Senior Course Coordinator - Physics

Job Posting Title: Senior Course Coordinator - Physics ---- Hiring Department: OnRamps ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: General Notes UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:  100% employer-paid basic medical coverage  Retirement contributions Paid vacation and sick time Paid holidays Eligible for hybrid telework For more details, please see  HR Benefits  and  Total Rewards . Position requires up to 5% travel throughout the state of Texas. Weekends and evenings possible to support course implementation, including during summer, spring, and fall professional learning institutes and enrollment deadlines. Purpose Support efforts and ensure fidelity of implementation of the OnRamps Physics courses and to coordinate a high-level of instructional and professional development service and support to OnRamps Instructors, OnRamps Students, and UT Faculty. Responsibilities Provides 1:1 instructional, professional development, and technical service and support to OnRamps Instructors to ensure fidelity of implementation, teacher growth, retention, and satisfaction in the OnRamps Four Pillars. Using standardized service and support strategies including instructor resource environment, provides just-in-time support as needed. Develops and implements annual professional learning institutes during Summer, Fall, and Spring for Onramps instructors in close collaboration with the Course Leads, OnRamps Assistant Director, and Professional Learning and Development team to ensure and enhance course implementation aligned to the OnRamps Four Pillars. Uses standardized relationship building strategies to cultivate and lead a facilitated network of OnRamps Instructors within the assigned course subject-area through yearlong, ongoing professional development activities by maintaining weekly Newsletters, monthly virtual conferences, and virtual or in-person site visits as needed. Develops and oversees the systems to monitoring curriculum implementation to ensure fidelity to the pillar of college-aligned content. Provides feedback to students as needed, including using data to observe student engagement and processing instances of academic integrity. Ensures the grading mechanism approved by the Instructor of Record is executed with fidelity, including grading and/or supervising grading of college credit assignments, calibration, quality assurance protocols, and other intensive assessment activities. Utilizes data that illuminates student learning and engagement which could include course engagement, college submissions, and learning outcomes. Employs a data driven decision process that guides professional learning, instructor and student support, enhancement proposals, and daily workflows. Communicates and collaborates effectively with internal and external stakeholders to align work and collectively serve the OnRamps mission. Modes include online, telephone, and in-person communication. Provides exceptional customer service, technical support, and a willingness to solve problems with professionalism, positivity, tact and decorum. Supports and engage in designated special projects as assigned that supports the mission and strategic direction of OnRamps as an organization. Required Qualifications Master's degree in Physics or closely related field and five years teaching experience at a high school or college level. Proficient in Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) or another LMS. Exceptional customer service skills, with the ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders with decorum and tact. Ability to communicate technical information to lay audiences using a respectful, client-focused approach. Demonstrated understanding of high school teaching and learning in Science courses. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Doctoral degree in Physics or closely related field and two years teaching experience. Proficient at managing large projects using data or project management software such as Smartsheet. Experience developing and delivering professional-development initiatives for high school teachers. Experience developing and maintaining online professional learning communities for students and/or teachers. Attention to detail and ability to move multiple projects forward. Salary Range $70,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions Position requires up to 5% travel throughout the state of Texas. Weekends and evenings possible to support course implementation, including during summer, spring, and fall professional learning institutes and enrollment deadlines. May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Shared desk environment. Hybrid work environment. Climbing of stairs. Use of manual dexterity. Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required. Candidates who fail to attach all additional materials listed, may not be considered for the position. 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