Job Title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT - Excelsior College, Albany, NY Deadline Date: Open Until Filled Starting Date: Institution: Excelsior College, a recognized leader in alternative higher education, provides flexible and cost-effective means for working adults to demonstrate college-level competencies to earn accredited college degrees. Excelsior College provides academic programs to adult learners based on the philosophy that, What you know is more important than where or how you learned it.™
Excelsior College meets students where they are academically, geographically and technologically and assists them in reaching their goals by offering a range of academic offerings.
To find out more please visit our Web site. Job Duties: Excelsior College is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Director of Outcomes Assessment. Excelsior College is a leader in the field of alternative higher education. A staff of 450+ currently serves approximately 32,000 students enrolled students worldwide. This is a permanent full-time position located in Albany, NY.
The Assistant Director is responsible for the generation, analysis, and dissemination of evaluation and research findings for assigned projects in curriculum, evaluation, learning outcomes, and program issues. The Assistant Director works with the Director to implement sound educational research and evaluation findings across all academic divisions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Work with the Director of Outcomes Assessment to review program-specific curricula and conduct curriculum reviews, generate data-driven reports for external organizations such as accrediting bodies and nursing state boards. Work collaboratively across faculty, staff and administrators to determine current assessment, evaluation and research needs and to assist in the measurement of program learning outcomes. Help guide faculty, staff, and administrators toward sound evaluation and research methodology and data collection. Implementing Research by using paper-and-pencil, Web-based, and telephone surveys.
Analysis of Complex Data Sets:
Gather data into manageable computer files using appropriate software, such as SPSS, Excel, Access, TracDat and Oracle Discoverer.
Documentation of Research:
Prepare oral and written reports of professional quality for dissemination within the college.
Project Design:
Participate in preparing grant proposals that focus on teaching, outcomes assessment and student learning.
Some travel may be required. Qualifications: Earned Master’s Degree in program evaluation, assessment, measurement, educational research, psychology, and a minimum of 3 years of full-time experience in outcomes assessment, program evaluation, or institutional research required. Candidates with a doctoral degree in one of these academic disciplines or a related field preferred. Strong research design and analysis skills. High degree of proficiency in the utilization of database, spreadsheet, word processing applications and other data analysis tools. Familiarity with statistical techniques such as reliability analysis, ANOVA, multiple regression, logistic regression, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and hierarchical linear modeling. Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Effectively work both independently and cooperatively in a team environment. Understanding of current issues and trends in higher education, especially from an outcomes assessment / educational research perspective (desired). Salary/Benefits: Salary is commensurate with education and experience and is congruent with national standards. Excelsior College also offers a generous benefit package that includes paid time off, retirement and excellent health insurance. To Apply: Interested individuals should submit a letter detailing education and experiences, resume, salary history and three professional references to:
Assistant Director of Outcomes Assessment Search
Office of Human Resources
Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203
or via e-mail EEO/AA: AA/EOE/ADA
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