Strategic Academic Planner II

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison (College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence) invites an ambitious Academic Planner II to shape the college's academic strategy, programs, and governance. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the role focuses on designing, evolving, and evaluating CAI courses and programs, using data-driven decision making to inform governance and proposals.

The Academic Planner collaborates across units to move proposals through governance, develops data

Qualifications

• Two years or more of relevant work experience in higher education with academic planning or administration.
• Experience using technology and digital tools to obtain, manipulate and use data to make practical decisions or create efficient processes.
• Experience facilitating complex and/or long-term initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Designs and delivers directed academic planning and programs messaging to internal and external audiences; maintains all records and documentation of academic, curricular, and course change actions
• Directs and leads collaborative activities across units, schools, colleges, and divisions
• Provides recommendations for changes to policy and advances proposals for policy changes to meet changing needs of the academy in partnership with governance committees and colleagues in academic units
• Ensures that the work of formal school, college, or divisional planning council or curriculum committees operate effectively and according to committee procedures, which includes among other activities, agenda and document preparation and distribution, communication with members and presenters, and follow up communication
• Reviews proposals for new academic programs, program changes, curriculum, and/or courses to ensure that proposals meet policy standards, and provides feedback to proposing academic units
• Collects, prepares, and analyzes academic program information and prepares reports and analyses of patterns of activity based on that information
• May develop new approaches, methods, or techniques to resolve problems and addresses unexpected, controversial, or complex situations
• Incorporates improvement recommendations into existing academic programming policy and practice based on school, college or divisional needs and external requirements (e.g., academic accreditation)

Skills

Higher-education planning

Data-driven decision making

Project facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

University of Wisconsin–Madison (College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence) invites an ambitious Academic Planner II to shape the college's academic strategy, programs, and governance. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the role focuses on designing, evolving, and evaluating CAI courses and programs, using data-driven decision making to inform governance and proposals.

The Academic Planner collaborates across units to move proposals through governance, develops data