Assistant Director for Doctoral Research & Academic Advising
About The Position
Reporting to the Associate Dean of GGU Worldwide, the Assistant Director for Doctoral Research & Academic Advising provides bilingual leadership and operational oversight of doctoral research and academic advising. The role serves as a primary liaison among doctoral students, faculty, and university departments, ensuring compliance with university policies while advising GGU Worldwide students and providing English- and Mandarin-language support to Chinese-speaking students and international partners. The position supports doctoral research quality and dissertation administration, including research proposal and dissertation reviews, dissertation committee coordination, monitoring student research progress, and participation in scholarly and academic events. It also leads and supports academic advising, student success, transfer credit and academic records processes, and collaboration with university offices and international partners. The role analyzes student and program data and develops operational improvements to advising, doctoral administration, and student outcomes. The position is based in San Francisco with a hybrid work arrangement. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific time, totaling 37.5 hours per week; the schedule may be adjusted, and flexibility may require evening and weekend hours.
Responsibilities
- Provide bilingual academic feedback during doctoral dissertation topic presentations, research proposal defenses, and final dissertation defenses.
- Support review and evaluation of doctoral research proposals, dissertations, and scholarly presentations.
- Participate in doctoral research symposiums, dissertation workshops, scholarly events, immersion workshops, and local and international academic activities.
- Assist with peer reviews for the Journal of International DBA Studies and other scholarly publications.
- Collaborate with academic leadership to identify, evaluate, and recommend qualified dissertation chairs, readers, and committee members.
- Coordinate and oversee dissertation committee formation and administration to support timely progression from topic proposal through final dissertation approval.
- Monitor doctoral student research progress and provide operational support for successful dissertation completion.
- Serve on the GGU Worldwide Institutional Review Board committee to help protect the rights, welfare, privacy, and safety of human research participants.
- Recommend process improvements to enhance doctoral research administration.
- Lead and support academic advising for prospective, new, transfer, and continuing students.
- Advise students on degree requirements, academic planning, course selection, transfer pathways, and graduation requirements.
- Guide semester-by-semester course registration so enrollment aligns with degree requirements, academic plans, and program sequencing.
- Monitor academic progress through degree audits and recommend interventions to support student success, retention, and timely degree completion.
- Develop, implement, and improve advising resources, policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Collaborate with faculty and academic departments to promote student success, achievement, and persistence.
- Help evaluate and process transfer credit, prior learning assessments, and articulation agreements in accordance with university policies and accreditation standards.
- Help with student registration, enrollment support, course scheduling coordination, and academic records management.
- Coordinate graduation reviews, degree clearance, transcript services, enrollment verification, and academic certification while protecting the accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality of student records.
- Develop and recommend improvements to academic records processes.
- Collaborate with Academic Affairs, Admissions, the Registrar, Financial Aid, Student Success, faculty, and other university offices to provide seamless academic support.
- Support the Vice President for International Affairs with China initiatives and partnerships.
- Analyze advising, enrollment, retention, graduation, and student success data and recommend operational and strategic improvements.
- Develop and implement initiatives to improve advising services, doctoral program administration, and student outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with university policies, accreditation requirements, and applicable federal and state regulations.
- Represent GGU Worldwide on university committees, cross-functional initiatives, student success programs, and institutional projects.
- Foster collaborative relationships with faculty, university departments, and international partners.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- The University's comprehensive benefits program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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