Academic Administration Career Track
This track includes roles that are in academic functions or student facing in nature.
Track Overview
| Academic Administration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Level | Description | Defintion |
| 5 | Expert Academic Administrator | Expert-level student facing/academic roles. Focuses on providing thought leadership across multiple disciplines. Recognized internally as the "go-to person" for the most difficult and challenging student and academic issues that arise. Contributes to the development of policies and innovative processes in academic administration. |
| 4 | Advanced Academic Administrator | Advanced-level student facing/academic roles. Work is highly independent. Uses advanced analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to address challenging student and academic issues that arise. May assume team lead role for work group. Monitors trends within student and academic areas. |
| 3 | Senior Academic Administrator | Experienced student facing/academic roles. Able to carry out a full range of professional duties. Works independently with guidance on more complex issues. Uses analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to address students and academic issues that arise. May mentor less experienced colleagues. |
| 2 | Intermediate Academic Administrator | Full professional level student facing/academic roles. Provides effective student support and guidance. Focuses on providing standard professional advice and creating reports/analysis for review by more experienced team professionals. |
| 1 | Entry Academic Administrator | Entry-level student facing/academic roles. Able to apply basic principles, specifications, and existing policies and procedures to support academic and student efforts. Work is closely managed. Works on projects and matters of limited complexity. |
Level Detail
| Level 5: Expert Academic Administrator (A5) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification title: Senior Academic Consultant | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Recognized internally as the "go-to person" for the most difficult and challenging student and academic issues that arise. Expert-level student facing/ academic roles. | Advanced experience required. | Universitywide discipline. | Focuses on providing thought leadership across multiple disciplines. | Contributes to the development of policies and innovative processes in academic administration. |
| Level 4: Advanced Academic Administrator (A4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification title: Academic Consultant | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Work is highly independent. Advanced-level student facing/ academic roles. | Fully developed professional experienced required. | Universitywide discipline or college or business unit function or department or school. | Monitors trends within student and academic areas. Uses advanced analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to address challenging student and academic issues that arise. | May assume team lead role for work group. |
| Level 3: Senior Academic Administrator (A3) | ||||
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| Classification title: Senior Academic Coordinator | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Works independently with guidance on more complex issues. Experienced student-facing or academic roles. | Developed professional experience required. | College or business unit function, or department or school. | Uses analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills to address students and academic issues that arise. | Able to carry out a full range of professional duties. May mentor less experienced colleagues. |
| Level 2: Intermediate Academic Administrator (A2) | ||||
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| Classification title: Academic Coordinator | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Receives direction on more complex work from more experienced colleagues. Full professional level student facing or academic roles. | Limited professional level work experience required. | College or business unit function, or department or school. | Focuses on providing standard professional advice and creating reports/analysis for review by more experienced team professionals. | Provides effective student support and guidance. |
| Level 1: Entry Academic Administrator (A1) | ||||
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| Classification title: Associate Academic Coordinator | ||||
| Complexity | Experience | Scope of Impact | Knowledge | Autonomy |
| Works on projects or matters of limited complexity. Entry-level student facing or academic roles. | No professional level work experience required. | College or unit function, or department or school. | Able to apply basic principles, specifications, and existing policies and procedures to support academic and student efforts. | Work is closely managed. Contributes in a structured capacity. |