Associate Director of Research & Assessment

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Analysis and Reporting of Key Data

• Identify strategies for collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data using innovating approaches to assess campus-wide student learning and success.
• Conduct methodological and statistical analyses of assessment research efforts and national surveys (e.g. NSSE) for support of measuring of academic, core, co-curricular, service units, and other USF goals and learning outcomes
• Write reports to support campus-wide assessment initiatives, for WSCUC, and for all professional/disciplinary accreditors, and disseminate those reports to key university stakeholders, including Board of Trustees, Office of the Provost, Deans, and Student Life Leadership
• Participate in institutional committees to advance and improve data gathering and analysis
• Develop strategies for the effective gathering, coordination, and sharing of student success data within and beyond USF, including but not limited to web-based dissemination

Institutional Surveys

• Identify needs for additional data to support assessment (e.g. alumni surveys, student success survey) and design, administer, analyze, and report on results
• Provide institutional support and training to curricular and co-curricular units as they design and implement their own survey methods for assessment

Administrative Support

• Act as a key resource in the Office of Assessment and Accreditation Support
• Provide administrative support to the Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness, the Office of Assessment and Accreditation Support and to the Office of the Provost, as needed
• Coordinate, collect, develop sampling and randomization strategies, and store student artifacts used for campus-wide assessment efforts
• Assume responsibility for document control of large reports to WSCUC and professional accreditors, including tracking, organizing and uploading numerous appendices to these reports
• Manage group writing projects, where multiple individuals write collaboratively

Training and Development

• Provide consultation and support to program leadership and co-curricular staff by developing and providing training, creating resource material, planning and conducting training in workshops, in collaboration with the Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness.
• Attend and support the University Assessment Committee meetings and other related committees and groups, as needed
• Contribute to scholarship by participating in assessment conferences and presenting when appropriate
• Supervise and mentor student assistants
• Perform other assessment-related responsibilities as may be assigned

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree is required in a directly related field (e.g. social science, assessment, statistics)
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in research methods and design with knowledge and experience in advanced qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques and relevant software tools (e.g., Tableau and Qualtrics)
• Exemplary written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate results of research and assessment
• Effective organizational skills; ability to work collaboratively with diverse individuals and groups that have differing levels of knowledge and skills and varying roles and responsibilities
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize assigned duties, and effectively manage processes related to those duties
• An active interest in ongoing professional development in areas of assessment and is eager to participate in workshops, conferences, and publication opportunities
• Five years of higher education experience in assessment

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