Assistant Director of Outcomes Assessment

Assistant Director of Outcomes Assessment

About Us

Excelsior College is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Director of Outcomes Assessment.

Excelsior College is a leader in the field of alternative higher education.  A staff of 450+ currently serves approximately 32,000 students enrolled students worldwide.  This is a permanent full-time position located in Albany, NY.


Position Details

The Assistant Director is responsible for:
 

• The generation, analysis, and dissemination of evaluation
• Research findings for assigned projects in curriculum, evaluation, learning outcomes, and program issues
• The Assistant Director works with the Director to implement sound educational research and evaluation findings across all academic divisions

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the Director of Outcomes Assessment to review program-specific curricula
• Conduct curriculum reviews
• Generate data-driven reports for external organizations such as accrediting bodies and nursing state boards
• Work collaboratively across faculty, staff and administrators to determine current assessment, evaluation and research needs
• Assist in the measurement of program learning outcomes
• Help guide faculty, staff, and administrators toward sound evaluation and research methodology and data collection.
• Implementing Research by using paper-and-pencil, Web-based, and telephone surveys. 
• Analysis of Complex Data Sets: Gather data into manageable computer files using appropriate software, such as SPSS, Excel, Access, TracDat and Oracle Discoverer.
• Documentation of Research: Prepare oral and written reports of professional quality for dissemination within the college.
• Project Design: Participate in preparing grant proposals that focus on teaching, outcomes assessment and student learning. Some travel may be required.

Pay & Benefits

• Salary is commensurate with education and experience and is congruent with national standards. 
• Excelsior College also offers a generous benefit package that includes paid time off, retirement and excellent health insurance.

• Master’s Degree in program evaluation, assessment, measurement, educational research, psychology,

and

• Minimum of 3 years of full-time experience in outcomes assessment, program evaluation, or institutional research required. 
• Candidates with a doctoral degree in one of these academic disciplines or a related field preferred
• Strong research design and analysis skills
• High degree of proficiency in the utilization of database, spreadsheet, word processing applications and other data analysis tools.
• Familiarity with statistical techniques such as reliability analysis, ANOVA, multiple regression, logistic regression, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and hierarchical linear modeling.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Effectively work both independently and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Understanding of current issues and trends in higher education, especially from an outcomes assessment / educational research perspective (desired).

Interested individuals should submit:

•  A letter detailing education and experience
• Resume
• Salary history
• Three professional references

Assistant Director of Outcomes Assessment Search

Office of Human Resources
Excelsior College