Instructions To Applicants
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
How to ApplyCandidates must submit a cover letter addressing the elements outlined in the Duties section, CV, three references, and a separate statement addressing their vision for innovation and partnership in educator preparation.
Appointment begins as early Spring 2026.
PLEASE NOTE: All applications should contain complete job history entries, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor’s name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes and curriculum vitae do not take the place of this required information.
Job Title
Certification & Testing Officer
Location:
Remote
Department
College of Education
Job No.
998929
Posting Date
02/02/2026
Until Filled
Yes
Salary
$47,721
Required
- MA in Education or a closely related field of study.
- The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience as a certification officer working in a Texas-based Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Office.
- Experience with reviewing, interpreting, and making recommendations informed by data connected to EPP functions (e.g., educator certification preparation and related programming).
- Strong record of success in an EPP leadership role.
- Ability to work as part of a collaborative leadership team.
Preferred
- Ability to move (this position is intended for assignment at the Eagle Pass location connected to SRSU-lnternational).
Primary Responsibilities
SummaryThe College of Education is seeking an experienced Certification Officer to serve as our chief expert in certification office-related operations. Duties include but may not be limited to anything involved in the “green screen” interface and coordination of shared understandings and processes connected to considerations of TAC compliance.S
copeSBEC/TEA/TAC governed educator preparation facilitated out of the SRSU and SRSU-lnternational College of Education.
Duties
- Oversees TAC changes and needed implementations.
- Clarifies and rules on admissions and removals and purged inactive candidates.
- Directs implementation of TAC rules with regards to certification, forms or affidavits, SLL changes.
- Liaison with TEP/ EPP faculty on behalf of EPP Staff; needed changes to curriculum.
- All EPP Admissions including UG and GR, and ASEP add as OE;
- All TExES Testing Approval.
- Reporting TExES attempt results to coordinators; Results Analyzer.
- Remediation and Practice Tests, retesting TExES.
- Multi-tool audit tracking.
- End of Program: Flip to Finisher.
- For Interns: Statement of Eligibility and recommending Intern Certificates.
- Out of State or Country Verifications.
- Candidate Transfer Forms.
- Upload State Reporting Data (field exp and observations).
- Annual Performance Report- number of applicants.
- EPP Leadership Team member.
- Back up SLL administrator if needed.
- Curates and coordinates exam preparation support in cooperation with the TEP Coordinator.
- Other duties as assigned.
SupervisionReceived: Reports to the Dean of the College of Education.
The SRSU College of Education is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.
Working ConditionsUsual: Eight-hour workday, forty hours per week, with some early or late hours depending on workload; and attendance at various university, community, and school activities.
Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times. Position is Security Sensitive.
Any qualifications to be considered in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Human Resources Director.
Other Information
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at
https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing
stulife@sulross.edu
About SRSU
Our campuses span a fascinating part of Texas—Alpine, in the heart of the beautiful Big Bend area, and Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Uvalde along the vibrant, bicultural Texas/Mexico border.
What you’ve heard is true – there is something very special about the areas we serve in our great State, and Sul Ross State University is vital to the continued growth and progress of our students and the communities we serve.
Sul Ross State provides students with the education they need to translate their passions into a fulfilling career. This life-changing experience has a multi-generational impact, transforming the lives of our students, their families and positively impacting the communities in which they reside. We value learning and strive to provide high quality education in a welcoming, supportive environment. We take pride in the fact that we serve a diverse population including many first-generation college students as well as non-traditional students, international students, student-athletes and graduate students.
From teaching, coaching and law enforcement, to science, ranch management and the Fine Arts, SRSU offers more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Known as the Frontier University of Texas, Sul Ross encourages each student to explore their own frontiers and to exceed their educational, personal and professional goals.
For more information about how we’re strategizing for the future, I invite you to visit
www.sulross.edu.