Department Head – Leadership Innovation and Applied Scholarship

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🌵 Arizona – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote

💵 $95k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

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The University of Arizona Global Campus

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2020

📚 Education

Education

The University of Arizona Global Campus is an accredited online educational institution dedicated to transforming lives through quality education. It provides a flexible, supportive, and valuable educational experience designed to help students achieve their goals. The university is committed to maintaining high standards for online courses through Quality Matters certification, ensuring a standardized and quality online curriculum. As a Hispanic-serving institution, it embraces diversity and inclusivity, providing equal employment opportunities and fostering innovation through diverse experiences and perspectives. The University works closely with students, faculty, and staff to create impactful educational outcomes while acknowledging the Indigenous lands on which it resides.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the academic department • Guide faculty, programs, and initiatives toward excellence • Shape the department’s vision and foster a shared understanding of faculty success • Lead faculty workload planning, scheduling, performance, and development efforts • Teach asynchronous undergraduate and graduate courses to adult learners • Lead development of programs and courses • Supervise and mentor associate faculty • Support students and institutional improvement toward student success goals • Facilitate faculty contracts and address faculty concerns • Develop relationships with external partners • Review departmental success metrics and create continuous improvement strategies • Develop, organize, and monitor faculty success initiatives • Organize review of faculty teaching quality and development plans • Participate in curriculum success initiatives and divisional strategic plans • Attend department, college, and university meetings • Participate in shared governance activities and committees • Create contracts and establish workload with faculty • Oversee departmental faculty scheduling • Lead search and hiring committees and make departmental hiring decisions • Create and monitor the departmental budget with college leadership • Oversee program review, accreditation, and licensure efforts • Provide academic and operational oversight of undergraduate and master’s leadership programs • Provide academic oversight of doctoral faculty and doctoral program expectations • Guide and support doctoral faculty across professional and research doctoral programs • Develop and improve courses and innovative teaching practices • Enhance student learning and success outcomes • Develop and improve course materials, media, assessments, and instructional modalities • Review, support, and mentor associate faculty instructional quality • Lead continuous improvement of curriculum and instructional design • Coordinate holistic student support initiatives with academic and student-support teams • Monitor and report initiatives related to students’ connection to the university • Deliver high-quality online instruction • Connect learning to workforce skills and professional advancement • Foster a supportive learning environment for adult learners • Prioritize student learning, achievement, and timely feedback • Communicate with students and respond promptly to inquiries • Ensure academic integrity and uphold university policies • Collaborate with academic support teams to enhance student experience

🎯 Requirements

• Earned doctorate degree in a discipline aligned with the academic program • Experience in academic leadership, including faculty development, curriculum oversight, or departmental operations • Evidence of adequate training, depth of knowledge in a particular specialty, and capacity to undertake high-quality teaching and service • Collaborative and student-centered approach to leadership and instructional support • Experience contributing to or leading strategic planning and implementation in academic programs • Ability to provide visionary and strategic leadership • Skill in faculty workload planning, performance evaluation, and development within an online workforce academic environment • Ability to oversee course scheduling, faculty contracts, and resource allocation • Strong organizational and decision-making skills • Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships • Skill in resolving faculty concerns • Knowledge of teaching and learning best practices, curriculum development, and assessment strategies, especially in virtual environments • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong organizational and time management skills • Demonstrated ability to lead programmatic initiatives, mentor faculty, and foster continuous improvement • Knowledge of scaling innovative teaching practices and supporting holistic student development in online learning environments • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position • Preferred: applied professional experience in the field • Preferred: experience teaching on-ground and online higher education, including faculty development, instructional design, and continuous improvement • Preferred: experience working with adult, non-traditional, post-traditional learners • Preferred: experience contributing to a strategic vision, increased student success, and growth

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance plans • Life insurance and disability programs • Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays • U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members • Retirement plans • Access to U of A recreation and cultural activities • Innovative work-life programs • Relocation services