Job Title: DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH & ASSESSMENT - Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Deadline Date: November 30, 2009

Starting Date: December 15, 2009

Institution: Augustana College is a selective liberal arts college of 2,450 students, most of whom live in residence halls on a wooded 115-acre campus. Rock Island, Illinois is one of the Quad-Cities of Illinois and Iowa, a diverse metropolitan area on the Mississippi River with 400,000 residents. Details about Augustana and the Quad Cities are all available at the Faculty Search Web site.

Job Duties: The Director of Institutional Research and Assessment supports and advances strategic goals of the college by providing official, comprehensive, timely and user-friendly information used in assessing institutional effectiveness, planning, accreditation and decision-making. The Director conducts a variety of research studies aligned with those responsibilities, designs and coordinates learning assessment efforts, maintains institutional databases and prepares reports for a variety of organizations. The Director works with colleagues in Academic Affairs, as well as other administrators and faculty, to identify, assess and address challenges to the college. The ability to relate to colleagues across the campus will be critical to the Director’s success in bridging the gap between data and effective action.

Qualifications: Minimum qualifications are: an earned doctorate, substantial experience in the generation and analysis of academic data, and the ability and willingness to become expert with the sorts of software (e.g., Datatel, Access, Excel, SPSS) used by the college. Strong written and oral communication skills are essential. Experience with action research/collaborative inquiry in an academic context would be beneficial.

Salary/Benefits:

To Apply: Send electronic cover letter, resume, a brief statement of philosophy on campus-wide assessment, and three references to Jeff Abernathy, Dean of the College, via e-mail. Review of applications will begin November 30, 2009.

EEO/AA: Augustana College is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability or creed. Details about Augustana and the Quad Cities are all available at the Faculty Search Web site.