Director of Academic Assessment

• Provides leadership and expertise in quantitative and qualitative assessment techniques and serves as a three (3) campus resource on assessment matters.
• Collaborates with CTL staff, faculty, and institutional partners to develop and implement programs, workshops, and resources that promote equity-centered, research-informed assessment practices and support continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
• Seeks multiple perspectives and advances dialog between students, faculty, and staff around goals, pathways, and evidence for student learning.
• Supports and develops resources for faculty and academic programs on outcomes and curriculum mapping.
• Manages university-wide assessment of program learning outcomes and undergraduate core competencies, including a university-wide assessment-focused committee.
• Helps departments and academic leaders align their assessment plans with university and program goals for student achievement, use findings for shared meaning and action, and integrate assessment in a productive way into their scholarly, instructional, planning, and program review activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (Two (2) years of full-time experience in the same or similar position is equal to one (1) year of completed post-high school education coursework).
• Minimum of two (2) years of assessment experience in a post-secondary institution.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.

• Doctorate or terminal degree.
• Classroom teaching experience and familiarity with the needs, challenges, and practices of college students and instructors.
• Experience developing and facilitating faculty development programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively with faculty and staff working in multiple disciplines and serving various functions, including the Offices of the Provost and Institutional Research.
• Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to design and manage projects independently and as part of a team.
• Strong computer skills and fluency in a variety of job-related software programs (e.g., MS Office suite, statistical software, learning management system, assessment management system) and able to learn new programs as needed.
• Expertise in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of assessment principles and tools in higher education and experience designing a variety of assessment measures, such as surveys, focus groups, rubrics, and benchmarking.
• Knowledge of methods for equity-centered assessment.
• Ability to tell stories with data and communicate effectively with non-technical audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues effectively and influentially to a variety of internal and external audiences.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.