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Associate Director of Academic Effectiveness and Accreditation

Fordham University

Job Description

Associate Director of Academic Effectiveness and Accreditation

Gabelli Dean Of Business Faculty, Multiple Campuses

Fordham University

Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.

  • Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents
  • A generous immediate employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
  • As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
  • As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.
  • University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.

Position Summary

The Associate Director of Academic Effectiveness and Accreditation ensures academic excellence and maintenance of accreditation in pursuit of the school’s mission and strategic plan. This position requires knowledge of school culture and structure, accreditation standards, and assessment practices, as wells a commitment to teaching effectiveness and student learning. The role reports directly to the Associate Dean of Academic Administration, and indirectly to the Director of Data Analytics, and works closely with other Associate Deans, area chairs, program directors, faculty and students.

Essential Functions

  • Maintains a thorough awareness of the mission, strategies, structure, and culture of the Gabelli School of Business through strong relationships with faculty, administrators, and students. Engages in school events, activities, and initiatives to maintain a sense of Gabelli School activities and priorities.
  • Facilitates implementation and ongoing improvement of a College-wide assessment program that complies with requirements of multiple disciplinary accrediting bodies. Maintains and organizes records to document assessment activities. Seeks ways to computerize and/or automate assessment-related processes as appropriate.
  • Fosters an assessment culture around the School’s efforts toward continuous improvement. Collaborates with area chairs, program directors, academic advisors, career development staff, and other faculty to identify, develop, interpret and report learning outcomes aligned with AACSB standards, including maintaining learning goals and developing direct and indirect curricular and co-curricular data collection plans and student learning assessment measures based on best practices. Disseminates results to stakeholders in a timely fashion.
  • Serves as primary liaison to AACSB. Helps ensure achievement of AACSB standards and themes. Responsible forgathering data and preparing reports for AACSB Continuous Improvement Review. Maintains currency on AACSB accreditation standards. Manages all records required to certify and maintain all accreditations. Coordinates the preparation for and execution of accreditation report, documentation, and visits.
  • Coordinates all data collection efforts related to AACSB surveys. Supports data collection for all other Gabelli School of Business rankings and surveys.
  • Manages all AACSB-required records on full-time and adjunct faculty, including intellectual contributions (IC). Maintains list of Peer Reviewed Journals (PRJs). Serves as college co-administrator for Digital Measures.
  • Analyzes course schedules at all levels to ensure appropriate faculty utilization per AACSB requirements; makes recommendations for improvement. Communicates information to area chairs.
  • Evaluates all faculty, including new adjunct and full-time faculty hires, to determine 4Q status.
  • Tracks faculty teaching, research, and service metrics. Compiles reports as needed for related metrics (for area chairs, associate deans, and faculty directors); shares highlights with Marketing/Communications team.
  • Manages implementation of the course evaluation system and process. Supports the Faculty Director for Teaching Excellence to identify and facilitate opportunities for faculty development. Initiates additional sources of student feedback, such as focus groups and discussions with student leaders, such as liaising with student Dean’s Councils.
  • With academic advisors and faculty, works with students, student leaders, and clubs to evaluate student satisfaction with curricular and co-curricular experience.
  • With program directors and Provost’s office, ensures compliance with State filing requirements.
  • Supervises personnel such as graduate assistants and student workers.

Required Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in academic administration, project management, student learning assessment, program evaluation and/or educational research.
  • Familiarity with AACSB, Middle States, and/or NY requirements for higher ed. programs preferred.
  • Strategic, big picture thinker with the ability to work and solve problems independently, think critically, be self-motivated, plan and organize various tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and anticipate challenges, potential problems and issues.
  • Knowledge of developing surveys, performing basic statistical analyses, managing datasets, and preparing reports with simple data visualization.
  • Excellent organizational, oral and written communications skills; stringent attention to detail. Strong relationship builder; ability to relate well with others and work collaboratively.
  • Awareness of faculty research and familiarity with various types of faculty intellectual contributions preferred.
  • Ability to maintain security and confidentiality of data and information.
  • Ability to project a positive image of the University to constituencies, both on- and off-campus.
  • Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Minimum Starting Salary: $74,000

Maximum Starting Salary: $92,500

Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

FLSA CATEGORY: Exempt

START DATE: ASAP

APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/4389

ABOUT FORDHAM

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

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