BME Peer Advisor (Work-Study and Non Work-Study)

Job Posting Title:

BME Peer Advisor (Work-Study and Non Work-Study)

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Hiring Department:

Biomedical Engineering

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

8

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FLSA Status:

To Be Determined at Offer

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Earliest Start Date:

Ongoing

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Position Duration:

Limited Duration Based on Business Need

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Department of Biomedical Engineering has a goal to support learning and instruction through undergraduate peer mentorship. The BME Academic Advising Office's mission is to provide support to BME undergraduate and graduate students through each stage of their experience, from new student orientation through graduation. We do this through professional academic advising, peer advising, career planning workshops, student events and programs, FIGs (First-year Interest Groups), and more. BME peer advisors are important members of the BME academic advising team that enable us to help students succeed because they bring the student perspective to our office and can help students through peer mentorship.

Peer advisors are expected to be punctual and reliable, and work a regular weekly schedule in BME 3.308. Most peer advisors work 3-8 hours per week and must demonstrate organizational and administrative skills to quickly and accurately update advising information to be distributed and work on special projects.

Peer advisors are required to attend a BME new student employee orientation, complete peer advisor training with the senior peer advisor and staff academic advisors, complete on-boarding tasks and weekly timesheets in Workday, complete training on (and fully understand) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethical and academic integrity.

UT BME's AAO (Academic Advising Office) is looking to hire two peer advisors to begin this fall 2025 for 5-8 hours per week.

Purpose

Answer commonly asked questions from new and current students (in addition to prospective students and visitors) in-person, by phone, and by email. Support daily administrative operations and work on special projects in the advising office for various full-time UT BME staff members.

Responsibilities

• Answer commonly asked questions from new and currently enrolled students in-person, by phone, and/or by email.

• Answer questions from (and potentially meet with) prospective students and their families; provide information packets to drop-in visitors

• Support daily administrative operations in the advising office for the academic advising coordinator, graduate program administrator, HR coordinator, senior academic advisor, communications coordinator, and senior events coordinator.  

• Work on special projects for the BME academic advising office

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled at UT Austin as an undergraduate in the Biomedical Engineering major for at least six (6) credit hours or more in the long semester/term employed and zero (0) credit hours in summer if enrolled in six or more in the prior spring

• Good academic standing at the time of application and semester/term employed

• Demonstrate a commitment to serving fellow students with active listening, patience, discretion, accuracy and follow-through

• Demonstrate organizational skills and administrative skills

• Demonstrate ability to work reliably and proactively without supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Have had at least one BME or engineering relevant co-op or internship, on (or off) campus research experience, etc.

• Involvement in a BME or engineering relevant UT Austin student organization.

• Demonstrated familiarity with (or knowledge of) the BME UG curriculum.

Salary

$13.00 per hour


Working Conditions

Typical office environment.

Required Materials

• Resume or CV

• Three work references with their contact information. Letters are not required and at least one reference should be from a work or lab supervisor

• Letter of interest (i.e., no more than 650 words) which addresses why you want to be a BME peer advisor as well as your experience with administrative skills in previous jobs (or in your own organizational approach to school, volunteering, etc.)

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent wo