Educational Assessment and Evaluation Specialist

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

●      Bachelor degree in a relevant technical field and four years’ extensive experience or combination of education and relevant technical field experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches

●      Proficiency with tasks involved in collecting, manipulating, analyzing, and presenting educational data from varying sources including:

○        Preparing and analyzing large quantitative data sets such as from institutional records and surveys.

○        Organizing and analyzing qualitative data such as data from open-ended survey items or interviews.

○        Experience synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data to inform insights/findings.

○        Creating data visualizations for non technical audiences.

○        Using data to tell stories to non-specialist audiences .

○        Organizing and managing complex and large new data sets from multiple sources.

○        Querying, processing, analyzing, and  reporting on educational data.

●      Experience using appropriate software tools for the contexts listed above. Extensive experience in and strong passion for educational assessment and answering challenging questions using qualitative and quantitative approaches.

●      Interpersonal and communication skills to positively convey findings and influence senior leadership & faculty.

●      Effective collaboration skills including openness to engage in iterative and collaborative improvement of work products.

●      Familiarity with strategic planning concepts, such as logic models, in an educational setting.

●      Excellent project management skills.

●      Ability to manage time to achieve multiple overlapping and distinct tasks and meet short- and long-term deadlines.

●      Attention to detail and accuracy.

●      Proactive approach to communication and to continuous improvement of individual and collaborative processes and products.

●      Physical requirements, including frequently perform desk-based computer tasks, and on-campus mobility, self-propelled or assisted .

●      Working Conditions: May work extended hours during peak business cycles.

●      Work Standards:

○      Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with  Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

○      Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal  responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns;  uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons  learned.

○      Ability to follow data security principles and policies and maintain confidentiality of data.

○      Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University  policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel  policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative  Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu/

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.

In addition, preferred requirements include:

●      Bachelor degree that included coursework and training in qualitative and quantitative educational assessment, analysis, and evaluation methods plus four years’ extensive experience in educational assessment and evaluation, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience using qualitative and quantitative educational assessment, analysis, and evaluation methods.

●      Master’s degree involving advanced study in educational assessment, research, or evaluation (e.g., in Discipline-based Education Research, Education, STEM Education, or Social Sciences, though such training may be obtained in other disciplines depending on the program).

●      Familiarity with challenges facing higher education educators developing and refining introductory courses with attention to equity.

●      Demonstrated interest, experience, and effectiveness working with student, faculty, and staff populations that are highly diverse in terms of, for example, race, language of origin, ethnicity, nationality, religion, first-generation to college, age, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic experience and interests.

How to Apply

*Please note that completed applications will be reviewed on May 26 and on a rolling basis thereafter, with an anticipated start date in July. People from groups historically and/or currently underrepresented in university education are encouraged to apply.

To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae (C.V.), along with your answers to the following questions in a separate file labeled “Questions”, ensuring that you remove your name and all other identifying information (including institution names, if those are referenced). Please do not submit a cover letter, it is not required and it will not be read or factored into the review process.

At the top of your document, please include a string of four letters: the first two letters of your first name, followed by the first two letters of your last name. For example, the string of letters Gloriana Trujillo would provide would be: GLTR. Please do not include your name, the code is used to de-identify the information for initial reviewers.

1. The field in which you hold a Bachelor degree and the number of years that you have extensive experience working on complex analytical problems in education using mixed methods approaches.
2. A brief description of your motivation, experience, and effectiveness answering difficult questions about student learning with data. (100-250 words)
3. Your first three steps when accepting a new assignment or project, assuming you already have a set of projects at various stages of development and completion. (100-250 words)
4. Considering the required and preferred qualifications for the role and what successful candidates will bring (as described in the job description): what experiences or skills have you not yet had a chance to describe above that you believe would enrich your performance in the role? (100-250 words)

Please do not submit documentation not requested. It will be discarded without consideration.

Should you have any questions regarding the submission of your application, or the requested documentation, you may contact Gloriana Trujillo, Director of Academic Teaching Programs, CTL via email at gloriana(at)stanford(dot)edu.

More About the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE)

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For undergraduates, VPUE is the nexus for programs and initiatives that help students define and achieve their intellectual ambitions and develop a sense of civic purpose at Stanford. These include investigative introductory courses taught by esteemed faculty, targeted classes in writing and rhetoric, undergraduate research support, academic advising and mentoring, overseas and off-campus study programs, evidence-based and inclusive learning and teaching practices, and opportunities to pursue public service campus-wide. For faculty, VPUE serves as a principal conduit for furthering interaction with undergraduates and discovering ways in which working with students can enrich one’s research agenda. VPUE collaborates with faculty, staff and students to provide the world-class experiences for which Stanford is known. All VPUE resources are dedicated to involving faculty with the undergraduate experience, connecting students with transformative opportunities and fully realizing a liberal education at Stanford.

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*Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The expected pay range for this position is $105,000 to $147,000 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

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