CareerPlan

Director of Education and Academic Affairs

UT MAIN CAMPUS, USFull-time$105k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Provide strategic leadership for the museum's Education and Academic Affairs Department, delivering high-impact academic and experiential learning opportunities across all university disciplines and serving the public.

Role type

Director of Education and Academic Affairs

Builds

Educational programs, curriculum-based classes, K-12 initiatives, docent programs, and family programs for a university museum.

Domain

Higher Education + Museum Education

Required skills

Strategic leadership, university-level teaching, K-12 program development, curriculum design, people management, fundraising, stakeholder relationship building, exhibition interpretation, program evaluation

Preferred skills

Graduate degree in art history/education/museum studies, experience in academic museum environments, Spanish fluency

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor staff; develop and implement educational programs; teach curriculum-based classes in galleries; collaborate with curators on interpretive strategies; oversee K-12 and docent programs; develop evaluation plans; participate in fundraising.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & management