Associate Chair, Online Faculty

UMA is a nonprofit healthcare educational institution with a national presence. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida and founded in 1994, UMA offers content-rich, interactive online programs as well as hands-on training at our Clearwater, Florida campus. 

• Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision (UMA subsidized)
• FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen)
• $50,000 Life Insurance (UMA paid)
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance (Team Member paid)
• Employee Assistance Program – EAP (UMA paid)
• Long Term Disability (UMA paid)
• Short Term Disability (Team Member paid)
• Supplemental Insurance such as Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital (Team Member Paid)
• Paid Time Off – 15 days accrued in year 1, 9 holidays, and 1 day of Volunteering Time Off
• 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 21 years of age)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection

Purpose of the Position:

The Associate Chair, Online Faculty, supports the Chair in managing and enhancing the quality of online education programs. This role involves overseeing faculty performance, ensuring academic standards, and fostering a collaborative environment to promote student success and faculty development.

What You’ll Do:

1. Faculty Supervision and Development: Oversee the performance and professional growth of online faculty, providing mentorship and support to ensure high-quality teaching standards.
2. Curriculum Management: Collaborate with faculty to develop, review, and enhance online course content, ensuring it meets academic and institutional standards.
3. Quality Assurance: Implement and monitor quality assurance processes to maintain the integrity and effectiveness of online programs.
4. Student Support: Address student concerns and feedback, working to improve the overall online learning experience.
5. Administrative Duties: Assist the Chair with administrative tasks such as scheduling, budgeting, and policy implementation to ensure smooth departmental operations.
6. Lead with Care: Lead, coach, and develop team members, fostering a culture of wellness, recognition, and engagement. Meet regularly with direct reports in one-on-one and group settings to provide feedback and cultivate/maintain a positive work culture.
7. Perform other duties as assigned.

Career Level Expectations:

• Typically manages a team or small unit.
• Owns short to mid-term (1-3 years) execution of functional strategy and the operational direction of a team.
• Handles often difficult and complex problems and that require extensive investigation and analysis.
• Requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate with executive leadership.
• Desire for growth and professional development.

Required Skills/Experience:

• A master's in science degree.
• Significant experience in higher education, including online education and faculty supervision.
• Skills – proven leadership, program development, excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, and enhancing online education.
• Ability to professionally communicate fluently in verbal and written English.
• Ability to support a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Computer literacy/basic computer skills to effectively navigate and utilize the technology required for the role.

Preferred Requirements:

• Any advanced degree or equivalent experience and/or strong or advanced proficiency in any of the above required skills/experience.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Other skills or abilities – innovative instructional technology and delivery practices, research and service to the academic community, strategic planning, and experience in allied health academic programs.

Compliance: 

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and carefully follows all applicable state laws and rules, federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, accrediting agencies, state regulations and internal policies and procedures.  
• Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and quickly escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department. 

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• This is a full-time remote position, with occasional onsite travel required.
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