Assistant Director of Assessment
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Job Duties
Advise and support department heads, departmental assessment coordinators and other faculty on developing assessment plans for both new and existing programs. Create student learning outcomes, design measures and rubrics to assess student proficiency of those outcomes, analyze the data, create data reports for programs, and work with program faculty to identify data-driven opportunities and changes that improve the program and student learning. Utilize an assessment software platform to house and report assessment information. Prepare and present workshops, as needed, for faculty.
Support accreditation efforts by guiding development, assessment, implementation, measurement, and reporting of the UNG QEP.
Support best assessment practices during the design and implementation of institutional and system level programs and initiatives.
Coordinate and administer standardized assessment instruments. Analyze and report results.
Serve on and provide support to University committees.
Job Qualifications
- Master’s degree required. Terminal degree preferred.
- At least three years, full-time work experience in academic assessment, higher education, statistics, research, or social science.
- Knowledge of a variety of methods of academic assessment and program evaluation
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and foster relationships with faculty and staff
- Effective use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to consult with and advise faculty on assessment methods/models
- Ability to analyze and interpret assessment results as well as guide programs on use of data for program improvement
- Ability to work independently and with initiative
- Ability to lead assessment workshops
- Ability to utilize assessment software to manage data and create reports
Institution Description
The University of North Georgia is part of the University System of Georgia and is designated as a State Leadership Institution and The Military College of Georgia. With about 20,000 students, the University of North Georgia is one of the state's largest public universities.
Benefits
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