Core Curriculum Assessment Lead

The University of Texas at Austin; Utah; On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Core Curriculum Assessment Manager in Academic Affairs on a full-time basis at UT Main Campus. This role leads the operational and analytical work for core curriculum assessment, ensuring alignment with SACSCOC expectations and state guidelines, while coordinating with CAA, University College, and participating colleges.

The manager will drive data-informed decision-making, support faculty in learning-outcomes development, and manage workflows,

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate institution-wide workflows for core curriculum learning outcomes development, alignment, assessment, and revision in collaboration with University College, CAA, and participating colleges, schools, and departments.
• Lead core curriculum assessment planning initiatives that support SACSCOC compliance, applicable Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board expectations, the multi-year core curriculum assessment cycle, and other institutional academic-effectiveness priorities.
• Manage timelines, templates, process maps, and institutional repositories for core curriculum assessment documentation; identify courses and develop student-work sampling plans for inclusion in each assessment cycle.
• Conduct quality reviews of core curriculum learning outcomes, assessment plans, assignment alignment, and rubrics to ensure quality, continuous improvement, clarity, measurability, alignment, and compliance with applicable accreditation expectations and obligations.
• Coordinate with CAA to align assessment planning and sampling with the approved core course inventory, review timelines, and changes to core requirements. Coordinate with University College on core curriculum priorities, assessment findings, and continuous improvement. Provide assessment findings to inform CAA and faculty committee reviews.
• Coordinate and support the full cycle of core curriculum learning outcomes assessment, including faculty outreach, collection and secure management of student work, scoring, analysis, and documentation.
• Oversee core curriculum assessment workflows in the institutional assessment management system, including training, user support, data integrity, and reporting functionality, in coordination with other assessment managers and technology partners.
• Provide guidance on assessment methods, data collection strategies, and rubric design; coordinate rater calibration and scoring quality reviews to support consistent evaluation of student work across core curriculum areas.
• Produce summaries, dashboards, and analytic reports that distill core curriculum assessment findings for internal and external stakeholders; host results-sharing events with faculty and academic partners.
• Ensure that core curriculum assessment documentation aligns with applicable federal, state, and SACSCOC expectations and standar

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Core Curriculum Assessment Manager in Academic Affairs on a full-time basis at UT Main Campus. This role leads the operational and analytical work for core curriculum assessment, ensuring alignment with SACSCOC expectations and state guidelines, while coordinating with CAA, University College, and participating colleges.

The manager will drive data-informed decision-making, support faculty in learning-outcomes development, and manage workflows,