UTeach Institute Writer/Editor III

Job Posting Title: UTeach Institute Writer/Editor III ---- Hiring Department: UTeach-Natural Sciences ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Jul 01, 2026 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location:

AUSTIN, TX ----

Job Details: General Notes: The UTeach Institute manages the national expansion effort for the innovative UTeach STEM teacher preparation program and supports K-12 teachers with professional learning and resources. We house the UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA), a professional organization comprised of faculty, staff, and alumni from national UTeach programs. Purpose: The UTeach Institute Writer/Editor will develop, edit, and design a variety of publications and resources to promote Institute programs and support the national UTeach community. Institute programs include the national UTeach secondary teacher preparation program expansion effort, UTeach K-12 initiatives, and the national UTeach network and UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA). Responsibilities: Produce and maintain a variety of public print and online publications, including writing and editing website content, brochures, flyers, newsletters, articles, reports, and social media.Engage in publications planning and project management with the team. Support UTeach network engagement in USEA, including writing and editing resources for the network, newsletters, and other communications. Engage in resource planning and project management with the team. Contribute to planning, communications, and implementation of the annual UTeach STEM Educators Conference. Plan and participate in engagement efforts for the conference, fostering active participation from programs, alumni, and students. Design graphics, guides, reports, and other products. Participate in processes and activities designed to establish organizational culture that supports learning, collaboration, and collective responsibility to enhance professional relationships, job satisfaction, and organizational effectiveness. Other duties and related projects as assigned. Required Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, along with three or more years of experience writing, editing, and producing a variety of publications. Candidates should have a strong command of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, as well as experience coordinating publication production and handling the design and layout of graphics, reports, guides, and similar materials. This role requires the ability to set priorities, manage multiple tasks at once, and work both collaboratively and independently with minimal supervision. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications: Experience writing and editing publications in the education field. Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. Salary: $62,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions Will include occasional evening hours. Work in typical office space, including repetitive use of a keyboard. Occasionally lift and move boxes up to 50 pounds. Will include occasional travel. Required Materials Letter of interest Resume/CV List of 3 work references with contact information. At least one reference should be a previous supervisor. 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 into 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 by uploading 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 university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. 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