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University of Texas at Austin

Senior Academic Program Coordinator - Department of Statistics and Data Sciences

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, us, 78716


Academic Program Coordination. Manage all department academic processes, including teaching assignments, course offerings, course and program enrollment, curricular updates and initiatives, and TA recruitment and assignments. Collaborate with the Director for Administration and Graduate Program Administrator on planning for academic programs. Monitor well-being of and support provided to students enrolled in SDS academic programs. Serve as a resource for SDS faculty and academic advisors on department, college, and university academic policies, procedures, and resources.Academic Planning. Collaboratively plan with the Department Chair, Associate Chair and Director of Administration for growth in existing and new academic programs. Liaise with programs across campus to assess and meet course demands. Coordinate and enact curriculum and catalog changes. Manage course inventory and course scheduling processes with assistance of the Academic Program Coordinator. Ensure that course offerings meet corresponding demand and allow students to fulfill degree requirements in an efficient manner. Collaborate with SDS and CNS leadership to plan for program growth and impact at scale.Reporting. Develop and maintain tracking system to assess and evaluate student retention, grade point averages, and academic outcomes; use data to effectively improve academic systems and program activities. Ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal procedures and regulations. Ensure program objectives are met, resources are identified, and recommendations are implemented for improvement and enhancement.Communications. Develop and support processes for responding to current and future student inquiries in a timely fashion. Ensure that the departments website provides up-to-date information about all academic programs. Administrative Support. Provide administrative assistance to the Director of Administration, Department Chair, Associate Chair, and other faculty to support experiential learning and student research opportunities. Serve as back-up for the Academic Program Coordinators instructional support duties. Attend meetings, professional development, and committee functions as assigned. Events. Oversee the organization of all academic program events.Other related functions as assigned.