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Company: Indiana University
Job description: Position DetailsTitle Assistant Vice President for Online Academic Programs
Appointment Status Tenure
Department IU Bloomington Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education
Location Bloomington, Indianapolis, East, Kokomo, Northwest, South Bend, Southeast, Fort Wayne, Columbus
Position SummaryThe Assistant Vice President of Online Academic Programs provides academic leadership for IU Online and serves as the primary liaison for the academic leadership and faculty from across IU’s campuses, higher education stakeholders, and community members. This position is responsible for fostering a culture of collaboration, partnership, and academic excellence in IU’s online programs. The AVP promotes IU’s online opportunities and quality with both internal and external constituencies and stakeholders.The AVP oversees a network of part-time faculty directors who are charged with leading . In addition, the AVP manages the staff involved in program management, program assessment, quality assessment rubrics (like Quality Matters), and other forms of academic support. The AVP serves as primary contact with other university-wide units, like UITS Learning Technologies. The incumbent will also work closely with the Associate Vice President for Regional Campus Academic Affairs to maintain a coordinated strategy to support the academic endeavors of the campuses.The position reports to the Associate Vice President for IU Online and will serve as the office’s representative to faculty governance bodies, including the University Faculty Council, to meet both campus and university goals. To foster strong relationships with campus communities, the incumbent will be expected to frequently travel to all of IU’s campuses as well as represent IU at professional meetings and conferences.About IU OnlineIU Online is Indiana University’s award-winning approach to fostering and managing best-in-class and nationally ranked online education. Serving nearly 10,000 students across all of IU’s campuses, IU Online manages the IU Online brand, marketing, recruitment, student services, and compliance related to IU’s 180+ online programs, almost 50 of which are offered collaboratively across multiple campuses. In its work with the IU campuses, IU Online emphasizes a partnership-based relationship that focuses on embedding online experiences into the core on-campus education that IU has delivered since 1820.This position will lead and supervise the academic elements of IU Online, including:
- Collaborative online program development and management. Provide strategic management for a portfolio of ~50 online collaborative programs. Facilitate and advance opportunities for campus academic leadership and faculty to consider, design, and launch new collaborative programs. Oversee university wide teams of program managers and other staff to provide support for faculty directors, faculty program committees, and campus leadership in the management of collaborative degrees.
- Strategic support for single-campus online programs. Provide and facilitate strategic consultation services to academic programs delivered by an individual campus. Lead the provision of other academic services (e.g., program assessment, course sharing) for single-campus programs that wish to strategically partner more closely with IU Online.
- Allocation of IU Online resources for instructional design and technology. Work with UITS Learning Technologies to support faculty in course redesign with the eLearning Design and Services Team. Promote positive faculty experiences through the course design process. Advocate for efficient and student-centered course design.
- Appointment, management, and development of Faculty Directors and program committee faculty. Organize academic programs into “clusters” and recruit skilled and committed faculty leaders to serve as Faculty Directors. Define performance expectations for the faculty directors and committees to comply with university and campus goals. Establish opportunities to build community within and across the committees and promote professional development opportunities for faculty involved in collaborative online program management.
- Program review and course assessment support. Oversee a team of staff who support online program leadership and faculty (especially for collaborative programs) in designing outcomes, assessment rubrics, data collection, and report generation for the purposes of course and program assessment and reviews. Ensure that these processes meet or exceed expectations for accreditation and regulation. Share best practices within the university community for their adoption in other programs.
- Course quality support, including Quality Matters. Foster and lead faculty-led discussions to ensure programs included in IU Online meet high standards of quality and are highly valued by faculty, students, employers, peers, and other stakeholders. Support the university’s efforts to expand the number of courses that meet national quality standards in online education, such as Quality Matters.
- Academic support. Provide leadership in the design, adoption, and delivery of academic support. Facilitate intercampus conversations to share best practices and seek consistent access to these services across all campuses.
In addition to these primary duties, this position will also
- Emphasize the inter-campus nature of IU’s approach to online education and provide leadership in developing partnerships between IU Online and the campuses.
- Advance the goals of the IU campuses and the consortium of the regional campuses.
- Serve as the primary point of contact and support for IU faculty regarding online education and those who are at administrative levels at the campuses.
- Participate in the development, review, approval, and implementation of academic policy with regard to its impact on online education.
- Serve as the chief point of contact for accreditation with regard to online education and actively support campuses and programs in maintaining accreditation.
- Serve as a resource for academic leadership in envisioning the role online education plays in higher education.
The individual in this position will be expected to frequently travel to IU’s 5 regional campuses (East, Kokomo, Northwest, Southeast, and South Bend), Indianapolis, and Bloomington.
Basic QualificationsRequired EducationA graduate/terminal degree from an accredited university.Preferred EducationRequired Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of increasing levels of leadership in faculty governance or academic administration;
- Hold tenure, or be eligible for tenure, at an IU Campus;
- A demonstrated commitment to fostering collaboration across academic units and campuses;
- Demonstrated understanding of the academic enterprise including the different ranks, roles, and responsibilities of faculty, staff, and students;
- A track record of recruiting, mentoring, and retaining outstanding faculty that aligns with IU’s mission;
- Experience in articulating and advancing academic values, particularly academic freedom and shared governance;
- A record of fiscal and budgetary management;
- Demonstrated expertise in successful negotiation and arbitration in academic settings;
- A demonstrated commitment to delivering online education consistent with national best practices and public regional and research universities;
- And a deep appreciation for online education and how it can support campus missions.
Preferred Experience
- A demonstrated understanding and commitment to delivering excellent online education
- A demonstrated track record of working within a university system of individually accredited campuses
Required knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Must have a strong understanding of academic governance, and how to successfully work within this structure
- Comfort with working in a team- and committee-based organization and ability to provide leadership and champion change within this structure
Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of working with new technologies in the classroom
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations surrounding higher education
- Knowledge of accrediting bodies and their requirements for online education
- IU Administrative or Academic Experience at Indiana University
Preferred Certifications
- UPCEA – Professional, Continuing and Online (PCO) Education
- Individual Certification for Quality Matters
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Special InstructionsBefore a conditional offer of employment with tenure at IU Bloomington is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate’s eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
For Best Consideration Date 08/08/2025
Expected Start Date 10/01/2025
Posting Number IU-101296-2025
Expected salary:
Location: Indiana
Job date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 01:37:04 GMT
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