Research Program Coordinator

Job Posting Title:

Research Program Coordinator

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Hiring Department:

School of Architecture

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Jul 31, 2028

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin—provides next-generation leadership for design and planning education. Always cognizant of our role as stewards of the built environment, we meld principle and practice to foster innovation while remaining always grounded in serving our communities.

Benefits

The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff, including, but not limited to: 

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%) 
• Voluntary vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options 
• Generous paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays 
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds) 
• 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 
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities 
• Tuition assistance 
• Expansive employee discount program, including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin Capital Metro buses with staff ID card 

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

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

Purpose

The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Architecture (UTSOA) is developing an architectural history collective that is dedicated to studying, documenting, and disseminating the influence of African American space on the shape and meaning of the built environment. This project is led by the efforts of a distributed network of interdisciplinary historians, practitioners, information professionals, artists, and activists. The primary purpose is to contribute to the growing efforts of scholars and practitioners to pluralize the architectural canon to include the contributions of people of color, both as licensed architects and allied actors. Developing a full record of the past requires us to develop new scholarship that reveals the racial politics of the discipline of architecture that elides the contributions of non-licensed actors and segregates much of this work to the field of folk and vernacular studies.

The Black Space Project (BSP), a targeted research project in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, is seeking a full-time Research Program Coordinator to assist the Faculty PI in managing a three-year grant to document and study the contributions of African Americans to the built environment. This position will oversee several tasks within the School of Architecture, including the administration of grant funds to purchase equipment and plan travel, managing the work of Graduate Research Assistants assigned to the project, managing the creation and maintenance of a project website, and serve as a liaison between the BSP and the UT Libraries to create a publicly accessible online database. This position will also coordinate several tasks with external community partners, including the management of subawards for exhibits and community workshops, the coordination of communications with external partners and local affiliates, and managing a series of oral history workshops in the community.

This position is ideal for a recent graduate of a Masters, Masters of Science, or PhD in Architecture who wants to apply their knowledge towards the study, documentation, and dissemination of African American contributions to the built environment. It is also a good position for those seeking administrative experience with managing sponsored research at a leading public university.

Purpose 

The position will expand the Black Space Project’s capacity to study, document, and disseminate the influence of African American space on the shape and meaning of the built environment.

Responsibilities 

• Co-design a research agenda with the PI and relevant stakeholders
• Conduct literature reviews, analyze data, and/or synthesize research that supports the goals of the Black Space Project  
• Assist in meeting design and facilitation of Oral History workshops, and synthesize the lessons learned for future workshops and Oral History data collection.
• Participate in project-wide activities, group learning, meetings and committees.
• Train and oversee the archival work of graduate research assistants to ensure oral histories are properly processed and preserved.
• Track progress of project completion against grant requirements and prepare progress reports for funders.

  Required Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• Strong understanding of architectural history
• Excellent research and analysis skills 
• Interest in community-led, culturally responsive, applied research (or other similar methodologies)
• 1-3 years administration experience (at any level) in a non-profit or university
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master of Science or PhD in Architecture
• Experience with managing grant funding at a university or non-profit institution.
• Experience with applied research activities. 
• Experience with creating oral histories.
• Background in library science or the creation of library catalog files.
• Strong ability to write for multiple audiences. 
• Interest in the history of African American space or cultural history.

Salary

$60,000, fixed rate 

Working Conditions 

• Standard office environment. 
• Work requires the use of a computer daily.
• Travel is required at times and is supported when appropriate and needed to achieve goals.

  Required Materials

• Curriculum Vita (CV) 
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor 
• Letter of interest (not to exceed two pages) 

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.

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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.

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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.

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Background Checks:

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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]

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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. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.