Assistant Director of Learning Innovation and Assessment

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Closing Date:

06/30/2025

Type of Position:

Student Support Services

Workstudy Position:

No

Job Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Sponsorship Available:

No

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

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Department:

Student Success

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Summary of Job Duties:

The Assistant Director is a member of the Learning Innovation and Assessment team within Student Success at the University of Arkansas. This unit seeks to drive academic excellence by supporting innovative pedagogy, dynamic curriculum, and sound assessment practices that improve student learning and support academic success. With this goal in mind, this position's responsibilities include providing effective leadership of assigned initiatives focused on innovation and assessment of student learning, providing detailed and careful administrative oversight of hiring practices, event planning, and departmental course enrollment; and providing exemplary teaching in the classroom paired with contributions to assessment of current curriculum and instruction.

This position supervises the Graduate Assistant for LIA and is responsible for effective leadership and intentional professional development of this student employee. This position reports to the Director of LIA and works within the LIA team to support Student Success, the Senior Associate Vice Provost and the Provost Office in efforts related to student experience, retention, and graduation.

Regular, in-person, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others across the university.

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