Associate Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives & Instructional Technology
 The University of Texas at Austin | |
flexible benefit account, sick time, tuition assistance, 403(b), retirement plan
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 United States, Texas, Austin | |
| 101 East 27th Street (Show on map) | |
 Feb 06, 2026 | |
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Job Posting Title: Associate Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives & Instructional Technology---- Hiring Department: Enterprise Technology - Vice President and Office of CIO---- Position Open To: All Applicants---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40---- FLSA Status: Exempt---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue---- Location: AUSTIN, TX---- Job Details: General NotesThe University of Texas at Austin is one of the world's leading public research universities, committed to excellence in teaching, research, and public service. With over 50,000 students and 3,000 faculty, UT Austin combines the intellectual resources of a major research institution with the spirit of Texas-bold, ambitious, and entrepreneurial. This role offers:
If you thrive on building relationships, leading complex changes, advancing teaching and learning through technology, and helping people develop digital fluency, this role offers the opportunity to make your mark at one of the nation's most dynamic universities. This position is security sensitive and subject to university guidelines and Texas Education Code *51.215, which authorizes background checks for security-sensitive positions. Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the ability to work remotely within the United States. In person meetings will be required when applicable. We prefer a candidate located in the greater Austin area as travel to campus for occasional in-person events, training, team meetings, activities, etc., may be required. This position provides a balance of life/work with typically a 40-hour work week, and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses). Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state. Your skills will make a difference. You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working for our campus. The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:
For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work. PurposeEnterprise Technology at the University of Texas at Austin seeks an innovative, relationship-focused leader to serve as Associate Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives & Instructional Technology. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of technology-enabled teaching and learning at one of the world's premier research universities while leading major institutional transformation programs and building digital dexterity across the campus community. The person in this role will:
This position works at the intersection of instructional technology operations, digital adoption leadership, strategic program execution, and institutional partnership. This role will build deep relationships with the senior leadership team within the Office of the CIO, as well as the Offices of the Provost, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Deans while serving as one of the CIO's strategic partners for complex initiatives that do not fit neatly into traditional portfolio structures. This newly created role reflects UT Austin's commitment to academic technology excellence, digital dexterity, and strategic program execution capacity. It offers executive development opportunities, institutional influence, and the chance to make a lasting impact on teaching and learning innovation and enterprise technology adoption. ResponsibilitiesInstructional Technology Leadership: Provide strategic direction and operational oversight for UT Austin's academic technology ecosystem, ensuring technology serves pedagogy and advances teaching excellence. Instructional Technology Solutions:
Digital Accessibility Services:
Learning Spaces & Educational Environments:
Digital Adoption & Campus Dexterity: Lead institutional efforts to build digital fluency across the campus community, ensuring faculty and staff can effectively leverage enterprise technology platforms to advance teaching, learning, and operations. Digital Dexterity Programs:
Adoption Strategy & Execution:
Change Management & Engagement:
Enterprise Program Execution: Lead 2-3 major institutional transformation programs requiring executive sponsorship, cross-functional coordination, and strategic stakeholder engagement. The programs will:
Example Initiatives:
AI Integration & Faculty Adoption Leadership: Partner with the AI Studio to translate AI platform innovations into faculty-facing programs, training, and support. The responsibilities include:
Strategic Partnerships: Build and maintain executive-level partnerships that position Enterprise Technology as an essential academic partner, not just a service provider. Key Relationships:
Faculty Engagement & Community Building: Create systematic approaches to faculty engagement, technology adoption, and learning communities.
Perform other related functions as assigned. Required QualificationsInstructional Technology Expertise:
Digital Adoption & Change Leadership:
AI & Emerging Technology Leadership:
Relationship Building and Partnership:
U.S. Citizen, resident, or officially recognized asylee - Applicant selected will be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications
$210,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions
Importantfor 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 thatALLRequired 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 questionspresented 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. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 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. | |