years of relevant experience. **JOB DESCRIPTION:** Plant Science Major (PLS) and affiliated departmental minors. Other primary roles include marketing for PLS and recruiting undergraduate students, and administrative duties to support the program. PLS is an innovative major that bridges three core collaborating departments (Agronomy, Horticultural Sciences, and Plant Pathology), and presents an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a growing team of passionate students, faculty, and administrators from a range of plant-related disciplines. Responsibilities include: **Student Advising** - Advise students regarding academic requirements, academic policies and procedures, campus resources, and appropriate class selection in response to their career aspirations. - Hold one-on-one meetings with students to select appropriate minors and/or certificates, address any degree issues, position students to meet requirements for graduation, and prepare them to achieve their future career goals. - Perform degree tracking and coursework verification for all PLS students and confirm eligibility for graduation. - Oversee students placed on probation and work with the student and faculty to prepare deficit point recovery plan. - Process student petitions, change of major and double major requests, and degree verification and audits as per UF and college deadlines. - Collaborate with off-campus academic coordinators and advisors for the Statewide program (WFREC, FLREC, MREC, and others) and serve as t