Core Curriculum Assessment Manager

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

Reporting to the Director of Accreditation and Assessment, the Core Curriculum Assessment Manager manages the operational functions required for learning outcomes assessment, continuous improvement, and academic-effectiveness documentation for the University's core curriculum.

The position supports the Director of Accreditation and Assessment in ensuring institutional readiness for applicable state and SACSCOC expectations related to general education student learning and institutional effectiveness. It provides operational leadership, analytical expertise, and cross-university coordination for core curriculum assessment in collaboration with Curriculum and Academic Administration (CAA), University College, and participating colleges, schools, and departments.

The Core Curriculum Assessment Manager advances a data-informed culture of academic effectiveness by supporting faculty and academic partners in learning outcomes development and alignment, assessment planning, instructional improvement, and evidence-based decision-making across the core curriculum.

This role serves as the campus-wide operational lead for core curriculum assessment workflows and strengthens UT Austin's readiness for applicable federal, state, and SACSCOC expectations related to general education student learning and institutional effectiveness. The position supports all relevant SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation in which core curriculum learning outcomes and effectiveness are implicated; responsibilities are not restricted to any single section of the SACSCOC Principles.

While the Director of Accreditation and Assessment defines institutional strategy, policy interpretation, and compliance direction, the Core Curriculum Assessment Manager manages the operational functions that implement those priorities.

• 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. Support faculty in developing and assessing learning outcomes and recommend improvements based on assessment findings. Coordinate proposed changes affecting core requirements or course approval criteria with CAA through established faculty governance and approval processes.
• 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…