General Notes

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays

Purpose

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision, mission, and strategic direction of the Well-being in Learning Environments program.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key faculty champions and department administrators.
• Maintain alignment between day-to-day activities and long-term project goals.
• Align program goals with institutional priorities related to student success and campus well-being.
• Develop working relationships with key administrators and faculty to help advance student wellbeing in academic settings.
• Serve as a campus leader and advocate for integrating well-being into teaching, curriculum design, and learning environments.

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the program, including planning, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Develop a yearly workplan that identifies opportunities for program maintenance and growth.
• Develop a deep understanding of the WBLE dataset to date and formulate an assessment plan moving forward.
• Occasionally present WBLE to stakeholders which may include staff, administrators, students, and/or potential faculty partners.
• Work closely with campus partners to embed wellbeing in learning environments including academic teaching and learning centers in the colleges, schools and units, and other closely aligned departments.
• Act as a coach to help faculty make small tweaks to their classroom environments to improve student health and wellbeing.
• Identify and find ways to acknowledge and celebrate faculty who are committed to supporting student health and wellbeing.

• Serve as a consultant to faculty, academic units, and campus leaders on well-being-informed teaching and learning practices.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the research behind these practices; be able to articulate the rationale behind various classroom strategies for student wellbeing.
• Partner with Longhorn Wellness Center staff, SHIFT, academic departments, advising centers, faculty affairs, student engagement offices, and institutional leadership to co-develop initiatives.
• Develop a sense of the academic landscape to better understand how and where wellbeing practices can be embedded.
• Design and facilitate workshops, trainings, and learning communities focused on well-being in classrooms and academic programs.
• Build strong relationships with advisory committees and cross-campus working groups to advance the work of Wellbeing in Learning Environments.

• Identify opportunities to expand the program's reach across colleges, departments, and other campus units.
• Lead the development of new initiatives, pilots, and partnerships that integrate well-being into academic policies and practices.
• Use data and outcomes to inform scaling efforts and institutional adoption of successful practices.

• Oversee program evaluation efforts to assess impact on learning environments, well-being outcomes, and academic engagement.
• Collaborate with institutional research and assessment partners to align metrics with campus data systems.
• Disseminate findings and best practices through reports, presentations, and scholarly or professional venues.
• Communicate program impact to senior leadership, faculty, and campus stakeholders.

• As needed, support implementation of initiatives within the Longhorn Wellness Center and SHIFT.
• Participate in LWC and SHIFT committees and working groups as an active participant to advance campus health goals.
• Participate in departmental, university, and/or other committees as appropriate.
• Contribute ideas and engage in problem solving in program development and planning meetings.
• Create program plans for health initiatives that include evidence-informed foundations, clear objectives and learning outcomes, timelines, and an evaluation plan.
• Develop programmatic budgets and submit funding proposals for new needs.
• Keep up to date with current best practices and knowledge of relevant college health frameworks.
• Supervise student staff, interns, and student projects.
• Meet regularly with part-time student staff to provide guidance, development, and feedback related to the completion of their responsibilities.
• Recruit, interview, and hire student staff and interns as needed.
• Oversee and supervise other undergraduate and graduate student health promotion project groups within and outside the LWC.
• Complete administrative tasks and other duties as assigned.
• Attend meetings as assigned and respond to emails in a timely manner.
• Actively participate in Longhorn Wellness Center team efforts, including staff development.
• Attend professional conferences to represent health promotion work at UT Austin.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education, teaching, public health, social work, psychology, higher education administration, or a related field.
• Eight years of progressively responsible experience in a teaching environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing programs within a higher education or academic setting.
• Experience teaching at an institution of higher education.
• Experience working collaboratively with faculty and academic leadership.
• Strong consultation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams of faculty.
• Demonstrated project management skills.

• Doctoral degree or terminal degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with teaching and learning initiatives, faculty development, or student success efforts.
• Experience with program evaluation, grant development, or externally funded initiatives.
• Experience in coaching individuals toward a common goal.

Salary Range

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Exposure to chemicals and commercial items typically found in office, medical clinics, and building repairs/maintenance

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest detailing the training and employment experiences that qualify you for the position, specifically addressing how your background meets the preferred qualifications listed above