Associate Director-Teaching and Academic Development

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Selection made by committee and hiring supervisor based on review of on-line applications and results of personal interviews. Hiring decision contingent upon applicants clearing security background check. Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. Work schedule will be discussed with supervisor.

Purpose

The Associate Director of Teaching and Academic Development in the Graduate School's Office of Career and Life Design (OCLD) uniquely understands the centrality of pedagogical competencies, communication skills, and academic job preparation to the professional and career development of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and the importance of strategic partnerships across the university as fundamental for increasing access to competency-based training opportunities. Working collaboratively with graduate students, faculty and university staff, this position is responsible for overseeing and directly facilitating curriculum and programming focused on graduate student teaching and mentoring development, research communication, and academic job preparation. The successful candidate coordinates with faculty for teaching development needs and supervises a team of graduate assistants who also provide direct service to graduate students and postdocs and support overall programming needs.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Faculty Affairs, Academic Affairs, The Graduate Writing Program, UT Libraries, The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, academic departments, faculty, graduate student groups, postdoctoral scholars and alumni to design and facilitate the delivery of 3 main programs for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars: 1) Teaching and Learning preparation which includes mentorship, 2) Academic Job Preparation 3) Communication Skills, with a special focus on research communication skills.

• This position collaborates closely with and provides training for the OCLD team on programming and advising related to academic career topics including but not limited to CV writing, teaching statements, teaching demos, academic interviewing, conference networking, cover letters, and negotiation for department-requested and campus-wide workshops.

• This position is responsible for contributing to OCLD signature programs, taking a leading role in the Empower Your Pitch competition and developing communication, research storytelling and mentoring topics to help prepare students for public research communication opportunities.

• This position is responsible for overseeing the development of resources that address these topics in a timely way, keeping a pulse on emerging needs in pedagogical training, academic job preparation and research communication. Methods of support could include the development of communities of practice, asynchronous curriculum and content, synchronous workshop and course delivery, and micro-credentialing.

• This position will coordinate across UT Austin departments and programs to build and promote utilization of competency-based programming, source external speakers and virtual tools to scale impact.

Leadership and Training:

• Supervise a team of graduate assistants who support teaching and learning through individual and group consultations, content development and programming. This team of consultants will need to address emerging and distinct teaching and academic development needs to better support graduate professional skills development.

• Assess graduate student needs and identify thematic gaps in service or content to develop a graduate consultant program that extends teaching and academic development support to the entire advanced degree community.

• This position is also responsible for developing long-term, sustainable infrastructures, content and resource dissemination with the graduate school's communication team to maximize graduate students and postdoc utilization of asynchronous content and direct services.

• Lead the integration of evidence-based practices into program design for the OCLD team. Provide professional development opportunities for staff, faculty, graduate students and postdocs seeking training for graduate student teaching and graduate skill development.

Assessment and Impact:

• Working closely with the OCLD leadership team, design data collection and assessment processes that track utilization, satisfaction, learning outcomes and impact of services and amplify the impact of this work through written reports and presentations.

Individual and Group Consultations:

• Advise and coach advanced degree students and scholars on teaching strategies, academic job application materials and research communication skill development.

Thought Leadership, Learning and Service:

• Engage in opportunities that demonstrate unique expertise of doctoral professional and teaching development, advancing learning and development for the career ecosystem at UT Austin. Opportunities include participation in national, regional and local organizations, conducting research, publishing, grant writing and committee participation at the department, division and university level.

Doctoral Degree in education, communication, sociology, psychology, humanities or STEM fields. 8 or more years of work experience in progressively responsible roles, including work within doctoral programs, teaching or professional development centers. 5 or more years of direct teaching and advising experience at the college level. Collaborative work experience, with experience conducting outreach or communication with key stakeholders. Passion for working specifically with advanced degree students and scholars, with an advanced understanding of PhD and postdoctoral scholar professional development needs and the academic hiring landscape. Strong presentation, teaching and facilitation skills to lead workshops, meetings and seminars with stakeholders at all levels of the university, external constituents and faculty. Demonstrated understanding of curriculum design, facilitation and scalable content, leveraging evidence-based teaching and/or pedagogy using canvas or other learning platforms. Program and project management experience. Demonstrated experience advising graduate students on career and professional development topics and ability to train and develop advisors working with graduate students. Willingness to fail and learn collaboratively with the team. Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to thrive in a new and changing work environment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Project and program leadership experience. Background in instructional design, teaching or learning content creation and program delivery. Supervisory experience, especially supervisory experience working with graduate students. Contributions to the field of teaching and learning and advanced degree career and professional development.

$85,000 + depending on qualifications

• May work around standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• This is an Austin, TX-based position and is eligible for hybrid work

• Some evening and weekend hours required

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Importantfor applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.