Director, Academic Assessment
- Employer
- University of the Pacific
- Location
- Stockton
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Assessment, Accreditation & Compliance
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Work performed during standard business hours. May require working non-traditional hours and travel.
Position End DateOpen Date09/09/2019Close DateOpen Until FilledYesSpecial Instructions to ApplicantsFor first consideration please apply before October 25, 2019.
Position Summary Information Primary PurposeResponsible for leading, developing, encouraging and managing the university’s academic assessment processes to support faculty efforts for continuous improvement of student learning and achievement. This includes providing expertise and support for faculty across the three campuses to design and conduct meaningful, manageable, and effective assessment; coordinating routine program reporting of results on student learning outcomes; working closely with faculty and other academic leaders to integrate continuous improvement efforts based on these results; preparing analyses and summaries of the university’s academic assessment and other quality evaluation efforts, and communicating these to various internal and external stakeholders as needed; supporting accreditation processes related to academic assessment. Reports to the Vice Provost for Strategy and Educational Effectiveness.
Essential Functions1.Provides leadership and expertise in quantitative and qualitative assessment techniques and serves as a three campus resource on related matters.
2.Assists faculty in the development and implementation of assessment, especially in regard to program- and institutional-level outcomes, but also for other dimensions of academic quality as needed.
3.Helps departments and academic leaders understand how to integrate assessment findings in a productive way into their scholarly, instructional and planning activities.
4.Ensures annual reporting of academic program assessment results; researches and writes annual university-wide report on student learning to university stakeholders, visualizing data and results in accessible formats.
5.In partnership with faculty and the Center for Teaching and Learning, designs and conducts professional development on assessment-related topics.
6.Manages assessment content on the university website and in the academic assessment management system.
7.Integrates meaningful assessment activities and results with accreditation processes.
8.Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications•Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
•Minimum three (3) years of assessment experience and academic leadership in a post-secondary institution.
•Expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods.
•Doctorate or terminal degree highly desirable.
•Prefer ability to use data visualization software to tell stories with data and communicate effectively with non-technical audiences.
•Classroom teaching experience.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise:
•Strong quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting skills, including ability to tailor reports to variety of stakeholder audiences.
•Knowledge of assessment principles and tools in higher education and experience in design of variety of assessment tools, such as surveys, focus groups, rubrics and benchmarking.
•Experience using university-level data to support faculty in evaluating student learning and programs.
•Demonstrated ability to work productively with diverse faculty and staff from multiple disciplines and functions.
•Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate complex issues effectively and influentially to a variety of internal and external audiences.
•Superb writing skills.
•Experience with or willingness to learn data visualization and other visual reporting techniques.
•Highly organized, self-directed, with ability to design and manage projects independently as well as part of a team.
•Meticulous attention to detail in all work products.
•Strong computer skills and fluency in a variety of job-related software programs (e.g., MS Office suite, statistical software, learning management system, assessment management system); quick learner of new programs as needed.
The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment with the use of a computer, phone and other office equipment.
Work Environment/Work Week/Travel:
Work performed during standard business hours. May require working non-traditional hours and travel.
Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must pass a criminal background check.
AA/EEO Policy StatementUniversity of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.
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- * Do you have a Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience?
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- * Do you have a minimum three (3) years of assessment experience and academic leadership in a post-secondary institution?
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- No
- * Do you have expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods?
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- No
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Organization
Since its founding in 1851 as California’s first chartered university, University of the Pacific has been transforming the lives of students, enhancing the vitality of its surrounding communities and bringing a pioneering spirit to how we educate and serve.
Pacific is recognized for high-quality academic programs, dedicated faculty mentors and excellent professional preparation built on a strong liberal arts foundation. The university is consistently ranked among the top national universities by U.S. News and World Report and Princeton Review.
University of the Pacific is a dynamic three-city university with campuses in Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco. With a presence in these three very different and uniquely California cities, Pacific enjoys a truly distinctive footprint in California and the West.
Sacramento
Pacific’s beautiful, tree-lined campus in Sacramento provides a focused learning environment with ties to the power and influence of one of the nation’s most influential capital cities. Complementing the legal studies offered at the McGeorge School of Law, new academic offerings are helping address critical issues at the intersection of law, policy, business and health.
San Francisco
Pacific’s high-tech San Francisco campus is strategically situated the heart of one of the world’s most exciting cities. It is home to one of the premier dental schools in the nation, the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, as well as high-quality programs in health, technology, and arts and culture.
Stockton
Pacific’s Stockton campus in the heart of the California Delta country is renowned for its idyllic beauty, breadth of outstanding academic programs, vibrant and supportive campus life, and close, dedicated teaching relationships with students. Serving more than 5,000 students, the campus is home to the liberal arts College of the Pacific, a conservatory of music, and schools of business, education, engineering, international studies, and pharmacy and health sciences.
Beyond Our Gates
Pacific students, faculty, and staff are passionate about enriching their communities and serving those in need. Under faculty guidance, students provide dental care and health services and information to the underserved, legal clinics for those in need, and literacy and educational enrichment programs for local schoolchildren. Students, faculty and staff contribute tens of thousands of hours of volunteer service each year. The Center for Professional and Continuing Education offers degree completion, continuing education, workforce training and lifelong learning programs. Pacific centers and institutes work toward solutions to local and regional issues through community partnerships, education and research.
The Pacific Tigers compete in NCAA Division I athletics primarily as a member of the West Coast Conference. Fielding seven men’s teams and eleven women’s teams, the Pacific Tigers continue to add individual and team successes to an already outstanding performance record, including more than 30 conference championships and more than 60 NCAA tournament appearances.
Pacific offers more than 80 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees, as well as accelerated programs in business, education, law, engineering and the health sciences. Total enrollment at all three campuses is more than 6,000 students.
With a focus on teaching, close faculty-student interaction, academic excellence and real-world learning, Pacific prepares individuals for lifelong personal and professional success.
Learn more at Pacific.edu.
Diversity Profile
The University of the Pacific community - including students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni - believes that diversity and inclusion are essential to the fulfillment of our institutional mission. We value inclusiveness in learning, curricular and co-curricular programming, campus climate, recruitment, admissions, hiring and retention. We remain deeply committed to promoting and maintaining a civil community that facilitates opportunities for shared understanding and expression of individual and collective truths. Moreover, we resolve to maintain a community that is respectful of all persons despite differences in age, citizenship, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, geographic origin, language, marital status, nationality, philosophical beliefs, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
The University of the Pacific community - including students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni - believes that diversity and inclusion are essential to the fulfillment of our institutional mission. We value inclusiveness in learning, curricular and co-curricular programming, campus climate, recruitment, admissions, hiring and retention.
We remain deeply committed to promoting and maintaining a civil community that facilitates opportunities for shared understanding and expression of individual and collective truths. Moreover, we resolve to maintain a community that is respectful of all persons despite differences in age, citizenship, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, geographic origin, language, marital status, nationality, philosophical beliefs, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
We are committed to all members of the Pacific community becoming competent and ethical citizen leaders able to interact effectively and ethically in an increasingly multicultural society and global economy. This transformative process is accomplished through our distinctive integration of liberal arts and professional education promoting innovation, open discourse and dialogue, leadership development, experiential learning and self-reflection.
Multicultural Affairs is dedicated to the creation and sustainability of a culturally inclusive community across and within the boundaries of culture, sexual orientation, gender, and other social identities. In service to and in partnership with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other friends, Multicultural Affairs offers programs, services, and sponsorships such as cultural heritage month observances, diversity leadership retreats, and intercultural trainings that meet the educational and cultural needs of all members of the Pacific community.
- Website
- http://www.pacific.edu/
- Telephone
- 209.946.2011
- Location
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3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton
CA
95211
US
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