For additional information and to apply, please visit https://cfo.asu.edu/applicant and search for Job ID#: 100559BR. The closing date for applications is May 13, 2024 at 3:00 pm Arizona time.

Job Description:

Under general supervision, this position coordinates institutional assessment initiatives, supports the development and use of assessment platforms, tools and resources, delivers training and support, and contributes to a positive culture of assessment at ASU. This position reports to University Office of Evaluation and Educational Effectiveness (UOEEE) Director of Assessment.

Essential Duties:

• Works closely with the Director and Associate Director of Assessment and other university officials in planning, overseeing, implementing, and evaluating ASU assessment processes and practices, including academic program and general education assessment.
• Reviews and provides feedback on program assessment plans and reports, ensuring assessment practices meet university and accreditation standards.
• Sets up projects in the Watermark assessment management software system; retrieves and redacts artifacts in preparation for scoring.
• Assists in developing assessment dashboards; evaluates assessment plans for dashboard readiness.
• Provides training, guidance, and support to users of ASU’s Assessment Portal and Watermark assessment management system.
• Conducts troubleshooting and assists in performing updates and annual turnover for the Assessment Portal.
• Assists in the ongoing development and revision of the institution’s assessment website and Canvas course, tools, and resources (handbooks, videos, etc.).
• Compiles, analyzes, and summarizes assessment data. Assists in preparing administrative, research and accreditation reports, and in producing assessment newsletters.
• Delivers training, presentations and workshops, and facilitates formal/informal information sharing around assessment.
• Supervises, leads, trains and monitors the activities of assigned staff; Assists with hiring assigned staff.
• Supports a culture of assessment across the diverse range of offerings and disciplines at ASU.
• Stays abreast of national trends in higher education assessment, institutional effectiveness, and accreditation through readings, workshops and professional development.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND five (5) years of related experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in coordinating/managing projects and in meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Evidence of strong computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation, email, and/or statistical software.
• Experience in using LMS and assessment management software (e.g., Canvas and Watermark).
• Experience in analyzing and summarizing quantitative and qualitative data in narrative and graphical/tabular formats.
• Experience in providing supporting and/or coordinating with colleagues/clients outside the department.
• Experience in communicating complex information effectively to a variety of audiences.
• Experience in delivering presentations, workshops, instruction, and/or training in a professional setting.
• Experience in the supervision of employees (staff or student workers).
• Experience with multiple phases of the social science research process.
• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Experience with assessing learning outcomes, program evaluation, accreditation, and/or institutional effectiveness in a higher education setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in assessing student learning in a higher education setting, including assessment systems, theories, practices, analytic techniques, and related current literature.

Working Environment:

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse.
• Regular activities require the ability to quickly change priorities.
• Ability to communicate to perform essential functions.
• Regular use of standard office equipment including, but not limited to: computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), printer, fax, copier, calculator, telephone and associated computer technology.
• Position involves travel to other metropolitan ASU campuses for meetings.

ASU is a diverse enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations and a commitment to sustainability, innovation and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market.

Flexible Work Options:

Alternative work schedules can include four, 10- hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.

• Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required.

Department Statement:

The University Office of Evaluation and Educational Effectiveness (UOEEE) promotes educational effectiveness by providing expert programs, resources, and services in social science research and evaluation; outcomes assessment; and testing and measurement for the university and its constituents.

ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.