Job Posting Title:

LONESTARP3  Program Manager

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Hiring Department:

Education - Office of the Dean

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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:

Nov 01, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Oct 31, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

A leadership position within LONESTARP3, reporting to the Director, to support the design, launch, and ongoing activities of the RP3 Research Collaboratives. Develop structured protocols and guidance for the research design, implementation and reporting process to ensure fair and broad participation of all collaborative members.  Review resulting designs to ensure they reflect RP3 priorities, agile designs, and actionable outcomes.  Support translation of research findings into accessible and actionable products and experiences for decision-makers in a position to act.  Monitor and track use and impact of research products, and the experience of RP3 members in their engagement with other members and associated activities and outputs.  

This position is currently funded for two years. Renewal is contingent on the continued receipt of grant funding and satisfactory performance.

Responsibilities

Leadership

Co-develop strategy to form and launch RP3 Research Collaboratives to address select priority research questions. 

Co-develop strategy for the development of translation products to share learning within RP3 and to key intermediary and policy partners. 

Co-develop strategy to monitor product development, dissemination, and use of RP3 translation tools to measure uptake and impact. 

Research Support 

Support foundational research needs of RP3 Research Collaboratives, such as literature reviews, baseline or historical data collection, data access, data agreements, etc. 

Serve as the primary liaison to the Collaborative Leads and contributors, supporting communication across and among collaboratives, contributing to research and data requests, and ensuring progress is being made toward agreed upon deliverables. 

Serve as liaison between Collaboratives and MarCom or designated consultants to create translation products that communicate research findings in accessible ways for intended audiences. 

Document production, dissemination, and use of RP3 research products and experiences to assess reach, uptake, and impact. 

Engage in (at least) one of the Network Research Collaboratives as part of a UT Austin Team and contribute to directly to research design, data collection, analysis, and authoring. 

RP3 Health and Well Being

Develop and implement a study design to capture RP3 member views of the network, how it is (or isn’t) adding value to their research and their constituencies, how it is (or isn’t) increasing access and opportunities to document and monitor the “health and wellbeing” of the RP3 community. 

Professional Engagement

Attend RP3 convenings and events to contribute to the growing partnership research community in Texas and nationally. 

Travel and support to attend at least one annual conference or organized convening to present research activities. 

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in education, economics, or similar field, with 7 years of work experience. Experience in quantitative research methods using state longitudinal data bases. Experience coordinating or administering a program focused on improving student outcomes. Experience communicating best practice and evidence to policy advocates or policy makers. Demonstrated writing, research, and project management skills.  Strong communication skills, as well as an understanding of the higher education research community. Ability to self-start, learn quickly, meet deadlines, and follow through on tasks.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Doctoral Degree in education, economics, or similar field, with 10 years of work experience. Experience in postsecondary pathways, in either research, program, or policy roles. Experience with Qualtrics for collecting data and generating reports. Experience with the Texas Education Research Center for accessing data and conducting analyses.  

Salary Range

$100,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Typical office environment

Use of manual dexterity

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. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 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 most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.