Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Category: Administration
Salary: 0 - 0 USD / yearly
Full-time
Administers, facilitates, and coordinates all faculty-related affairs within AADS. Collaborates with Department Chair, Associate Department Chair, and Department Manager to establish faculty-related policies and determine best practices. Responsible for actively participating in curriculum planning and course promotion in AADS. Provide administrative and operational support to Department Chair and Director of Operations.
Promotion & Tenure, Reviews. Conduct and oversee all aspects of the department?s promotion and tenure processes.
Administrative Support. Support Director of Operations (DOO) on tasks such as managing calendar, email correspondence, meeting scheduling, planning, note-taking, follow-up, unit communication, meeting agendas, presentation materials, and administration coordination of unit programs and initiatives.
Governance. Coordinate faculty meeting schedules, meeting spaces, the drafting of meeting agendas, and related faculty communications.
Hiring. Provide structure, timelines, and coordination for departmental recruitment and hiring processes.
Leaves and records. Coordinate with faculty external award recipients, with faculty otherwise accepting temporary appointments external to UT, with Dean?s Office staff, with the College?s Research Support Office, and with Financial Manager as needed to conduct processes associated with faculty leaves.
Faculty Merit Calculation. Calculate merit allocations for AADS faculty members based on the Chair?s preferences and on Faculty Merit Recommendations approved by the Executive Committee.
Curricular management. With guidance from Chair, DOO, and Associate Chair(s), serve on curriculum management team with Graduate Program Coordinator.
Other related functions as assigned.
Bachelor's degree in a related field. A combination of five years? experience administering or coordinating an academic program, preferably in a higher education environment.
Experience with general outreach, program development, and committee service. Capacity to work independently without substantial guidance. High standards, professional demeanor, professional communication skills, and the ability to compose accurate and timely correspondence.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, to organize, prioritize, and report on competing projects.
Intrinsically motivated with a systematic and extremely prepared work style. Experience and discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive information. Ability and willingness to take on various and new responsibilities.
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