Academic Program Director

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Job Category:

Limited

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Academic Program Director (B)

Job Summary:

The Department of Statistics at the University of WisconsinMadison is seeking a dynamic and strategic Academic Program Director to lead and manage our student academic this role you will collaborate closely with faculty to design implement and oversee high-impact curricular structures while formulating long-term program strategies policies and operational goals. As a key leader you will supervise academic staff assist with unit budgeting and evaluate program operations to ensure continuous alignment with departmental standards. Additionally the Director serves as the primary liaison between academic programs university leadership and external partners offering vital guidance on funding staffing and spatial resources to advance the departments educational mission.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with faculty members to develop student academic programs and agendas directs implementation and creates curricular structure including operational and logistical arrangements

• Develops the unit budget and approves unit expenditures

• Evaluates operations and outcomes to ensure alignment with organizational goals

• Exercises supervisory authority including hiring transferring suspending promoting managing conduct and performance discharging assigning rewarding disciplining and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Formulates program strategies and goals directs long-term planning develops policies and procedures and establishes and maintains new and emerging program materials

• May provide guidance to faculty regarding funding staffing and space implications

• Manages student academic program(s)

• Serves as the principal liaison between the program University leadership and outside entities

Department:

UW-Madison College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence Statistics

Compensation:

The minimum salary is $89725 depending on qualifications and experience.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as:
- Generous vacation holidays and paid time off
- Competitive insurances and savings accounts
- Retirement benefits

More Benefits information can be found here.

Required Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience exercising full supervisory authority (hiring performance management discipline assigning work approving hours).

Experience managing academic programs within a higher education environment including strategic planning policy development and operational oversight.

Proven ability to collaborate with faculty to design develop and implement academic programs curricula and logistical arrangements.

Demonstrated track record of developing unit budgets managing financial resources and approving expenditures.

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to serve as the principal liaison between the program university leadership and external stakeholders/entities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Direct experience working closely with guiding or managing faculty regarding academic funding staffing models and physical space allocation.

Demonstrated ability to formulate long-term strategic plans establish program goals and conduct outcomes/operations evaluations to ensure alignment with institutional objectives.

In-depth knowledge of higher education policies accreditation standards and institutional procedures.

Education:

Bachelors Degree Preferred Minimum

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Conditions of Appointment: This is a 100% Limited Staff appointment. Salary will be assigned within the appropriate range commensurate with the candidates qualifications and experience. An excellent benefits package is also included. Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States a lawful permanent resident a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact Information:

Amy Maurer

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Required Experience:

Director