Academic Director, Radiologic Technology

The Academic Director of Radiologic Technology reports to the Executive Dean, Nursing & Healthcare. The Academic Director is a key leadership position within the university. Responsibilities include oversight of curricula quality and rigor, and work to ensure curricula are professionally relevant, current, efficient, effective, and cohesive. This management position contributes to a range of activities related to excellence in curriculum design/delivery and assessment effectiveness, student success, satisfaction and engagement. In addition, this management position contributes to a range of activities related to excellence in teaching and student retention by working closely with each of the Strayer colleges, as well as relevant offices to manage systems and processes related to teaching effectiveness. The Academic Director acts as a liaison to other departments including Course Development, Faculty Center for Excellence, Talent Acquisition, HR, Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Affairs, and others as required.

Essential Duties & 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 application in learner success, teaching, engagement, academic quality, and curricula development.
• Collaborate with external partners on projects related to general education. External partners include Sophia, Capella University, B2B partners, and programs within Strayer University.
• Maintain expertise in current general education trends and best practices across the industry.

Curriculum Oversight

• Ensure assigned academic offerings align with professional trends and standards.
• Oversight of curriculum development according to external standards and in alignment with university design principles; supervision of SME course development and leadership.
• Ensure alignment to AUPHA, CAHME, regional accreditor best practices in university faculty oversight of curriculum. 
• Build and nurture internal and external partnerships and relationships that drive success of academic offerings.

Faculty Supervision

• Supervise all faculty; conduct faculty performance reviews and deliver coaching.
• Supervise, hire, and coach adjunct faculty; conduct adjunct annual performance reviews.
• Host faculty meetings focused on program, curricula, and teaching best practices.
• Orchestrate and optimize course offering/scheduling.
• Ensure SU standards, policies, and priorities are reflected in course delivery.
• Support and promote professional development for all instructors to enhance teaching skills.
• Ensure instructors are aware of current and emerging classroom procedures and instructional materials.
• Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on instructional delivery methodologies, materials, and expectations are clearly communicated and met.

Learner Success

• Promote student success by fostering excellence in teaching.
• Regularly analyze and report on data to assess student learning and retention.
• Address learner programmatic issues (academic, professional disposition, behaviors).
• Maintain discipline knowledge by participating in discipline-related professional communities.
• May teach courses as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Leadership

• Fosters Trust- Is authentic and gets to know team members. Demonstrates humility, empathy, and respect for others. Has integrity and follows through on commitments.
• Builds the Best Teams- Builds a diverse, high performing team and positive team culture. Fosters teamwork and a strong sense of belonging and support. Creates an environment where people feel free to express themselves.
• Empowers Others- Values diversity and recognizes he strengths of others. Delegates, provides autonomy, and motivates others. Is accessible, supportive, and helps remove barriers.
• Gets Results- Creates role clarity, sets clear expectations, and drives accountability. Focuses the team on what matters most and consistently delivers. Celebrates successes and gives credit to the team.
• Develops Others- Provides regular, candid and actionable feedback. Helps others improve and grow through teaching and coaching. Models learning by regularly acting on, feedback.

Job Skills:

• 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 student effectiveness and quality of the education experience.
• Ability to provide significant impact on student retention plus direct impact on cost, revenue and quality assurance within academic offerings.
• Manage multiple academic and administrative projects.
• Resolve multi-faceted types of problems encountered involving courses, faculty, regulatory or administrative issues.
• Experienced in program data analyses and reporting.
• Embraces technology and is proficient with Microsoft Office products.
• 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.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with the capacity to adapt style for diverse audiences.
• Ability to build relationships and facilitate collaboration across departments and with external partners.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality

Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in radiographic technology
• 3 Years of teaching in Higher Education experience.
• 3Years of experience with curriculum development and assessment.
• 3-5 Years experience supervising faculty or staff.
• Proficient experience with accreditation processes supporting AUPHA, CAHME, and MSCHE.

Education:

• Master’s degree in radiologic sciences, Allied Health, or related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• JRCERT experience preferred.

Certificates, licenses and registrations:

• Current Registered Technologist in Radiography RT certification and registration in radiology

Other:

• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
• Typical office setting.
• 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.
• Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

SEI offers a comprehensive package of benefits to employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week. In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, SEI employees may take advantage of well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays, tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance as well as entertainment and retail discounts. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.

Careers - Our Benefits, Strategic Education, Inc

SEI is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture where individuals can grow their careers and contribute fully. We strive to attract talent with broad experiences, skills and perspectives. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary.  The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.

$95,100.00 - $142,600.00 - Salary

If you require reasonable accommodations to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at Careers@strategiced.com.