Assistant Director
Listed on 2026-10-05
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Education / Teaching
Academic, Education Administration -
Management
Education Administration
Assistant Director
College Station, TX
Full time
Job Title Assistant Director
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate
Job Location College Station, Texas
Job Type Staff
Job DescriptionWhy work for Texas A&M Engineering?
Who we are:
Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.
As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges.
We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.
Purpose:
The Assistant Director, under general direction, assists the Engineering Workforce Development (EWD) Director in all aspects of the programs associated with the Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity (HAND) National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center and maintains responsibility for the following major functional unit(s): defining the discipline/curriculum design for undergraduate and graduate programs, accessible pathways including Dex Kit research, K-12 and CC curriculum, and outreach with the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET).
40% - Program Support, Management and Execution- Supports the overall program operations and facilitation for HAND programming including multiple facets that support HAND.
- Assists with curriculum development at the undergraduate, graduate, community college instructor training and K-12 Dex Kit project curriculum
- Assists with implementation of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) associated with HAND faculty
- Assists with Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering and Computer Science (RET) associated with HAND
- Find and establish relationships with external partners
- Assists with delivery of mentorship programs (including individual development plans).
- Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates HAND programs.
- Develops dexterous robotics education programs for industry
- Handles special projects as assigned by the Director.
- Disseminating and providing information through social media and other external means
- Requires some travel
- Assists the EWD Director in planning, managing, and executing HAND projects including but not limited to defining the discipline/curriculum design for undergraduate and graduate programs, accessible pathways including Dex Kit research, K-12 curriculum, and outreach with the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET).
- Participates in developing EWD strategic plans based on HAND overarching goals.
- Participates in planning, directing, and coordinating operational or procedural matters to meet EWD goals and objectives.
- Provides leadership for EWD along with and in absence of the Director.
- Provides supervision and guidance to a graduate assistant or EWD sub-units/projects.
- Represents the department, division, or University on various committees.
- Monitors compliance with all unit, department, University, and government standards, policies, and procedures.
- Develops reports, analyses, and surveys as requested by Director and funding agency.
- Creates scholarship of teaching and learning including the drafting of Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents
- Plans budget for sub-units/projects [defining the…
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