Program Coordinator in Academic Administration and Research Affairs

UTHealth Houston is seeking a Program Coordinator to work with our Academic Administration team. This is largely an administrative role within the department and works a hybrid schedule. This employee works closely with the Associate Vice President for Institutional Research, Assessment, & Accreditation and the Associate Director of Academic Administration to assist university and school leadership in coordinating academic program planning and accreditation. Responsibilities include ensuring proper implementation of processes for required review and approval through The University of Texas System (UT System), The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’s resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Coordinates annual audits of the THECB Program Inventory for degree listings, distance education, and institutional structure of UTHealth Houston Schools.
• Participates in reviewing and approving academic degree program proposals for UTHealth Houston schools.
• Provides support in the approval process of updating online official school academic catalogs and the university's general information catalog.
• Manages the submission process and maintains internal records for graduate certificate programs to THECB and SACSCOC, if applicable.
• Participates in the review and approval process for all internal and external consortial academic program agreements for UTHealth Houston schools.
• Provides administrative and logistical support to the University Academic Council.
• Assists in organizing and displaying supporting documentation for SACSCOC decennial and interim reports.
• Ensures departmental webpages are up to date per academic program information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education:

At least a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution focusing on social sciences, higher education administration, public administration, or a related field required

Minimum Experience:

At least three (3) years of academic administration experience, preferably at a Texas public college, university, or health-related institution, is required.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas. This role is hybrid.