Job Posting Title:
Training Specialist, Office of Academic Technology
Hiring Department:
Academic Affairs
Position Open To:
All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt from FLSA
Earliest Start Date:
Jun 01, 2026
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
Location:
UT Main Campus
Job Details:
Purpose
The Training Specialist will focus on supporting campus-wide academic technology initiatives related to training and facilitation of EAB implementation, course evaluation initiatives, academic integrity efforts, and the responsible use of AI in teaching and learning. This position will use established training and facilitation practices to deliver high-quality, audience-responsive sessions that accelerate faculty, staff, and CSU readiness for academic technology transitions and meet people where they are.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate and deliver training sessions for faculty and staff— in-person, virtual, asynchronous, hybrid — across multiple university audiences (CSUs, faculty, staff, students, and administrators) following established best practices.
- Adapt facilitation approach and pacing in real time based on audience needs, technical proficiency levels, and participant feedback to maximize engagement and learning transfer.
- Manage training logistics, including scheduling, registration, communications, room/technology setup, and participant tracking in coordination with the Project Manager’s timeline.
- Collect and synthesize an array of data, including participant feedback, attendance, , session-level observations, learner self-efficacy, and learning indicators to provide actionable insights, track progress on objectives and key performance indicators and to support continuous improvement efforts.
- Build and maintain scalable self-service support resources (knowledge bases, FAQs, quick-start materials) to extend training reach beyond live sessions and sustain long-term adoption.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in education, communication, technology, UI/UX, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience teaching, facilitating, or leading initiative or product-based trainings in an education or an enterprise learning and development setting.
- Demonstrated experience tracking objectives and key performance indicators for learners or users.
- Familiarity with learner/training engagement strategies.
- Excellent visual, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to recognize and successfully resolve ambiguity with decorum. Ability to accept and integrate feedback well.
- Skill in teaching oneself as well as others difficult topics. Experience working and communicating effectively with project stakeholders and contributors at various levels within an organization.
- Experience working and communicating effectively with stakeholders and partners.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills. Exceptional attention to detail.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in education, communication, technology, UI/UX, or a related field.
- More than 5 years of experience in leading training and facilitation at an institution of higher education.
- Familiarity with faculty engagement strategies and/or student advising and success platforms. UT systems and academic technology-related initiatives.
Salary Range
$60,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- Work to be performed in typical office environment
Required Materials
- 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.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
