Educational Specialist - Inst for Translational Science - 68690

Company: University of Texas Medical Branch
Location: Galveston
Posted on: March 19, 2020

Job Description:

Min QualificationsBachelor's degree or equivalent and 2 years of related experience.JOB DESCRIPTION:To design, develop, evaluate, and deliver face to face and web-based language instruction at all levels of UTMB and to UT system students.Salary RangeFrom $51,200 To $64,000 AnnuallySpecific Job Related DutiesRoles

• As a member of the ITS Education Office, the ES is a (and often the) point of contact for prospective and current students, trainees and scholars regarding information on formal education programs (i.e., Institutional degree-granting and/or NIH-supported training programs), the ITS, UTMB Schools, and admission processes.
• The ES provides administrative support for ITS training programs, faculty, and students/trainees/scholars.
• The ES assists the ITS Education Office (EO) Director, EO Manager and Graduate Program Directors.
• The ES is the administrative link between the ITS training programs and UTMB schools, Enrollment Services (ES) and UTMB Schools.ResponsibilitiesWith respect to the ITS education program(s):
  • Provides support to Faculty and ITS administrators regarding formal training programs
  • Provides support for committees related to ITS education programs
  • Manages special projects related to education and training programs
  • Manages promotional material for the programs and prospective students (Open House, website, newsletter, marketing, etc.)
  • graduate classes, events, room-bookings, e-Calendar, etc.)Provides organizational and administrative support for the programs (e.g. schedules meetings and seminars, graduate finances, course calendar, schedules
  • Is comfortable working with the Student Information Systems, Financial Information Systems, and Human Resources Information Systems needed for the support of the education programs
  • Ensures that Listserv messages reach the appropriate audience
  • Attends regularly scheduled coordinator information sessions given by the Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) activities.
  • EO inparticipation promoting for staffUTMB and students, prospective participants, course students, faculty, with relationships maintains andDevelops
  • Maintains records/data, survey creation and deployment and prepares reports for review and analysis of EO Programs, courses and seminars.
  • Assists EO Director, Faculty and Training Manager in oversight and reporting of federal, state and private grant funding, including office financial accounts.With respect to students, trainees and scholars:
    • Handles many of the day-to-day details (forms, processes, letters) for student activities, such as:
      • Admissions
        • Recruitment, Orientation
        • Internship placements
        • Funding/Fellowships
          • Processing scholarship and other award applications
          • Stipend and award payment
          • Registration
            • Program and course registration
            • Entering and changing grades
            • Processing grades, thesis submissions, failures, degree audits, convocation lists
            • Scheduling PhD Dissertation and Masters degree Thesis Defenses, Qualifying Examinations and candidacy applications
            • Reform Degree audits
            • Advising
            • Helping students/trainees/scholar with questions about education program requirements, procedures, etc.
            • Helping students/trainees/scholar identify appropriate resources, or referring them to the Program Directors, if problems arise
            • Keeping students informed of deadlines, changes in regulations, etc. With respect to faculty members:
              • Serves as point person and information source for all University and departmental policies and procedures relevant to graduate education and ITS training programs
              • Supports faculty with regard to education program activities (admissions, funding forms, etc.)Preferred Work Experience
                • Knowledge of modern developments, trends, principles, practices and theories in education and educational assessmet, accountability, or evaluation specialty area. Equal Employment OpportunityUTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Req id: 68690

Keywords: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston , Educational Specialist - Inst for Translational Science - 68690, Other , Galveston, Texas