The UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) was established in August 2023 to support UCLA’s educational mission to engage a university-wide community of scholars composed of educators and the diverse learners they serve in a collaborative process to discover and advance knowledge and practice across the disciplines both in and beyond the classroom. The TLC is a key driver of innovation and excellence in teaching across UCLA’s broad academic landscape, a campus resource for programming in support of equity-minded and evidence-based teaching practices, and a champion of pedagogical research.

The TLC is recruiting an Associate Director of Educational Assessment Services and Initiatives (hereafter ‘Associate Director’), who reports to the Director of Assessment of Student and Instructor Experience (ASIE), to systematize efforts by instructors and departments to use mixed-methods assessment approaches and campus dashboards to inform improvements to courses and programs. The Associate Director engages instructors in education research training programs, consults with stakeholders to advance data-driven assessment strategies, and optimizes intake and support processes for projects funded by internal and external grants. Additionally, the Associate Director conducts TLC organizational self-assessment of programming using quantitative insights supplemented with qualitative data to inform TLC strategic planning initiatives. Responsibilities may also include direct supervision of postdoctoral scholars and/or part-time students, fostering skill development and ensuring the technical quality of research projects. The Associate Director represents the TLC on UCLA and UC systemwide committees and projects; and may facilitate scholarship and dissemination of research findings in areas central to the TLC’s mission and goals as well as UCLA’s strategic priorities.

Core responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: lead mixed-method research and assessment design to support TLC’s self-assessment, impact tracking, and program evaluation; serve as the primary consultant for mixed-method assessment inquiries; establish and maintain data collection and management standards; and create and administer assessment instruments, analyze data, and support the implementation of action plans and/or dissemination of results through reports, presentations, and visual materials (including dashboards) tailored to diverse stakeholders. The Associate Director proactively engages with instructors and departments to encourage the adoption of mixed-methods assessment strategies and effective utilization of campus dashboards for policy, programmatic, and curricular decision-making.

In addition, responsibilities include developing and implementing IRB-approved assessments for grant-funded projects; providing expertise in proposal writing and study design including logic model development; and monitoring the progress of grant-funded activities throughout the project life-cycle including coordinating assessments and supporting the dissemination of research findings.