Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the states flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nations legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nations capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

The Career Advisor (CA) will support the career development needs of students in the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS). CMNS is the largest enrollment college at the University, and includes more than 7,500 undergraduates pursuing more than 50 academic majors and minor options in the natural sciences, computing, mathematics and data science. There are currently 330 enrolled masters students.

The CA will conduct career advising appointments with undergraduate and masters level students as well as recent graduates of CMNS. The CA will also develop and execute virtual and in-person industry exposure events and career education workshops, in-person career shuttles (employer site visits), and support large, signature career events run by the University Career Center @ CMNS (UCC@CMNS).

In support of academic outreach, the CA will be an instructor of record for a career-specific elective course for CMNS students.

The CA will also support faculty in the development and delivery of career-related content, including assignments and activities, in other STEM courses across CMNS. Additionally, the CA will support the administrative needs of the UCC@CMNS by contributing to college graduation survey efforts, career-focused weekly newsletters, new student surveys, and tracking of student appointments and program information in Handshake. The CA will be supervised by the UCC@CMNS Program Director. The UCC @ CMNS is part of an innovative, embedded career development model linked to the larger University Career Center & The Presidents Promise. The CA will be housed in the CMNS Undergraduate Student Center, part of a larger CMNS team of academic and health professions advisors, and academic program leaders.

Office environment. May require occasional evening hours. Work takes place both in an office environment and in a virtual online environment; will require ability to travel throughout campus. Occasional physical exertion may be required to prepare and transport event supplies.

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.