Assistant Director, Literacy and Culture

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

Assistant Director for School Literacy and Culture overseeing early learning programs and collaborating with educators. Focused on curriculum development and effective program operations in Texas.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $60,000 - $70,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administers program operations, ensuring efficient, effective and productive operations
Works directly with teachers through seminars, classroom-based mentoring, and workshops
Responsible for curriculum development, documentation, and research related to these endeavors as well as budgeting and planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
Two or more (2+) years of experience teaching in an early childhood or early elementary classroom, with consistent implementation of evidence-based instructional literacy strategies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

curriculum developmentdocumentationresearchbudgetingplanninginstructional literacy strategies

Soft Skills

administrationefficiencyeffectivenessproductivitymentoringcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree