Doctoral Research Advisor (Qualitative Methodology)

Company Description

 
About Walden University

Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, supports a diverse community of adult learners from across the U.S. and other countries, who seek to achieve their academic goals and make positive, lasting social change in their professions and communities. Walden offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs, for students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or certificate. Walden University has graduated more than 174,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

In our U.S. locations, we operate on a hybrid work model with three in-office days and two remote days per week. Starting Q1 2025, we will transition to a four-day in-office schedule, Monday–Thursday. This in-office time fosters creativity, innovation, communication, and stronger team relationships, supporting both individual and organizational success.

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Job Description

Walden’s Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS) provides instruction to help students develop academic and professional skills for success. We align our support with university-wide, degree-level learning outcomes. Everyone in OASIS collaborates with teams across Walden to ensure we connect students with flexible, seamless instructional support where and when they need it. Walden has approximately 9,000 doctoral students studying in 27 programs. On OASIS’ Doctoral Academic Support team, we provide students with instructional support in line with the university’s doctoral-level competencies and learning outcomes.

The Coordinator, Methodology Advising (Qualitative) on the Doctoral Academic Support team serves as a qualitative methodology advisor and provides instructional support to doctoral students to help them strengthen their skills in qualitative methodology concepts and practices. The Coordinator offers individual and group instructional consultation and support in asynchronous and synchronous modes to help students conceptualize, plan, and implement their doctoral research studies. This role requires a flexible full-time schedule that includes some evenings and weekends. The person in this role will report to the Manager of the Methodology Advising team in OASIS Doctoral Academic Support. Key traits sought for the person in this instructional role include being proactive, attentive, organized, and caring. The person in this role will bring heart to their work with students and with colleagues.

Walden’s Values and Mission 

Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners to effect positive social change. Students, faculty, and staff choose Walden because of our commitment to social change, and we keep our values in mind with every action we take. 

We are a teaching institution specializing in online higher education. We are committed to inclusive teaching and learning in all our academic endeavors with intentionality, using a framework of shared accountability to enhance and advance the equitable health and wellbeing of communities, systems, and organizations.

Our Students

Walden is a broad-access institution. We teach the students we have, nurture their curiosity, and support them as they develop academic skills to reach their degree goals. Walden serves a majority female-identifying student body, with over 40% African American and Black students and over 40% White students, as well as over 15% Latino/a/x and Asian and Pacific Islander students. We proudly embrace our LGBTQIAA+, (dis)abled, and first-generation college students, working parents and caregivers, as well as military veterans, and the unique cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds of all our students. Most importantly, we acknowledge the impact of intersectionality on the lives of our students, and we strive to provide community, support, and rigor tailored to the individuals that are our students.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide instructional support in qualitative concepts and skill development for doctoral students.
• Provide instructional support to help doctoral students to conceptualize, plan, analyze