Director, Student Learning Services

🇺🇸 Springfield, Missouri 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $75K - $80K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ October 2nd, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Director, Student Learning Services to provide strategic leadership for academic support and retention initiatives on the Springfield campus. The director designs and oversees institution-wide tutoring, writing, and supplemental instruction programs, and ties them to the university's strategic plan and student persistence goals. The role manages the BearCLAW student success services and the staff of mentors, tutors, and graduate assistants who run them.

Highlights

Lead institution-wide academic support strategies that advance retention and persistence, working with faculty, departments, and deans
Set policies and operational standards for tutoring, writing, and supplemental instruction services
Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate student employees and graduate assistants, and hold bi-weekly staff meetings
Build assessment plans to evaluate program effectiveness, student outcomes, and service utilization
Manage the electronic tutoring management system for scheduling and records
Develop and monitor the budget and seek grants and external funding
Oversee the BearCLAW website with the web strategy team
Hold a master's degree and 5 years in student success initiatives or teaching writing or study skills at the college level
Earn a proposed salary of $75,000 to $80,000 in pay grade 46 as an exempt, full-time regular employee
Apply with an unofficial transcript; first consideration was September 22, 2026 and review continues until the position is filled