Course Support - Rhetoric (Open to Work Study and Non-Work Study)

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

6d•Remote

About The Position

OnRamps prepares students and teachers for success in the classroom and beyond. We build partnerships across K12 and higher education to raise the bar on dynamic experiences that advance student success while lowering barriers to access and opportunity. The Course Support position for Rhetoric supports strategic and tactical aspects of the OnRamps Rhetoric program. OnRamps Rhetoric consists of two flagship courses, RHE 306 and RHE 309J, with a dynamic team of education professionals and a large and growing student population. The Course Support position for Rhetoric will manage and analyze data, prepare reports, and use measures of success in analytics to help predict coaching moments and growth patterns for instructors, writing assessment specialists, and students. They will contribute to the development, testing, and quality control processes with OnRamps Rhetoric staff and provide sustained contributions to ongoing initiatives. The position also focuses on supporting scaled communications, scheduling, reporting, and learning management system maintenance as well as just-in-time assistance with seasonal and urgent projects. If you are highly organized, eager to learn new technologies, an effective communicator, and have a "start-up" attitude towards creative problem solving, send us your resume.

Requirements

Current undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin
1+ year of experience working in professional environment
Basic computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Punctual, reliable, responsible, analytical, and detail-oriented
Professional conduct and attire
Recommendation from at least one (1) professional or academic reference
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Academic interest in Rhetoric, Education, Data Science and/or Visualization, or related field.
Interest in and knowledge of local, state, and national dual enrollment and college-readiness initiatives.
Experience designing and implementing educational research projects.
Experience with MS Outlook, Canvas or other Learning Management System (LMS), Smartsheet or other project management platform.
Experience with one or more of the following statistics software languages: R, SAS, SPSS, and/or Python.
Advanced data management and analysis skills, including the ability to perform basic frequency data analysis.

Responsibilities

Assist OnRamps Course Staff with day-to-day operational aspects of Rhetoric data analytics to support student success.
Provide support in Canvas Learning Management system.
Communications support.
Summarize and analyze findings, create reports (including charts and graphs), maintain databases of statistical information, and engage in other quality control measures.
Write and edit processes, guides, checklists, and assets according to best practices.
Assist with seasonal and urgent projects that align to the OnRamps mission.