US-AZ - Phoenix

Full Time

Yes

Faculty/Academic Affairs

6784

A Program Chair has oversight of faculty and faculty leadership within a designated content or geographic area for the respective school/college. Assists with the development, implementation, and maintenance of strategies around the faculty lifecycle and ensuring the quality and integrity of the instruction of the school/colleges programs and other educational offerings. Collaborates with local campus stakeholders to build productive relationships with outside organizations.

• Represent and serve as an advocate for the mission of the school/college and the University to internal and external stakeholders, including the local campuses, shared services, operations, and others.
• Engage in tasks associated with the direct supervision of staff including, but not limited to: coaching, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, recognition, and development.
• Collaborate with faculty recruiting teams to identify and recruit qualified faculty while maintaining a sustainable curricular model. Assess program faculty composition considering diversity, visibility, and program goals and teaching effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain the academic quality and integrity of the college programs and discipline via frequent collaboration and communication with deans. Use data, including student learning outcome, program performance survey data, to ensure program quality.
• Advise, coach and mentor faculty on how to deliver course content/PD more effectively, with an emphasis on improving student/educator engagement, performance, and success.
• Evaluate and provide detailed feedback on faculty performance and development through the regular completion of Classroom Performance Reviews (CPR) and/or by overseeing the completion of CPRs by others.
• Investigate and address performance deficiencies and/or violations of the Faculty Handbook with appropriate remediation and coaching. Implement, communicate, and ensure adherence to academic policies, standards and practices.
• Assist with the development of strategies in the faculty lifecycle to improve faculty engagement and support. Support, execute, and implement the college’s strategies for faculty.
• Identify and leverage institutional best practices among faculty and identify the best method of dissemination and distribution of teaching methods that support student success and enhance program quality. Evaluate faculty metrics and other data to identify opportunities for professional development.
• Act as a content area expert, providing the college with support and feedback in the development, review, and revision of curriculum. provide content area expertise to other stakeholders such as business to business, technology, operations, accreditation, assessment, etc., as needed. Regularly assess student learning in partnership with faculty and use the results to inform strategic decisions.
• Monitor and evaluate external agencies to determine their effectiveness. Provide recommendations for continued use of agencies.
• Partner with campus leadership and other stakeholders to identify market opportunities to build relationships and partnerships that will add credibility to the degree program, build the perceived reputation and value of our offerings, and support cohorts of programs/PD/other educational offerings. Represent the school/college as appropriate in its relationship with the community.
• Participate in and lead task forces to represent and address academic concerns to management team and/or administration. Pan and implement campus and/or regional activities to maximize service quality effectiveness.
• Maintain a professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing, professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. This includes maintaining a general knowledge of emerging issues and trends related.
• Other duties as assigned or apparent.

NOTE: The primary accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Human Services, or related degree
• Proven experience as demonstrated through five (5) years of experience in a progressively responsible capacity in an education or business environment directing processes, procedures, and activities, as well as participating in the development and implementation of goals, objectives and budgets.
• Three (3) years of experience of demonstrated knowledge of adult education principles/practices, curriculum development, and academic content area.
• Three (3) years of proven experience in teaching and/or administration at a regionally accredited college or University with adult education experience.
• Must be a current University of Phoenix Associate Faculty member and remain in good standing within the designated college.
• Must demonstrate and maintain a record of research, scholarship, or achievement as defined by the school/college in the context of Boyer’s model.

ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Doctorate degree in a college specific discipline strongly preferred.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to communicate with faculty, students, employees and external parties as it relates to the management of the respective campus and college programs.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated a high level of conceptual and strategic thinking to establish budget, goals, and processes, utilize data and activities in conjunction with University standards and guidelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, building relationships/partnerships, ability to communicate professionally, persuasively and confidently over phone, email and in face-to-face appointments to accurately convey information and increase positive awareness of the University.
• Working knowledge of personal software packages to create correspondence, reports and spreadsheets.
• Ability to convey a professional image, as well as effectively represent the organization as appropriate in its relationship with the community.

If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.

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