Job Posting Title:
Senior Career Coach, College of Natural Sciences
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Hiring Department:
College of Natural Sciences
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Jan 31, 2028
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
General Notes
Funding is expected to continue until January 31, 2028, based on the availability of funding and work performance.
The College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin strives to foster a work environment that enables all employees to contribute at the highest possible level to support the mission of the University. What starts here really does change the world. For more information about the College of Natural Sciences, please visit: https://cns.utexas.edu.
Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
Purpose
Oversee career coaching for mathematics and computing disciplinary areas within the College of Natural Sciences, providing leadership and strategic direction to support student career development. Empower students to engage in early career exploration to create and implement meaningful career goals. Advance our core mission of fostering wellness, belonging, and success for all students. Ensure alignment with the overall strategic goals and metrics of Career Success initiatives
Responsibilities
- Supervision & Management: Oversee career coaching initiatives, focused on achieving the strategic goals of Career Success initiatives through career programs, alumni engagement, communications, course facilitation, and collaborative representation efforts of an academic department. Supervise a team that focuses on career development opportunities for specific industries and fields within the academic department. Provide ongoing training to the career coaching team. Create and maintain training materials for new career coaches. Play a leadership role in maintaining strategic partnerships and fostering student career development across the College of Natural Sciences. Implement strategies to promote Career Success initiatives amongst all student populations.
- Career Coaching & Professional Development: Advise and assist students in their career search regarding their qualifications and transferable skills related to career pathways, opportunities, employment trends, and salary information. Develop and utilize effective career search materials using best practices for neurodiversity and learning style differences for students seeking career information. Collect and utilize occupational data and current labor market information. Manage the collection and dissemination of information about employers and employment opportunities to students. Plan and coordinate workshops and presentations for students, staff, and faculty. Teach effectively and present to large groups on career-related and professional development topics.
- Internship & Career Courses: Participate in the ongoing development and facilitation of courses for students in the College of Natural Sciences. Provide administrative support for the courses, including managing internship course applications. Serve as the instructor and/or co-facilitator, develop curricula, and teach using best practices. Grade assignments and manage student communications through Canvas.
- Collaborative Career Education: Work with other staff members in the undergraduate department to create and facilitate programs to make career services a part of conversations in the college. Educate and train staff, faculty, and student leaders in helping students to identify, articulate, and translate curricular and co-curricular experiences into career readiness competencies. Plan and coordinate workshops and seminars for students, staff, and faculty. Teach effectively and present to large groups. Update resource materials, communications, and website.
- Data Collection & Evaluation: Create initiatives to promote the completion of the 12twenty career outcomes survey to recent graduates and currently enrolled students. Analyze career programs and initiatives for effectiveness and provide data-driven outcome reports to the director. Effectively translate the data of recent graduates to tell the career story of students within the academic department.
- Other duties as assigned, including supporting special projects and staffing events within CNS.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and four years of experience in mentoring, coaching, career services, health professions, natural sciences profession, human resources, or a related field. Experience leading groups, workshops, and delivering presentations. Exceptional resume writing, interviewing, and job search skills. Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative team environment. Time management, interpersonal skills, professional demeanor, and excellent oral and written communication. Must be able to occasionally travel, including overnight travel, and work some weekends and evenings.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
Graduate degree. Demonstrated experience with staff supervision and program supervision. Experience working with or coaching natural sciences majors in higher education career services or a relevant natural sciences profession. Experience or expertise with technical career paths. Prior experience with corporate recruiting, managing internship and experiential learning programs, or other career-oriented opportunities. Direct experience with university career services platforms including 12twenty.
Salary Range
$65,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- Some evenings and weekends required.
- 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 into 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 most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.