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Assistant Director, Internships and Career Experiences

The University of Texas at Austin
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Job Posting Title:
Assistant Director, Internships and Career Experiences
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Hiring Department:
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Description:
The successful candidate will work alongside the Director of Internships & Career Experiences to identify barriers, administer scholarship funding, and assist in the institutionalization of best practices with internship and career experience-related programming.
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Job Details:

General Notes

Our goal is to recruit and support staff and students with a wide range of backgrounds, ideas and viewpoints. Diversity in our community strengthens teaching and learning, research and creativity and our positive contributions to society. Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer. Texas Career Engagement is the hiring department for this position.

Responsibilities


  • Assist the director in strategic planning and with experiential learning program development and implementation efforts; represent the Internships & Career Experiences team when necessary.
  • Create programming and content to support student interest in experiential learning and to develop a holistic career experiences portfolio that includes service learning, global mobility, leadership, research, student employment and entrepreneurship. Create programming and content to support internship program development and management by employers.
  • Create and lead a campus-wide professional development program to help students develop skills, knowledge and experiences that complement their academic development for current and future job markets. Develop and lead credentialing and portfolio-building initiatives to expand on professional development. Collaborate with the employer engagement team to source employers to lead professional development programs.
  • Lead, manage and grow zero-credit and credit-bearing internship courses. Create and continually develop course curriculum, and provide course instruction. Manage site supervisor relationships and provide guidance when necessary. Develop curriculum for future courses related to research, entrepreneurship, service learning and global mobility.
  • Develop and manage internship scholarship programs. Promote scholarship programs to students and manage application and disbursement processes.
  • Partner with director to develop and lead faculty and staff initiatives to integrate career competencies into curricular and co-curricular experiences and to produce career competency mapped syllabi.
  • Represent Texas Career Engagement and Internships and Career Experiences at national and regional conferences and on committees and workgroups. Promote opportunities and best practices with employers and campus partners. 

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of experience or Master’s degree and 2 years of experience in higher education or career services environment. Demonstrated experience in working with faculty and students, with a preference for individuals who have experience in the design of learning programs, particularly with regard to access initiatives. Proven leadership and management skills. Strong attention to detail with organizational and analytical acumen. Experience marketing programs to students. Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree and more than two (2) years working with high-impact practices. Experience managing or organizing large-scale projects. Knowledge of federal financial aid, Canvas, Handshake, Career Competencies, and in building effective partnerships internally and externally preferred.

Salary Range

$60,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions


  • May work around standard office conditions
  • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Required Materials


  • Resume/CV
  • 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
  • Letter of interest
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 in to 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 to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. 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, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the 2021 report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe, Suite UTA 2.206, Austin, TX 78701.