Research Program Coordinator

Research Program Coordinator

Hiring Department: School of Civic Leadership

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

General Notes: Established in 2023 as UT Austin's newest college, the School of Civic Leadership is a community of scholars and students dedicated to studying the foundational ideas and institutions of a free society, with the goal of advancing human flourishing. Upholding the University's motto—Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis, "Education is the guardian genius of democracy"—we advance The University of Texas at Austin's mission to achieve excellence in education, research, and public service.

The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff, including:

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%)
• Vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
• Additional voluntary retirement programs: tax sheltered annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Training and conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Athletic ticket discounts
• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital Metro buses with staff ID card

Purpose: The purpose of this position is to provide programmatic and administrative support for faculty research and grant-funded initiatives within the School of Civic Leadership. The position coordinates research-related programs, partnerships, events, and grant activities. The research program coordinator supports faculty principal investigators in implementing awarded projects.

Responsibilities:

• Research Programming & Events
• Coordinate faculty-led and grant-funded research programs and initiatives, including civic education programs, professional development, conferences, seminars, workshops, and other scholarly activities.
• Support faculty principal investigators (PIs) in the administration of coordinating program timelines, participants, deliverables, and related activities.
• Support additional School research initiatives and special projects involving collaboration with faculty, academic units, research partners, and external organizations.
• Coordinate research-related conferences, workshops, seminars, speaker visits, and other grant-supported programming from planning through execution.
• Manage program logistics, including schedules, registration, participant communications, facilities, technology, catering, materials, and on-site coordination in collaboration with faculty and appropriate SCL staff.
• Coordinate visiting scholars, speakers, and program participants, including invitations, itineraries, travel arrangements, schedules, and campus visits; serve as a primary point of contact throughout their participation.
• Grant & Financial Coordination
• Coordinate program-related purchasing and financial transactions, including travel, supplies and materials, vendor payments, reimbursements, stipends, and honoraria, in partnership with SCL Business Affairs.
• Communicate and stay abreast of applicable requirements as it relates to expenditures and programming expenses.
• Identify administrative, financial, or logistical issues affecting grant-supported activities and coordinate with appropriate staff and faculty to resolve them.
• Research Partnerships & Reporting
• Serve as an administrative liaison among faculty PIs, program participants, external partners, and university offices to facilitate program activities.
• Maintain program records and compile participation data, outcomes, and summaries to support grant reporting and evaluation of research initiatives.
• Collaborate with SCL Communications team to ensure appropriate events receive recognition.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 2 years of experience coordinating events, programs, or projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience supporting logistics for in-person and virtual events, including scheduling, registration, travel coordination, and on-site support.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple events and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing summaries, reports, and event documentation.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with UT business policies and procedures.
• Experience with purchasing, vendor coordination, and travel/reimbursement processes.
• Demonstrated ability to produce and format professional documents, including PDF creation and editing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent programs with competing deadlines.
• Experience working in a university or public-sector environment.

Salary Range: $55,000+ depending on qualifications

Required Materials:

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the