Director of Graduate Programs, Dean's Office, Moody College of Communication

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, UT

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Graduate Programs, within the Dean's Office of the Moody College of Communication, serves as a key advisor to the dean and associate deans on critical financial, policy, and process matters. This role provides leadership for graduate programs, manages budgets, oversees course scheduling and faculty appointments, and plays a vital role in the recruitment and funding of PhD students. The position also involves managing departmental external reviews, overseeing graduate catalog and course inventory changes, and coordinating fellowship and tuition waiver allocations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field.
Five years working for a college or university in admissions, curriculum development, student success, funding allocation, program assessment, or related areas.
Prior experience with graduate admissions, curriculum, or program committees.
Prior experience managing departmental external reviews.
Prior experience overseeing application and awarding process of all endowments for graduate students.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in communications or related field.
Develop and implement a strategic plan for recruiting and funding PhD students.
Experience leading curriculum review and development: ensure graduate courses meet program objectives and respond to changes in the field.
Experience preparing annual and periodic reports on program enrollment, completion rates, student funding, and graduate outcomes.

Responsibilities

Serve as advisor to the dean and associate deans on financial, policy, and process matters.
Supervise Sr. Administrative Associate for Associate Dean support and Option III Graduate Program Coordinator.
Serve as advisor to associate deans on financial and practical matters as needed.
Provide leadership to Option III graduate programs.
Manage and track annual budget, revenue, and expenditures for Option III programs.
Serve as Moody liaison with Athletics for the Option III Program.
Oversee course scheduling and faculty appointments for Option III programs.
Meet regularly with Graduate Coordinators to discuss TA and AI appointments, admissions, fellowships, and funding allocations.
Assist departments in training new Grad Coordinators.
Coordinate with Senior Data Analyst on data requests pertaining to grad students.
Manage departmental external reviews, including self-studies, reviewer reports, departmental responses, and biannual updates.
Oversee process for grad catalog and course inventory changes.
Develop and implement a strategic plan for recruiting and funding PhD students.
Oversee application and awarding process of all endowments for graduate students, including the Moody graduate fellowships, Jesse Jones Fellowships, and program-specific graduate fellowships.
Forecast and allocate Moody graduate fellowships.
Oversee and track OGS fellowships.
Oversee tuition waiver allocation and policies.
Support the Assistant Dean for Business Services with TRB and TA allocation.
Perform other duties as assigned.