Director of Assessment at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire

Job Description:

Posting date:

03/20/2025

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Position Number:

0589400

Position Title:

Director of Assessment

Hiring Range Minimum:

$83,600

Hiring Range Maximum:

$104,600

Union Type:

Not a Union Position

SEIU Level:

Not an SEIU Position

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Employment Category:

Regular Full Time

Scheduled Months per Year:

12

Scheduled Hours per Week:

40

Schedule:

This hybrid role requires the employee to reside within a commutable distance and be available to travel to campus as needed based on program demands, at their own expense.

Location of Position:

Hanover, NH 03755
Remsen 310

Remote Work Eligibility?:

Hybrid

Is this a term position?:

No

If yes, length of term in months.:

NA

Is this a grant funded position?:

No

Position Purpose:

Enhances Geisel's professional degree educational programs through evidence-based best practices in the assessment of learners to provide high quality data to support decision-making about curricula and programs. Oversees assessment activities and staff for Geisel's professional degree granting programs (e.g., Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), Master's in Public Health (MPH) & Master of Science (MS) programs). Monitors, maintains, and improves systems and processes that ensure robust assessment, integrity of student assessment and evaluation, in compliance with accreditation standards.

Description:

The Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine (Geisel) at Dartmouth, was established in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1797 and, to this day, strives to improve the lives of the people it serves: students, patients, and local and global communities. As one of America's top medical schools, the Geisel School of Medicine is committed to creating new generations of diverse leaders who will help solve our most vexing challenges in health care.


The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is located in the neighboring towns of Hanover and Lebanon in the Upper Connecticut River Valley on the NH and VT border. Dartmouth is surrounded by a vibrant, academic, and professional community offering excellent public schools, a lively arts scene, a rural setting with great natural beauty, and delicious local produce and artisanal foods. For those who enjoy the city, Boston, New York City, and Montreal are within a few hours' drive.

Required Qualifications - Education and Yrs Exp:

Masters or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Qualifications - Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Six or more years of relevant experience in assessment of education programs, or comparable offerings


• Strong software, technical and statistical background


• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)


• Organizational, problem solving, and synthesizing skills


• Tact, diplomacy, and respect for confidentiality


• Accuracy and attention to detail


• Ability to set priorities and to make independent decisions within the scope of program guidelines


• Ability to plan schedules to accomplish multiple tasks


• Flexibility and adaptability


• Comfort with public speaking and presentation of findings to multiple audiences.


• Ability to deal effectively with divergent points of view


• Strong supervisory skills, with a track record of building and managing high-performing teams and fostering a positive work environment.

Department Contact for Recruitment Inquiries:

Andrea Wright

Department Contact Phone Number:

603-443-7500

Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title:

Paul Weissburg, Associate Dean for Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Department Contact's Phone Number:

603-443-7500

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Background Check:

Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, conduct review, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Dartmouth vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job?:

Not an essential function

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Dartmouth College has a Tobacco-Free Policy. Smoking and the use of tobacco-based products (including smokeless tobacco) are prohibited in all facilities, grounds, vehicles or other areas owned, operated or occupied by Dartmouth College with no exceptions. For details, please see our policy.
https://policies.dartmouth.edu/policy/tobacco-free-policy

Quick Link:

https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/78199

Description:

Assessment

• Collaborates with faculty and education program leadership in planning, developing, implementing, managing, and updating the systems for student assessment, including the development of and adherence to policies, principles, and procedures.


• Manages assessment of students, including approving assessment designs, ensuring documentation of assessment plans, and maintaining systems for monitoring student achievement of competencies.
  
  
  • Works closely with program and course leaders to review program and course objectives to ensure clarity and measurability of objectives and alignment with objectives for the overall educational program.
  
  
  • Assists with competency-based assessments (OSCEs, Clinical Skills Session, etc.) through streamlining objectives and revising to make them measurable; designs assessments.
  
  
  • Works with faculty to provide training and guidance in writing exam questions, designing exams, reviewing exams and providing consultative services for the interpretation of exam results, and establishing protocols for the removal of questions from exams and subsequent recalculation of grades.
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Provides expert guidance on assessment best practices to improve assessment systems and practices, including clinical grading, evaluation in medical education, and assessment in online programs.


• Contributes to standardization and improvement of clerkship grading policies/processes.


• Oversees process for grade appeals, ensuring compliance with policies and timely communication with students throughout the appeals process.


• Provides expert guidance to the Medical Education Committee (MEC), other program curricular committees, and education program leadership on the design, creation and maintenance of blueprints/maps of objectives to assessments.


• Serves as NBME Executive Chief Proctor and test administrator, co-leading the Geisel Assessment Proctoring Program to establish & maintain proctoring rules for examinations (ExamSoft, NBME, etc.) and overseeing test administration activities as needed.


• Serves on institutional committees related to student assessment, student performance evaluation, program evaluation, and curricular development.

Percentage Of Time:

80

Description:

Program Evaluation

• Collaborates with the Director of Accreditation and Evaluation, faculty and education program leadership in planning, developing, implementing, managing, and updating the systems for program evaluation, including the development of and adherence to policies, principles, and procedures.


• Provides, analyzes and assists with interpretation of assessment and evaluation data used for program improvement and other CQI needs


• Oversees the development of written reports with the findings, summary, and plans for dissemination to institutional stakeholders.

Percentage Of Time:

10

Description:

Supervision and Leadership

• Lead and develop the assessment team through ongoing feedback, guidance, and support, ensuring clarity of expectations and fostering an environment of continuous improvement to optimize productivity and efficiency.

Percentage Of Time:

10

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Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.

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Performs other duties as assigned

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