Program Director of Assessment & Institutional Learning

University of Colorado•Denver, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Assessment and Institutional Learning provides strategic leadership for CU Denver’s assessment ecosystem, advancing a faculty-centered, improvement-oriented approach to student learning and institutional effectiveness. The position integrates program-level assessment, Core and co-curricular assessment, and emerging areas such as micro-credentials and AI-supported practices to ensure the university generates credible, actionable evidence of student learning. Working in close collaboration with Academic Planning, Institutional Research and Effectiveness (OIRE), faculty governance, and academic units, the Director aligns assessment with program review, accreditation, and strategic planning. The role emphasizes “closing the loop” by translating assessment findings into meaningful improvements in curriculum, pedagogy, and student success, while contributing to a broader institutional research agenda on assessment and learning.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (Ph.D., Ed.D., or equivalent) in a relevant field (e.g., education, assessment, higher education, social sciences, or a disciplinary field with strong assessment experience)
Six (6)+ years of progressively responsible experience in higher education
Demonstrated experience with Student learning outcomes assessment (program-level and/or institutional).
Demonstrated experience with Faculty collaboration and support.
Demonstrated experience with Use of data to inform improvement.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated scholarly or applied work in assessment, institutional effectiveness, or teaching and learning
Experience working in or alongside faculty governance structures
Experience with accreditation processes (e.g., HLC or equivalent)
Experience integrating assessment with program review, planning, or strategy
Demonstrated use of AI or emerging technologies in learning assessment.

Responsibilities

Support faculty in collecting, interpreting, and integrating evidence of student learning into program review and improvement, while coordinating accreditation reporting.
Advance a research agenda on assessment (including modalities and student success) and synthesize findings to inform institutional practice and policy.
Collaborate with faculty development units to provide training, workshops, and learning communities that embed assessment into teaching and curriculum design.
Contribute to the design, implementation, and reporting of Core Curriculum assessment, including rubrics, scoring processes, and governance reporting.
Develop frameworks and tools for assessing student learning in co-curricular programs and integrate findings into institutional effectiveness efforts.
Establish learning outcomes, evaluation standards, and evidence practices for micro-credentials to ensure academic credibility and workforce relevance.
Explore and implement AI-supported assessment practices (e.g., scoring, synthesis, analytics) while developing ethical and governance guidelines.
Create systems to document and track how assessment findings lead to improvements in curriculum, pedagogy, and student support.
Conduct gap analysis and revise policy to ensure alignment with actual practices and clarify expectations.
Redesign and maintain assessment resources (e.g., website, templates, exemplars) to improve clarity, transparency, and usability.
Manage timelines, templates, and processes for program review, ensuring integration of assessment evidence and minimizing burden.
Oversee tools and processes for annual check-ins, synthesize insights across programs, and connect findings to institutional planning and improvement.