Director, Curriculum and Academic Administration

Job Posting Title

Director, Curriculum and Academic Administration

Office of Strategic Academic Initiatives

All Applicants

40

Exempt

Dec 15, 2025

Expected to Continue

UT MAIN CAMPUS

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) is one of the largest public universities in the United States and is the flagship of The University of Texas System. UT Austin enrolls more than 53,000 students studying in nearly 120 bachelor's degree programs and more than 220 graduate programs across 19 colleges and schools.

The Office of Academic Affairs advances UT Austin's academic mission by promoting academic success, accreditation, curriculum management, and academic policy development. Our work ensures compliance with accreditation standards, fosters continuous improvement, and empowers faculty and staff to enhance student learning and engagement.

Your skills will make a difference. You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for its academic programs and research. Your work will have a direct impact on student success, faculty support, and the university's academic mission. If you want to work in a collaborative environment where your expertise supports meaningful change, you'll thrive in our department and at UT Austin.

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs:
  Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through Linked In Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Cap Metro buses with staff

Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academics & Curriculum, the Director of Curriculum and Academic Administration is responsible for directing the Curriculum and Academic Administration Unit and overseeing the administration of academic initiatives, including compliance with university, state, and accreditor requirements, in addition to establishing partnerships, tracking curriculum and program changes, and serving as a liaison between the university and external organizations.

This position is responsible for ensuring adherence to university, state, and federal regulations for academic programming and coordinating efforts to address key academic and administrative issues.

• Coordinate efforts to address crucial major, curriculum, and program administrative issues. Maintain a thorough knowledge of academic policies and procedures, serve as a resource for academic areas about academic policies and procedures, and interpret, explain, and enforce academic policies related to curriculum implementation and academic program planning. Manage, develop, and support operational procedures and practices related to the internal curricula approval process in collaboration with faculty advisory bodies and other related committees.
• Develop processes to track curriculum, program, and academic unit changes and report significant changes to appropriate external organizations. Facilitate the review and approval process for proposals to create or change academic units.
• Direct the Curriculum and Academic Administration Unit and oversee the administration of UT's General Education courses in collaboration with the Vice Provost for Academics and Curriculum and the Core Curriculum Program Manager.
• Establish programmatic partnerships with faculty and staff to attract support for and participation in academic initiatives. Represent Academic Affairs more broadly and the responsibilities of the Curriculum and Academic Administration unit on campus‑wide committees (both formal and informal) as needed.
• Serve as a liaison between the university and UT System and the THECB for major announcements and policy changes, as well as for alerting THECB of major changes to curriculum. This includes triaging a wide range of communications from the THECB and disseminating to the broader campus community, when appropriate.
• Manage and support special projects as assigned by the Vice Provost for Academics and Curriculum or Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. Ensure that miscellaneous assignments and projects related to academic affairs are completed in the best interest of the university, Provost's office, and campus community.
• Supervise professional staff. Identify and solve operational and/or personnel challenges and…