Maynard Scholars Program Coordinator

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East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. Candidates must also submit a cover letter, resume, and a list of three references, including contact information online. Please be aware that if selected as a candidate of choice, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section in the People Admin applicant tracking system.

Letters of reference submitted via the People Admin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications.

Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. $54,000 - $55,500

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Position Type

Position Type Non-Faculty

Job Category

Job Category Non-Faculty Professional

Organizational Unit Overview The mission of the College of Education is to prepare and develop professionals in vocational teacher education and information/office education through effective teaching, the dissemination of knowledge, generation and application of research, and service to the educational business communities. The College is committed to the purpose of preparing educational and business professionals who are both academically and technically proficient.

The teacher education programs share the additional purposes of preparing professional educators who are reflective in practice, committed to the intellectual empowerment of others, and guided by the larger democratic purposes of American education.

Job Duties

The College of Education seeks a full-time (12-month, Stated Definite Term) Maynard Scholars Program Coordinator to serve as a strategic liaison between ECU’s College of Education and K-12 schools, community colleges, and community organizations. This role is designed to recruit and engage preservice teachers, promote pathways into teacher education, and enhance academic rigor through coordinated research and mentoring initiatives. The coordinator will also lead efforts to develop and implement robust evaluation tools to measure program effectiveness and student outcomes.

The coordinator will engage in some travel to Latham Clinical Schools Network areas/Maynard Scholarship supported counties for program, recruitment, and outreach activities. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develop and maintain partnerships with K-12 schools, community colleges, and community organizations to promote teacher education programs.
• Organize and lead recruitment events, presentations, and workshops targeting prospective students.
• Collaborate with school counselors, educators, and community leaders to identify and support potential teacher candidates.
• Create marketing materials and digital campaigns to highlight the benefits of ECU’s teacher education programs.
• Coordinate faculty-student research initiatives and mentoring programs within the College of Education.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance academic rigor and student engagement.
• Support preservice teachers in accessing research opportunities, professional development, and academic support services.
• Support Maynard Scholar alums during their initial beginning teacher years, to enhance and increase retention within the field/classroom

• Design and implement evaluation instruments to assess program effectiveness, student success, and engagement outcomes.
• Analyze data to inform strategic improvements in recruitment, mentoring, and academic programming.
• Prepare reports and presentations for internal stakeholders and external partners.

• Coordinate the award offers, fund distributions, grade reports, annual disbursements and annual employment verifications and payback with ECSI , Financial Aid, Cashier’s Office and other University Partners.
• Assist in planning, organizing,…