Academic Quality Specialist

Arkansas State University-Beebe; Beebe (AR); On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas State University-Beebe is seeking an Academic Quality Specialist to coordinate the Distance Education department on ASU Beebe's campus. The role includes researching new products and programs, scheduling trainings, and updating LMS courses for faculty and students.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 12–18 months related experience with strong LMS and training coordination skills.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience resulting in broad knowledge of a field related to the job, such as education, accounting, marketing, business administration, etc.
• Experience General: 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training
• Experience in training, learning management systems, and online proctoring coordination

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Distance Education training sessions. This will include setting times, locations, developing agendas, communicating the sessions, signing up participants, managing session evaluations, and sending out PD certificates. Will facilitate the actual training and provide technical support to faculty/staff/students following training.
• Manage online proctoring settings in the courses, proctoring communication and troubleshooting. Coordinate testing/proctoring for online proctoring. This includes working with the director of distance education for technical/software management, collecting/disbursing proctoring information, and planning.
• Designs and develops course components and interactions demonstrating knowledge and experience of instructional design, development, implementation, and assessments in an academic environment. Assist in reviewing/updating courses within the LMS.
• Assist with the face-2-face and online student LMS orientation sessions. This includes developing the training session, training others to deliver the sessions, overseeing the required completion for all incoming freshmen.
• Manage course and instructor evaluation surveys within the LMS.
• Coordinate Quality Matters training.
• Assist the director and other Distance Education employees as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Training experience

LMS experience

Online proctoring coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Position Type

Non Classified

Job Title

Academic Quality Specialist

Classification Title

Project Program Specialist

Campus Location

ASU Beebe

Job Description

Coordinates a variety of activities within the Distance Education department. These activities will include researching/learning new products/programs, scheduling/teaching training sessions, reviewing/updating courses within the LMS, managing the student orientation sessions, working with faculty in areas as needed, coordinating testing/proctoring as needed, providing technical support as needed, and assisting the director in other assigned areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Coordinate Distance Education training sessions. This will include setting times, locations, developing agendas, communicating the sessions, signing up participants, managing session evaluations, and sending out PD certificates. Will facilitate the actual training and provide technical support to faculty/staff/students following training.
2. Manage online proctoring settings in the courses, proctoring communication and troubleshooting. Coordinate testing/proctoring for online proctoring. This includes working with the director of distance education for technical/software management, collecting/disbursing proctoring information, and planning.
3. Designs and develops course components and interactions demonstrating knowledge and experience of instructional design, development, implementation, and assessments in an academic environment. Assist in reviewing/updating courses within the LMS.
4. Assist with the face-2-face and online student LMS orientation sessions. This includes developing the training session, training others to deliver the sessions, overseeing the required completion for all incoming freshmen.
5. Manage course and instructor evaluation surveys within the LMS.
6. Coordinate Quality Matters training.
7. Assist the director and other Distance Education employees as needed.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience resulting in broad knowledge of a field related to the job, such as education, accounting, marketing, business administration, etc.
• Experience General: 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training
• Experience in training, learning management systems, and online proctoring coordination

Minimum Salary or Salary Range

$36,000-$38,500

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Background Check Statement

This position will be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry background check. In cases where pre-determined, an additional financial/credit history/ background check may be required as well. Convictions that have been sealed or legally eradicated and misdemeanor convictions for which probation was completed and the case was dismissed, will be excluded. Disclosure does not constitute an automatic bar to employment. Factors such as dates of the offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation and position applied for will be taken into account.

Background Check Requirements

Both

ASU Beebe EEO Statement

Arkansas State University-Beebe shall provide equal opportunity for employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, and shall strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout our campuses for faculty and staff. Our goal is to foster a workplace community where individuals are valued for their diverse backgrounds and differences.

Posting Number

NC3592014

Open Date

09/16/2026

Open Until Filled

Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

NOTE: If you are a veteran, disabled veteran, or spouse of a deceased veteran and would like Veteran’s Preference, we will need to see proof of status in order to grant that. Please see Veteran’s Preference section of the application for specific proof. Applicants for this position with ASU-Beebe must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with ASU-Beebe such as H1-B, F-1 (CPT/OPT), TN or any other status.

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