Academic & Faculty Support Specialist

MTSU Jobs • Murfreesboro, TN

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About The Position

Reporting to the Vice Provost for Faculty and Strategic Initiatives, the Senior Academic and Faculty Support Specialist will directly support faculty affairs processes and functions, including academic misconduct, grade appeals, policy revision, faculty handbook, faculty committees, and other special areas as assigned. The Specialist will direct, investigate and resolve all academic misconduct disciplinary matters involving MTSU students; oversee all academic misconduct training, outreach, and programming for MTSU faculty and students; support students with grade appeals; support various data projects and reporting; prepare policy updates, revisions, reviews, and faculty recognition; and direct, evaluate, and oversee other related tasks or special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• A master's degree in higher education leadership/administration, social/behavioral science, business, or a related field is required.
• A master’s degree with two (2) years of full-time verifiable, professional, progressively responsible work experience in student services, faculty/academic affairs, advisement, counseling, or a related field at the postsecondary level will also be considered.
• Two (2) years of full time verifiable, professional, progressively responsible work experience in student services, faculty/academic affairs, advisement, counseling or a closely related field at the postsecondary level is required.

Nice To Haves

• Applicants with two (2) years of experience in project management, academic integrity, data analytics, or faculty/academic affairs will receive special consideration.

Responsibilities

• Directly support faculty affairs processes and functions, including academic misconduct, grade appeals, policy revision, faculty handbook, faculty committees, and other special areas as assigned.
• Direct, investigate and resolve all academic misconduct disciplinary matters involving MTSU students
• Oversee all academic misconduct training, outreach, and programming for MTSU faculty and students
• Support students with grade appeals
• Support various data projects and reporting
• Prepare policy updates, revisions, reviews, and faculty recognition
• Direct, evaluate, and oversee other related tasks or special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• MTSU offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to the following:
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave for Administrative/Classified Staff/12-month Faculty
• 13 paid University holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plans
• Optional 401K and 403B Deferred Compensation Plans
• Educational benefits for the employee and their spouse and dependents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time