Assistant Director for Academic Initiatives & Assessment

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ January 13th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring an Assistant Director for Academic Initiatives & Assessment. This role supports the Department of Housing & Residence Life to promote student retention and academic success by leading assessment efforts, developing learning outcomes, and implementing programs aligned with national trends and standards. The position also participates in on-call housing duties and serves as a Conduct Educator for student accountability.

Highlights

Lead assessment efforts within Housing & Residence Life to demonstrate impact and continuous improvement.
Develop learning outcomes and academic programs using CAS Standards in collaboration with Residence Education leadership.
Serve on the Housing-On Call Duty rotation and act as a Conduct Educator.
Master’s degree required in higher education, student personnel services, student development, counseling, or related field with relevant post-master’s experience.
Strong knowledge of student development, residential curriculum, assessment, evaluation, and data analysis.
Experience in qualitative and quantitative research and staff supervision.
Preferred proficiency with StarRez, Maxient, and Qualtrics software.
Commitment to student academic success and supporting a student-centered residential experience.
Ability to collaborate with diverse students, staff, administrators, and external constituencies.
Criminal history check required for final candidate.