Director of Graduate Programs, Dean's Office, Moody College of Communication

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To serve as advisor to the dean and associate deans on financial, policy, and process matters.

Associate Dean Support

• Supervise Sr. Administrative Associate for Associate Dean support and Option III Graduate Program Coordinator.
• Serve as advisor to associate deans on financial and practical matters as needed.

Option III Program Graduate Stackable Certificate and Degree Programs

• Provide leadership to Option III graduate programs.
• Manage and track annual budget, revenue, and expenditures.
• Serves as Moody liaison with Athletics for the Option III Program.
• Oversee course scheduling and faculty appointments.

Residential Graduate Education Program Support

• Meet regularly with Graduate Coordinators to discuss TA and AI appointments, admissions, fellowships, and funding allocations.
• Assist departments in training new Grad Coordinators.
• Coordinate with Senior Data Analyst on data requests pertaining to grad students.
• Manage departmental external reviews, including self-studies, reviewer reports, departmental responses, and biannual updates.
• Oversee process for grad catalog and course inventory changes.

Graduate Funding Support

• Develop and implement a strategic plan for recruiting and funding PhD students.
• Oversee application and awarding process of all endowments for graduate students, including the Moody graduate fellowships, Jesse Jones Fellowships, and program-specific graduate fellowships.
• Forecast and allocate Moody graduate fellowships.
• Oversee and track OGS fellowships.
• Oversee tuition waiver allocation and policies.
• Support the Assistant Dean for Business Services with TRB and TA allocation. 
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field.
• Five years working for a college or university in admissions, curriculum development, student success, funding allocation, program assessment, or related areas.
• Prior experience with graduate admissions, curriculum, or program committees
• Prior experience managing departmental external reviews
• Prior experience overseeing application and awarding process of all endowments for graduate students.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Master’s degree in communications or related field
• Develop and implement a strategic plan for recruiting and funding PhD students.
• Experience leading curriculum review and development: ensure graduate courses meet program objectives and respond to changes in the field
• Experience preparing annual and periodic reports on program enrollment, completion rates, student funding, and graduate outcomes.

$85,000 + depending on qualifications

• Typical professional office environment.
• Some evening and weekend hours are required.

• 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.

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