Director of Assessment & Learning (Hybrid)

Bridgewater Bagel & Coffee; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgewater State University is seeking a Director of Assessment to provide leadership and evidence-based decision-making support for assessment activities and student success initiatives across divisions. You will help align assessment with strategic plans, work with Institutional Research, and drive continuous improvement for student learning.

The role emphasizes program evaluation, data integration, and engagement with faculty to advance learning outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a related discipline and five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in higher education assessment
• Knowledge of higher education principles, major national projects and organizations focused on assessment, high-impact practices
• Good utility in applying mixed methods approaches with a focus on qualitative methodologies
• Proven ability to connect and meet faculty from a variety of disciplines and navigate philosophical differences
• Proven ability to collaborate with faculty and staff on advancing student success through an equity-minded lens
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work productively with professional and administrative staff within the office, as well as the ability to forge productive and long-lasting professional relationships with faculty, librarians, and external constituents

Responsibilities

• Envision and execute sustainable, discipline-appropriate models of assessment and support program review, including faculty and Dean-level leadership development
• Work collaboratively across the institution to foster a campus culture of evidence-based decision-making that systematically supports and accurately reflects student learning, retention, and strategic planning initiatives aligned with the BSU Strategic Plan
• Collaborate with the Executive Director to expand the application of assessment tools to additional academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular programming and integrate findings with other institutional metrics to support a holistic understanding of institutional and student success
• Systematically evaluate annual and periodic assessment reports for valid statements of student learning outcomes, transparency, and the use of results to improve student learning and success
• Work with faculty to promote awareness and advancement of assessment through sponsoring workshops, one-on-one consultations, and campus-wide discussions on learning outcomes assessment
• Provide College Deans with relevant program-level student learning and success data and advise departments assessment and innovative continuous improvement activities that increase student learning, retention and persistence to degree completion
• Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Research & Decision Support on ad hoc requests relating to academic program progression and success
• Provide support and recognition for assessment initiatives and opportunities for faculty, librarian, and staff scholarship and professional development in assessment activities, including showcasing the results at state or national conferences and at BSU-sponsored events
• Partner with the Dean of Undergraduate Studies on the alignment of the Core Curriculum within academic programs to demonstrate BSU’s efforts to improve student learning opportunities with a focus on high-impact practices
• Lead assessment-related grant components for all public and private grant activities and supervise the learning outcomes assessment components
• Represent the institution at national and statewide conferences through research, scholarship, and practice, and by collaborating on local and national projects that directly benefit the University in all of the above goals
• Supervise, direct, and mentor staff , graduate assistants and student employees in selected projects as assigned by the Executive Director
• Other duties as may arise.

Skills

Assessment expertise

Communication skills

Faculty collaboration

Education

Master’s Degree in a related discipline

Five years of relevant experience

Job description

Bridgewater State University is seeking a Director of Assessment to provide leadership and evidence-based decision-making support for assessment activities and student success initiatives across divisions. You will help align assessment with strategic plans, work with Institutional Research, and drive continuous improvement for student learning.

The role emphasizes program evaluation, data integration, and engagement with faculty to advance learning outcomes.