UTeach Senior Academic Program Coordinator

UTeach Senior Academic Program Coordinator

The UTeach program at UT Austin includes the innovative UTeach Natural Sciences teacher preparation program, a national expansion effort for that program, teacher professional development, and several local STEM education initiatives, all supporting the improvement of STEM education and the public education system overall.

The purpose of this role is to foster student success and engagement within the UTeach Program by leading strategic recruitment and retention initiatives, providing comprehensive academic advising across multiple degree paths, and managing scholarship processes. Through collaborative event planning, student organization advising, and targeted outreach, this role supports the development of future STEM educators and strengthens the UTeach community.

Responsibilities include :

• Student Recruitment and Retention : Plan and manage recruitment and retention strategies. Supervise a team of student employees. Serve as the advisor for the UTeach student organization, Math and Science Teachers of Tomorrow (MASTT). Work with student organizations and faculty to present to their groups and courses about the program. Work with faculty members to survey students who do not continue in the program. Conduct UTeach classroom visits to answer questions and help students navigate the next steps in the program.
• Advise students throughout the UTeach Program in multiple degree paths. Maintain knowledge of CNS and university-wide degree plans, audits, and registration procedures.
• Scholarships : Coordinate the scholarship lifecycle process : marketing, application, selection, notification, processing, and thank you letters.

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Salary range is $55,000+ depending on qualifications.

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Important for 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 that ALL Required 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 into your application. The application is one page, and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented by uploading any additional required materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.