Senior Course Coordinator – Economics

** Job Posting

Title:

** Senior Course Coordinator – Economics**---
- **** Hiring Department:
** OnRamps**---
- **** Position Open To:
** All Applicants**---
- **** Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

** 40**---
- **** FLSA Status:
** Exempt**---
- **** Earliest

Start Date:

** Immediately**---
- **** Position Duration:
** Expected to Continue**---
- ***
* Location:

** AUSTIN, TX**---
- **** Job Details:**## General Notes

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
* 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
* Retirement contributions
* Paid vacation and sick time
* Paid holidays
* Eligible for hybrid telework

For more details, please see  and .
*** Position requires up to 5% travel throughout the state of Texas. Weekends and evenings possible to support course implementation, including during summer, spring, and fall professional learning institutes and enrollment deadlines.***## Purpose Supports efforts and ensures fidelity of implementation of the OnRamps Economics courses and to coordinate a high-level of instructional and professional development service and support to OnRamps Instructors, OnRamps Students, and UT Faculty.##

Responsibilities
* Provides 1:1 instructional, professional development, and technical service and support to OnRamps Instructors to ensure fidelity of implementation, teacher growth, retention, and satisfaction in the OnRamps four pillars. Uses standardized service and supports strategies including instructor resource environment, provides just-in-time support as needed.
* Develops and implements annual professional learning institutes during Summer, Fall, and Spring for Onramps instructors in close collaboration with the Course Leads, OnRamps Assistant Director, and Professional Learning and Development team to ensure and enhance course implementation aligned to the OnRamps four pillars.
* Uses standardized relationship building strategies to cultivate and lead a facilitated network of Onramps Instructors within the assigned course subject-area through yearlong, ongoing professional development activities by maintaining weekly newsletters, monthly virtual conferences, and virtual or in-person site visits as needed.
* Develops and oversees the systems to monitoring curriculum implementation to ensure fidelity to the pillar of college-aligned content. Provides feedback to students as needed, including using data to observe student engagment and processing instances of academic integrity.
* Ensures the grading mechanism approved by the Instructor of Record is executed with fidelity, including grading and/or supervising grading of college credit assignments, calibration, quality assurance protocols, and other intensive assessment activities.
* Utilizes data that illuminates student learning and engagement which could include course engagement, college submissions, and learning outcomes. Employs a data driven decision process that guides professional learning, instructor and student support, enhancement proposals, and daily workflows.
* Communicates and collaborates effectively with internal and external stakeholders to align work and collectively serve the OnRamps mission. Modes include online, telephone, and in-person communication. Provides exceptional customer service, technical support, and a willingness to solve problems with professionalism, positivity, tact and decorum.
* Supports and engages in designated special projects as assigned that support the mission and strategic direction of OnRamps as an organization.##

Required Qualifications
* Master's degree in Economics or closely related field meeting the Instructor of Record requirements.
* Three years’ teaching experience at a High School or college level.
* Proficient in Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) or another LMS.
* Exceptional customer service skills, with the ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders with decorum and tact.
* Ability to communicate technical information to lay audiences using a respectful, client-focused approach.
* Demonstrated understanding of High School teaching and learning in Math courses.
* Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.*##

Preferred…