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Executive Director of Academic Assessment
Job ID: 241076
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Us
For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.
Department Information
The Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment is housed within Academic Affairs and serves both KSU campuses and all KSU academic departments in the areas related to curriculum and instruction.
Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a twelve-month, tenured Associate Professor or Full Professor administrative faculty position as Executive Director of Academic Assessment in the office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment beginning July 1, 2022. Rank is determined at the time of hiring and will be commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership in building a culture of assessment within all academic units across the university.
- Provides expertise and guidance for the faculty in designing and conducting meaningful, manageable, and effective assessment.
- Bridges the implementation of meaningful academic assessment with SACSCOC and University System of Georgia policies.
- Coordinates annual assessment planning, data collection, analysis, and reporting processes.
- Collaborates with the Curriculum Support Office, Institutional Effectiveness, and other units as needed to ensure new and revised programs have high quality assessment plans in place for implementation.
- Provides consultation to faculty and administrators in all stages of the continuous improvement process, including assessment plan development, measurement and data analysis, reporting of results, and use of results for improvement.
- Leads the development and delivery of assessment training, drop-in “help” sessions, and workshops for faculty, staff, and administrators.
- Promotes the use of learning analytics and the identification of novel and innovative solutions to improve student learning and student success.
- Supports the university’s accreditation and reaffirmation process as requested.
- Completes other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Earned doctorate or terminal degree, or the foreign equivalency.
- Tenured faculty member at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience in higher education program assessment at the departmental, college, or institutional level and/or faculty development in teaching and learning at a regionally accredited institution.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current assessment issues, trends, and methodologies relating to higher education assessment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop course and program assessments to measure student learning outcomes for undergraduate and graduate programs in face-to-face, online, and mixed modality programming.
- Demonstrated experience using digital tools to gather, analyze, and visualize assessment of learning data and/or use of learning analytics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of trends in learning analytics, student success indicators, and predictive analytics.
- Ability to tell stories with data using data visualization software such as Tableau, Excel, or SPSS.
- Experience designing and facilitating general education assessment.
- Direct experience with supervising staff.
- Experience working with specialized and/or regional accreditors including SACSCOC at the college or institutional level.
- Experience analyzing and summarizing quantitative and qualitative data, including survey results, focus groups, and institutional data.
- Ability to perform complex tasks and to prioritize multiple projects.
- Strong analytical, evaluative, and objective critical thinking skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with faculty, staff, administrators, and the public.
- Advanced degree in educational assessment, educational psychology, learning sciences, or other related field.
- Demonstrated experience working with students and colleagues of culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Experience with developing and implementing equitable and inclusive assessment practices.
Required Documents to Attach
- Cover Letter describing how your knowledge and experiences address the primary responsibilities of this position.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts Due Upon Hire)
- List of Names and Contact Information of or a minimum of three, but up to five references
- Philosophy of Teaching or Philosophy of Leadership
Apply Before Date
For full consideration, application materials must be received by April 17, 2022. Position will remain open until filled.
Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Dr. Kris DuRocher at [email protected]..
For more information or questions about a faculty job posting, please contact Academic Affairs at [email protected]. For technical support, please call OneUSG Connect Support at 877-251-2644, or by email at [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007. Participant ID: 61415
Background Check
Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.
All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.
https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf
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