Join a mission-driven organization with a team that is passionate about excellence in college education. Below are current career opportunities available at ACUE and submission guidelines to apply.
The Position
Reporting to the Executive Director of Research, the Manager of Program Evaluation will primarily work to measure impact of ACUE’s courses in effective teaching. ACUE outlined a framework for evaluation in Connecting the Dots:A Proposed Accountability Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Faculty Development and Its Impact on Student Outcomes, and uses this framework to measure and report outcomes of its courses on credentialed faculty and their students. This position is responsible for supporting activities in this area including close collaboration with partner institutions, project management, data organization and preparation, and reporting. In addition, the Manager of Program Evaluation will support internal analytics focused on continuous improvement. The work is fast-paced, multi-faceted, and detail-oriented. An effective Manager of Program Evaluation will also build strong relationships with colleagues and customers in the joint mission of promoting student success through teaching excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Create systems to manage large and complex projects, including tracking and communicating progress to internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with various stakeholders at partner institutions, organizations, and/or research partners to successfully advance research and evaluation projects, including:
- presenting ACUE’s evaluation framework and process;
- preparing necessary documents for IRB approvals/data sharing agreements;
- preparing data requests;
- reviewing data submissions for completeness; and
- preparing and/or providing quality control for reports.
- Generate compelling visualizations of quantitative datasets and qualitative data or process diagrams.
- Exhibit a positive attitude in interactions with colleagues and partner institutions. Take responsibility for own actions and outcomes.
- Maintain strong partner relationships through effective and timely communication and high quality work.
- Provide support to research team in the execution of both internal and external research/evaluation projects.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills and Experience
Education: bachelor’s required, advanced degree in a relevant (quantitative, technical) field preferred.
Skills:
- Highly organized, with demonstrated ability to manage complex projects
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills including the ability to effectively translate quantitative results of research/evaluation for various audiences;
- Ability to interact positively and productively with various stakeholders at partner institutions;
- Ability to operate independently in the execution of assignments;
- Strong critical thinking skills;
- Excellent computer skills, including advanced proficiency with Excel, with the ability to optimize the use of available software.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, dynamic environment where change is constant
- Preferred technical skills: InDesign, Tableau, SPSS (or other statistical software)
Other considerations: Connection with/affinity for education and ACUE’s mission
Compensation
A competitive compensation package will be provided commensurate with experience and responsibilities. This full-time position includes salary, a meaningful bonus opportunity, and a generous benefits program.
To Apply
To apply, please submit a current CV or resume and a cover letter which expresses your specific interest in and qualifications for this position. Submissions without a cover letter will not be considered.
Resumes or CVs and cover letters should be emailed to join@acue.org
Please include “Manager, Program Evaluation” in your subject line. Only emailed expressions of interest will be considered.
Location
Flexible, ability to work from a remote home office. ACUE headquarters are in NYC.
Equal Opportunity Statement
It is ACUE’s policy to provide for and promote equal employment opportunity in employment compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status.
ACUE is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is ACUE’s policy to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed. Further, it is the policy of ACUE to provide reasonable accommodation for religious observers.
This policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.
Summary:
Working closely with the Product team, the Product Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring the development and deployment of our educational applications are smooth and error-free. This is a terrific opportunity for someone with some technical background and experience with quality assurance to help a high growth mission-driven organization meet its goals.
Responsibilities:
- Defining and leading the end-to-end product quality plan for various systems (learning management system application development, content production and maintenance, customer onboarding, enrollment management, badging and certificate management, and data warehouse / reporting systems)
- Managing the execution of the quality plan in support of product development
- Gathering feedback from user groups to better inform specifications for application development
- Appropriate user documentation and training
- Internal systems support and administration
Skills and Experience:
- Product Management experience a plus
- Quality Assurance / Engineering 2+ years
- Technical Skills: not a developer (fine if you used to be), but you’ve done some scripting or web page development, worked with data, or can generally read code. You are strong with excel, data and can pick up new technology quickly. SQL, Tableau, PHP, Javascript all a plus.
- Strong communication skills
- Intensely organized and detail-oriented
Other Considerations:
- Flexible location, or in headquarters in NYC
- Connection with/affinity for education and ACUE’s mission
- This is a part-time role, and contract-to-hire is possible
Work Location:
- Remote, or headquarters in New York City
Benefits:
- Full health
- Retirement plan
- Flexible schedule
- Professional development assistance
This Job Is:
- A combination of product management and quality assurance/engineering
The Position
Reporting to the Executive Director of Research, the Research Associate will primarily work to measure impact of ACUE’s courses in effective teaching. ACUE outlined a framework for evaluation in Connecting the Dots: A Proposed Accountability Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Faculty Development and Its Impact on Student Outcomes, and uses this framework to measure and report outcomes of its courses on faculty and students. This position is responsible for leading activities in this area, including statistical analyses and report generation. In addition, the Research Associate will support internal analytics focused on continuous improvement. The work is fast-paced, multi-faceted, and detail-oriented. An effective Research Associate will also build strong relationships with colleagues and customers in the joint mission of promoting student success through teaching excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Consistently produce high quality analyses, with emphasis on statistical analysis, in alignment with established methodologies.
- Generate compelling visualizations of quantitative datasets and qualitative data or process diagrams. Communicate results of work in a clear and concise fashion that is most appropriate to the target audience.
- Document work efficiently and accurately.
- Make significant contributions to research publications and analytic products and other related activities such as proposal preparation.
- Work with minimal or no guidance on focused, well-structured projects as well as more complex, less-structured tasks.
- Exhibit a positive attitude in interactions with colleagues and partner institutions. Take responsibility for own actions and outcomes.
- Maintain strong partner relationships through effective and timely communication and high quality work.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills and Experience
Education: PhD preferred, master’s plus experience considered.
Skills:
- Ability to make significant contributions to projects/analyses;
- Strong analytic curiosity/ creativity;
- Ability to operate independently in the execution of assignments;
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment;
- Strong critical thinking skills;
- Knowledge of research techniques;
- Strong planning and organizational skills;
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to interact positively with partner institutions.
- Background in statistical computing and proficiency with a statistical package (SPSS preferred)
- Excellent computer skills with the ability to optimize the use of available software.
- Experience collaborating with others to determine what data is needed, what data exists, and how best to extract the data in a useful format.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, dynamic environment where change is constant.
- Preferred technical skills: Tableau, SQL
Other considerations: Connection with/affinity for education and ACUE’s mission
Compensation
A competitive compensation package will be provided commensurate with experience and responsibilities. This full-time position includes salary, a meaningful bonus opportunity, and a generous benefits program.
To Apply
To apply, please submit a current CV or resume and a cover letter which expresses your specific interest in and qualifications for this position. Submissions without a cover letter will not be considered.
Resumes or CVs and cover letters should be emailed to join@acue.org Please include “Research Associate” in your subject line. Only emailed expressions of interest will be considered.
Location
Flexible, ability to work from a remote home office. ACUE headquarters are in NYC.
Equal Opportunity Statement
It is ACUE’s policy to provide for and promote equal employment opportunity in employment compensation and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status.
ACUE is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is ACUE’s policy to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed. Further, it is the policy of ACUE to provide reasonable accommodation for religious observers.
This policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.
