UTeach Academic Program Coordinator

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UTeach Academic Program Coordinator

UTeach – Natural Sciences

The UTeach Program at UT Austin prepares future STEM educators through innovative teacher preparation, professional development, and local STEM initiatives. This coordinating role leads strategic recruitment and retention, provides academic advising across multiple degree paths, and manages scholarship processes to strengthen the UTeach community.

• Supervise a team of UTeach student employees to plan, implement, and manage recruitment and retention strategies, collaborate with student organizations and faculty, conduct classroom visits, and host information sessions and community events.
• Advise UTeach students throughout multiple degree paths, maintain knowledge of CNS and university-wide degree plans, audits, and registration procedures.
• Coordinate the scholarship lifecycle: marketing, application, selection, notification, processing, and thank‑you letters.
• Serve as the advisor for the UTeach student organization, Math and Science Teachers of Tomorrow (MASTT).

Bachelor’s degree and experience recruiting or coordinating a program; at least 3 years of program coordination or administration. Excellent written and verbal communication, experience presenting to large audiences, ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, strong problem‑solving and judgment, punctual and dependable hours, and superior customer service. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Master’s degree in a relevant field, at least 2 years’ experience in student recruitment activities, experience creating written and digital content for social media, proficiency with Microsoft 365.

$50,000 + depending on qualifications.

• May include evening and weekend hours.
• Typical office space with repetitive keyboard use.
• Occasional lifting and moving of boxes up to 50 pounds.
• Office located near active teaching labs containing biological and chemical hazards.

• Letter of interest
• Resume/CV
• List of three work references (including at least one previous supervisor).

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited through University‑Wide or Open Recruiting. Staff eligible for promotion or transfer may apply without supervisor approval.

The University of Texas at Austin is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 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 and related activities.

The University will not discriminate against employees or applicants based on their disclosure of pay information. Employees with access to compensation information cannot disclose pay to those without that access unless required by law or contract.