Director of Bridging Disciplines Programs

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Job Posting Title: Director of Bridging Disciplines Programs ---- Hiring Department: Office of Strategic Academic Initiatives ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Jul 13, 2026 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. Purpose The Bridging Disciplines Programs seek an experienced academic administrator to lead a distinctive portfolio of interdisciplinary undergraduate certificates. The Director works across departments, colleges, schools, faculty groups, advising units, and central offices and must understand academic programs, curriculum, pedagogy, advising, student progress, assessment, and the operational demands of a large university. Reporting to the Assistant Vice Provost of Assessment, Accreditation, and Academic Effectiveness, the Director provides strategic, curricular, operational, assessment, and personnel leadership. The successful candidate will be a collaborative, practical leader who strengthens program quality, improves student progress and completion, supports thoughtful innovation, and builds trust across the university. Responsibilities Provide strategic leadership for the certificate portfolio and lead evidence-based program review, renewal, and continuous improvement. Identify appropriate opportunities for innovation in interdisciplinary learning, applied experiences, advising, assessment, and program delivery. Supervise, coach, assign work to, and evaluate professional staff, graduate assistants, teaching assistants, and other assigned personnel. Lead curriculum and faculty panel processes, including meeting preparation, documentation, course-list management, follow-through, and the development or redesign of certificates, tracks, and related learning opportunities. Direct advising, student communication, enrollment management, progress tracking, Connecting Experience review, completion support, Integration Essay coordination, degree audit actions, and certificate status updates. Lead program assessment and use enrollment, application, completion, course access, scholarship, alumni, student outcome, and other data to prepare reports, guide decisions, and document improvement. Oversee MyBDP or any successor platform, student records, course scheduling, degree audit coding, and related academic and administrative workflows. Build productive relationships with faculty, departments, colleges, schools, advisors, Career Success, alumni, mentors, and other university partners. Lead recruitment, outreach, communications, events, and efforts that help students understand and explain the value of interdisciplinary learning. Manage the budget and steward staffing, scholarships, technology, events, and other resources; advise the Assistant Vice Provost regarding opportunities, risks, resource needs, partnerships, and priorities. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in higher education administration, liberal arts, interdisciplinary studies, student affairs, educational leadership, public policy, curriculum and instruction, or a related field; or a bachelor's degree in another appropriate field with substantial relevant experience. Progressively responsible experience in higher education administration, academic program management, interdisciplinary education, advising, curriculum administration, assessment, student success, or a related area. Experience coordinating academic operations across faculty, staff, students, departments, colleges, schools, and central administrative offices. Experience supervising, coaching, assigning work, evaluating performance, and supporting staff development. Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum, advising, student progress, course access, degree requirements, academic records, and completion processes. Ability to collect, analyze, and use data, assessment findings, and feedback to improve program quality and effectiveness. Strong writing, communication, facilitation, organization, judgment, relationship-building, project management, and follow-through skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office or comparable productivity and workflow tools. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Master's or Doctoral degree in a relevant field. Experience directing or managing undergraduate certificates, interdisciplinary or experiential learning programs, advising programs, cross-college initiatives, or collaborative academic change. Experience with faculty panels, curriculum committees, registrar processes, degree audits, course lists, student record systems, advising platforms, workflow systems, data dashboards, MyBDP, or comparable tools. Experience developing assessment plans, analyzing outcomes, preparing reports, documenting improvement, and supporting recruitment, alumni engagement, career readiness, internships, undergraduate research, or learning portfolios. Experience managing budgets, scholarships, events, communications, grants, or external funding proposals. ​ Salary Range $74,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions 100% on-site at the university’s primary campus, with no remote-work option Work to be performed in typical office environment Work Shift Full-time, Monday through Friday, with occasional evening or weekend responsibilities Required Materials A current resume or curriculum vitae A cover letter describing relevant experience and qualifications Contact information for three professional references, including at least one current or former supervisor Final candidates may be required to submit official transcripts and will complete a pre-employment background screening. 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. ---- 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. ---- 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. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- 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. ---- 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. ---- 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. ---- 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: E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- 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.