Academic Program Director, School of Nursing and Health Sciences MSN Programs

Strayer Education, Inc.

6d•$95,100 - $142,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Academic Program Director (PD) is a key leadership position within the university, responsible for promoting and supporting a quality academic experience for learners. This role ensures an engaging classroom environment that facilitates the achievement of program outcomes. The Program Director has oversight of curricula quality and rigor, working to ensure curricula are professionally relevant, current, efficient, effective, and cohesive. This management position contributes to excellence in curriculum design/delivery, assessment effectiveness, learner success, satisfaction, and engagement. The PD works closely with deans, assistant/associate deans, and faculty directors, as well as relevant university departments, to manage systems and processes related to curriculum creation and delivery. They coordinate with faculty directors to stay informed about discipline content and act as a liaison to various university departments including Portfolio Strategy, Doctoral Affairs, Course Development, Center for Faculty Excellence, Faculty Hiring, HR, Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness, and Learner Affairs.

Requirements

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum development, andragogy, and assessment.
Knowledge of online teaching, competency-based education, and direct assessment.
Discipline knowledge.
Ability to objectively analyze program/course quality data and implement recommendations relevant to improving learner outcomes.
Ability to maintain program compliance with all regulatory rules, and national program accreditation standards.
Familiarity with program development and evaluation.
Ability to advise and assess learning effectiveness and quality of the education experience.
Ability to provide significant impact on learner retention plus direct impact on cost, revenue and quality assurance within a program area.
Navigation – Integration of program, academic and regulatory considerations with business strategies and plans.
Manage multiple academic and administrative projects.
Resolve multi-faceted types of problems encountered involving courses, faculty, regulatory or administrative issues.
Adaptability/Flexibility — Open to change.
Drive results despite ambiguity.
Innovation — Creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Stress Tolerance —Ability to accept constructive criticism and deal with high stress situations.
Leadership - Ability to operate independently (leading, collaborating and executing) in a highly ambiguous, matrixed environment with high interdependencies.
Be a doer, focused not just on thought partnership but on getting things done and executing both independently and with others.
Lead by listening, be highly collaborative, and productively contribute opinions to critical decision-making processes.
Act independently to achieve results in support of business goals and strategies with a program area.
A minimum of 3 years teaching in an accredited program or related field; online higher education teaching experience required.
Demonstrated leadership in academia or in a practitioner setting required.
Significant experience in supervisory/leadership responsibilities for faculty including recruitment, retention, performance results and development required.
Ability to travel as needed required.
Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, DNP, or related terminal degree) from an accredited institution required.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited institution required.
All degrees must be conferred by an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Must be able to travel 10% of time.
Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant.
Access information using a computer.
Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
Effectively cope with stressful situations.
Strong mental acuity.
Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated contribution to the discipline including publishing, committee involvement, or professional association involvement preferred.
Significant experience managing and working with remote teams and a matrix environment preferred.
Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs preferred.

Responsibilities

Spearhead and oversee the development and revision of academic offerings.
Utilize analytics and evidence-based practices to develop and execute actions that drive continuous quality improvement in learner success, teaching, engagement, academic quality, and curricula development.
Preside over efforts to ensure appropriate academic programmatic accreditation and/or licensure is obtained and maintained.
Ensure assigned academic offerings align with professional trends and standards, while seeking professional validation wherever possible.
Oversight of curriculum development according to external standards and in alignment with university design principles; supervision of SME course development and leadership.
Lead specialized accreditation process, self-study, etc.; ensure alignment to HLC best practices in university faculty oversight of curriculum.
Build and nurture internal and external partnerships and relationships that drive success of the school and academic offerings.
Orchestrate and optimize course offering/scheduling.
Supervise Core faculty; conduct Core faculty performance reviews.
Host faculty meetings focused on program and curricula.
Collaborate with Faculty Director on the hiring of new faculty.
Address learner programmatic issues (academic, professional disposition, behaviors).
Teach or mentor once a quarter.
All other duties as assigned.