Director of Bridging Disciplines Programs

University of Texas at Austin

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.
Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

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.

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.