Graduate Program Coordinator II

Job Posting Title: Graduate Program Coordinator II ---- Hiring Department: Department of Nutritional Sciences ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes The College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at the University of Texas at Austin is committed to fostering a workplace where every employee can contribute at the highest possible level to support the University’s mission. What starts here really does change the world ( https://cns.utexas.edu/ ). Purpose The research and coursework in the Department of Nutritional Sciences explores how nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns impact health at many levels, from the molecular level (genes, metabolites and cells) to the systems level (individuals, families, societies, and infrastructure). Responsibilities 1. Program Administration & Governance Coordinates Executive Committee and Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) meetings, prepares agendas and minutes, tracks committee actions and decisions, and maintains centralized program records, templates, and documentation. 2. Admissions & Recruitment Serves as primary contact for graduate student applicant communications, assists with building and maintaining applicant tracking systems, interacts with the Graduate School on admissions processes, supports faculty with student recruitment efforts, and coordinates admissions events and application review. 3. Student Onboarding & Progress Tracking Guides incoming students through hiring, onboarding (IDs, insurance, stipends, course registration), and works with the Graduate Advisor to monitor student milestones — annual reviews, progress, qualifying exams, candidacy, and defenses.  Student advocacy across campus graduate departments. Works closely with the Graduate School and Texas Global regarding requirements and documentation for all new students. 4. Funding, Fellowships & Awards Maintains funding opportunity databases, tracks student eligibility and funding history, coordinates nomination and application processes, compiles faculty voting/rankings, and manages award communications. 5. Curriculum & Academic Program Development Supports curriculum and handbook review and proposal submissions, tracks curriculum actions and approvals, maintains program website content, and supports program reviews. Assists with semester teaching and research assignments, and detail oriented tracking throughout a students time in the program. 6. Program Assessment & Reporting Maintains program databases and generates reports on admissions, enrollment, graduation rates, and candidacy milestones for internal and institutional use. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree and five years’ experience working with college students in an administrative or advising capacity Proficiency with Adobe Pro, Microsoft Excel and Word Competencies: Accuracy and attention to detail, strong Initiative skills, decision making and critical thinking, effective and responsive communication, interpersonal relationships, service excellence, and problem solving Highly collaborative, team-focused mindset Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and work independently to complete those tasks   Strong organizational skills with attention to detail Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with higher education tracking and management systems and the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) policies is a plus Familiarity with Workday, EASI, DEFINE and other internal UT systems. Salary Range $52,000+ (depending on experience) Working Conditions Environmental Demands: Work in standard office conditions Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation Use of manual dexterity 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