Program Director of Faculty and Graduate Engagement

Lubbock

39046BR

University Outreach and Engagement

Position Description

Performs administrative duties in the management and coordination of a large specialized project and program. Performs varied and complex administrative duties requiring independent judgment and the application of established policies and procedures. May provide supervision and direction to clerical, paraprofessional or professional staff members.

About the University

Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.
About Lubbock:Referred to as the "Hub City" because it serves as the educational, cultural, economic, and health care hub of the South Plains region, Lubbock boasts a diverse population and a strong connection to community, history, and land. With a mild climate, highly rated public schools, and a low cost of living, Lubbock is a family-friendly community that is ranked as one of the best places to live in Texas. Lubbock is home to a celebrated and ever-evolving music scene, a vibrant arts community, and is within driving distance of Dallas, Austin, Santa Fe, and other major metropolitan cities. Lubbock's Convention & Visitors Bureau provides a comprehensive overview of the Lubbock community and its resources, programs, events, and histories.

Major/Essential Functions

Provides consultation to faculty, staff, and students on integrating engagement into research, grants, graduate mentoring, and teaching. Consultations will focus on developing community partnerships, engaged scholarship, and evaluating and reporting impact. Develops and manages a comprehensive university-level graduate certificate program in engagement. Support for the graduate certificate program will require coordinating certification infrastructure, tracking student progress, and teaching a graduate course(s) on engagement. May plan, assign, and supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision with latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

1. Engagement Consultations:

• Provides consultation to faculty, staff, and students on integrating engagement into research, grants, graduate mentoring, and teaching.
• Partner with the Office of Research and Innovation to enhance the broader impact components of grant proposals and increase research impact in society.
• Foster and maintain relationships with the university's academic areas by participating in special events, professional development programs (i.e. symposiums, workshops, presentations, etc.), and promote a common understanding across campus of best practices in outreach and engagement to advance societal impact.
• Liaises with the departments within the Outreach & Engagement Unit to advance engagement impact in the community.
• Identifies community needs, by working closely with the program director of community partnerships.
• Facilitate university/community partnerships on and off campus.

• Promote and integrate graduate engagement into faculty consultations to enhance the broader impacts of grant proposals.
• Develop a comprehensive university-level graduate certificate program in engagement.
• Coordinate certification activity across participating colleges, track student data, and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Help foster the next generation of engaged scholars by teaching a graduate course to increase knowledge, skills, and experience to translate research in ways that address societal problems.
• Assist graduate students in developing community partnerships, engaging with diverse communities, evaluating engagement activities, sharing ethics in community-engaged work, and communicating engagement work.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in the area of specialization or closely related field. Four years of related administrative and technical experience. Additional job related education may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Terminal degree in area of expertise or closely related area. One to three years of experience in planning, developing, or implementing engagement programs or research grants with a strong emphasis on societal impact. Demonstrated experience in engagement-related activities: engaged research, teaching, extension, community outreach programming, evaluating societal impact, etc.

Safety Information

Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.

Does this position work in a research laboratory?

No

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please provide three referrences with contact information.

Required Attachments

Cover Letter, Professional/Personal References, Resume / CV

Job Type

Full Time

Pay Basis

Monthly

Minimum Hire Rate

4186.00

Pay Statement

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan by visiting www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/payplan.

Travel Required

Up to 25%

Shift

Day

Schedule Details

Overtime and weekends on as -need basis

Grant Funded?

No

Job Group

First line Managers

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.