Academic Associate

UniAthena; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

UniAthena in India is seeking an Academic Associate to bridge faculty, learners, and curriculum operations, ensuring seamless postgraduate program delivery.

The role focuses on high-quality content development, rigorous assessment standards, and coordination with partner universities and awarding bodies to maintain compliance and learner success.

Qualifications

• Strong academic writing and research skills.
• Experience developing curriculum, course content, or educational resources.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to review and assess academic work with attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and coordination abilities.
• Comfortable working across multiple academic projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted research and content creation tools is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Address learner queries related to coursework, assessments, and module content via email/LMS within defined TAT.
• Provide one-on-one academic guidance to learners for dissertation/project proposal development and final submission.
• Design, evaluate, and moderate summative/formative assessments against Master’s/PhD-level rubrics, ensuring compliance with awarding bodies.
• Provide constructive feedback and uphold academic honesty using plagiarism detection tools.
• Coordinate with internal business units and external partners for seamless program delivery and compliance.
• Manage academic operations - scheduling course releases, tracking learner progress, maintaining result records, and certification.

Skills

Academic writing

Curriculum design

Communication

Assessment design

Content development

Research

AI-assisted research tools

Education

Master's Degree in Management or MBA

Tools

Turnitin

Job description

Role Objective

To ensure the seamless academic delivery and operational integrity of postgraduate (Master’s/DBA) programs.

Role Objective

To ensure the seamless academic delivery and operational integrity of postgraduate (Master’s/DBA) programs.

The Academic Associate will act as the bridge between faculty, learners, and curriculum operations.

This role will drive high-quality content development, maintain rigorous assessment standards, supervise advanced research projects, and leverage operational efficiency to enhance the overall learner journey.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Address learner queries related to coursework, assessments, and module content via email/LMS within defined TAT.
• Provide one-on-one academic guidance to learners for dissertation/project proposal development and final submission.
• Design, evaluate, and moderate summative/formative assessments (essays, reports, and case study analyses) against strict Master’s/PhD-level grading rubrics, ensuring 100% compliance with awarding body standards (e.g., OTHM/ATHE/PEARSON/SQA).
• Provide constructive, detailed feedback that promotes critical thinking, while rigorously using plagiarism detection tools (e.g., Turnitin) to uphold academic honesty.
• Coordinate with internal business units and external partners (partner universities, awarding bodies) for seamless program delivery and compliance.
• Manage academic operations - scheduling course/cohort releases, tracking learner progress, maintaining result records, and ensuring timely certification.
• Develop and update high-quality learning materials (PPTs, reading matetials, lab scripts, case studies) aligned with Master’s/PhD-level curricula.
• Design research-focused content, including sample dissertations, research methodology guides, and publication-ready article templates for learners.

Skills And Qualifications Required

• Strong academic writing and research skills.
• Experience developing curriculum, course content, or educational resources.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to review and assess academic work with attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and coordination abilities.
• Comfortable working across multiple academic projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted research and content creation tools is an added advantage.
• Background in Education, Management, Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Should have a Master\u2019s Degree in Management or an MBA.