POSITION SUMMARY:

The Dissertation Coordinator directs the research leading up to the dissertation and the dissertation experience within the Ed.D. programs at American College of Education. This full-time position articulates the college vision and ensures the delivery of quality student experiences to enhance personal, professional, and scholarly skills. Through continued growth, monitoring and development of the dissertation and research experience within the Ed.D. program, the dissertation coordinator provides direction on how to complete the required activities while supporting a strong commitment to lifelong studies and online education. The dissertation coordinator carries out the duties assigned by the Director of Doctoral Research. They serve the college in two capacities, including teaching duties and leading administrative functions for doctoral programs.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Academic and Teaching

•Relates directly to students, handling instructional responsibilities to support, strengthen, and enhance the learning experience.

•Interacts directly with students in an appropriate, professional manner.

•Facilitates a safe and productive learning environment for students.

•Responds in a timely manner to student requests for information, clarification of content, posts, and personal queries, and contacts inactive students as the need arises.

•Oversees the quality of the course by reviewing the functionality and content, ensuring high quality delivery of content.

•Expands the student experience by “fingerprinting” the course content with unique personal experience, insights, or other professional knowledge.

•Monitors and provides appropriate student feedback on assignments within college policies.

•Synthesizes and reports student performance data in a timeline manner.

Administrative Coordination

•Consults with faculty and students as it relates to concept papers, proposals, and dissertations.

•Coordinates with other departments communicating deadlines, processes, and other updates.

•Trains faculty in different phases of the research process from the concept paper stage to the final dissertation on how to best provide support for doctoral students.

•Assists in outreach with doctoral students, research faculty, and dissertation committees.

•Maintain tracking systems.

•Maintains and shares accurate information in Student Commons.

•Assists with editing and conducts final dissertation reviews.

•Improves the quality of research documents, ensuring original work and academic integrity.

•Assists with the program as needed.

BEST PRACTICES:

•Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs.

•Follows established processes as outlined by Manager.

•Completes assigned duties based on daily business needs and individual skill set.

•Consistently produces a high volume of quality work.

•Capable, and adapts as needed, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

•Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel.

•Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills.

•Must support and embrace the College’s B Corp mission to improve the people and communities we serve through our civic engagement initiatives.

•Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks, under various deadlines, in fast-paced environment with the ability to excel in an environment of quick growth, embracing change and progressive collaboration.

•Must be "self-motivated" as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.

•Understands and practices appropriate relationships with leadership and faculty.

•Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team-player. Capable of coordinating tasks in collaboration with multiple departments.

•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.

•Builds and maintains student satisfaction, including recognizing and anticipating student needs.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

•Earned terminal degree in a field associated with the department.

•3+ year experience in teaching and leadership in a formal educational setting using both traditional and non-traditional teaching formats, higher education strongly preferred.

•Demonstrated experience in successfully developing online/virtual professional relationships.

•1+ year experience as an online faculty member preferred.

•Evidence of professional research and/or creative endeavors and expertise in the field.

•Proven experience in higher education, remote leadership experience preferred.

•Capable of interpreting and writing an analysis of sophisticated educational research documents.

•Current knowledge of leadership principles and techniques.

•Ability to travel as required.

•Skill in using Microsoft Office Suite applications proficiently.

•Ability to use or learn how to use appropriate technology, include conferencing and learning management systems.

DIVERSITY:

At American College of Education, we believe that the best learning environment for students and staff is one in which we encounter viewpoints and experiences that are different, yet complementary to ours. This environment is fostered by the presence of persons with diverse backgrounds. While a necessary precondition, diversity is in and of itself, insufficient. To create and maintain a truly inclusive learning community, we must strive to make all feel equally valued. We may celebrate diversity, but we “live” inclusion.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

American College of Education seeks to attract and retain a diverse staff consistent with its diverse student body and surrounding communities. ACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.