Course Support - Rhetoric (Open to Work Study and Non-Work Study)

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Job Posting Title: Course Support - Rhetoric (Open to Work Study and Non-Work Study) ---- Hiring Department: OnRamps ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 10 ---- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2026 ---- Location: AUSTIN, TX ---- Job Details: Work-Study Job Information • Caroline Hagan- Supervisor

• Remote in Austin area

• New OnRamps student employee pay is $12.00 hourly. Returning OnRamps student employee pay is $13.00 hourly. Returning 2 years or more OnRamps student employee pay is $14.00 hourly. Professional development completion + Returning 2 years or more OnRamps student employee pay is $14.50

Position effective August 16-December 31, 2026 Two positions open to The University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate students only.

General Notes OnRamps prepares students and teachers for success in the classroom and beyond. We build partnerships across K12 and higher education to raise the bar on dynamic experiences that advance student success while lowering barriers to access and opportunity.

Purpose The Course Support position for Rhetoric supports strategic and tactical aspects of the OnRamps Rhetoric program. OnRamps Rhetoric consists of two flagship courses, RHE 306 and RHE 309J, with a dynamic team of education professionals and a large and growing student population. The Course Support position for Rhetoric will manage and analyze data, prepare reports, and use measures of success in analytics to help predict coaching moments and growth patterns for instructors, writing assessment specialists, and students. They will contribute to the development, testing, and quality control processes with OnRamps Rhetoric staff and provide sustained contributions to ongoing initiatives. The position also focuses on supporting scaled communications, scheduling, reporting, and learning management system maintenance as well as just-in-time assistance with seasonal and urgent projects. If you are highly organized, eager to learn new technologies, an effective communicator, and have a "start-up" attitude towards creative problem solving, send us your resume.

Responsibilities • Assist OnRamps Course Staff with day-to-day operational aspects of Rhetoric data analytics to support student success.  

• Provide support in Canvas Learning Management system.

• Communications support. 

• Summarize and analyze findings, create reports (including charts and graphs), maintain databases of statistical information, and engage in other quality control measures.

• Write and edit processes, guides, checklists, and assets according to best practices.

• Assist with seasonal and urgent projects that align to the OnRamps mission.

Required Qualifications • Current undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Austin

• 1+ year of experience working in professional environment

• Basic computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Punctual, reliable, responsible, analytical, and detail-oriented

• Professional conduct and attire

• Recommendation from at least one (1) professional or academic reference

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications  • Academic interest in Rhetoric, Education, Data Science and/or Visualization, or related field.

• Interest in and knowledge of local, state, and national dual enrollment and college-readiness initiatives.

• Experience designing and implementing educational research projects. Experience with MS Outlook, Canvas or other Learning Management System (LMS), Smartsheet or other project management platform.

• Experience with one or more of the following statistics software languages: R, SAS, SPSS, and/or Python.

• Advanced data management and analysis skills, including the ability to perform basic frequency data analysis.

Salary $12.00 - $14.50 hourly

Working Conditions  • May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Remote work environment

• Use of manual dexterity

Required Materials Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required. Candidates who fail to attach all additional materials listed, may not be considered for the position. • 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: Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: Students in this po

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