Academic Director

Phoenix, Arizona

Summary

The Academic Director provides critical oversight to academic programs, faculty, curriculum, and academic operations. This role ensures the smooth administration of academic programs, with a particular focus on maintaining academic quality, faculty engagement, and student success. The Academic Director collaborates with faculty, students, and administrative staff to drive program effectiveness and continuous improvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Manage academic programs by overseeing faculty, curriculum implementation, and program development.
2. Manage the scheduling process, taking full ownership, ensuring accurate, efficient scheduling each semester with appropriate faculty assignments.
3. Oversee the recruitment, onboarding, and training of faculty, ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
4. Ensure quality assurance by reviewing course materials, maintaining compliance with Quality Matters (QM) standards, and supporting ongoing program assessments.
5. Collaborate with enrollment and advising teams to support retention efforts and provide academic guidance for students.
6. Lead accreditation, assessment, and compliance efforts, ensuring adherence to institutional and regulatory requirements.
7. Evaluate program effectiveness and recommend improvements to enhance program outcomes, ensure industry relevance, and support strategic growth.
8. Attend, lead, and participate in faculty meetings, committees, and university events as needed.
9. Additional duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

Master’s degree required; will consider candidates currently pursuing a master’s degree schedule to complete within the next two years.

Preferred:

• Experience in online learning or higher education.
• Experience with advising students, student affairs, counseling, or related experience.
• Experience with multiple modes of instructional delivery, as well as faculty oversight and coaching.

Outstanding Benefits

Trine University offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Some benefits offered include:

• Health – medical, dental, vision, flex spending, HSA accounts
• Life Insurance – a variety of voluntary life options are available along with an employer paid employee life policy valued at 1½ times annual salary
• Financial Insurance – employer paid Long Term Disability and voluntary Short-Term Disability, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness options are available
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Retirement – after one year of full-time service you are eligible for an employer contribution of 5% and up to an additional 5% employer match
• Education – after 6 months of full-time service, undergraduate education benefits are available for employee, spouse, and dependent children

Salary

The salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.