[Hiring] Part-Time Evaluator, Data Analytics @Western Governors University

Role Description

The Evaluator applies expertise in the relevant content area to review students’ assessments and determine mastery of learning objectives and course competencies. The Evaluator provides accurate and helpful feedback on assessments to help students develop course competencies and progress through their academic programs. This role applies evaluation processes, procedures, and policies to ensure assessment feedback is consistent, personalized, and timely. This role participates in ongoing training to ensure they apply the latest evaluation strategies to new and updated course and program learning objectives and competencies.

• Analyze and evaluate assessments to determine students’ mastery of learning objectives and course competencies.
• Prepare accurate, helpful, and consistent feedback to help students develop course competencies.
• Apply evaluation processes, policies, and procedures when reviewing and determining students’ mastery of course learning objectives and program competencies.
• Stay current with updates to evaluation processes; adopt and apply updated and new evaluation processes as they occur.
• Collaborate with team members and leadership when evaluating new and complex assessments to ensure consistent evaluation ratings.
• Review evaluation feedback from team members and leaders, apply input as needed to ensure evaluation methods align with department and team expectations.
• Partner with team members and leaders to improve evaluation processes that promote consistent scoring and improve evaluation processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum earned Master’s Degree in a computing field (Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Development, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or similar).
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience, teaching, or research in a computing field.
• Doctorate or ABD preferred.
• Professional certifications.
• Preferred experience in the following areas: Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Data Analytics, Python, R, Data Mining, Data Science, Machine Learning, Quantitative Methods, Reporting, Statistical Tests, Parametric, Nonparametric, NLP, Classification, Clustering.

Requirements

• Work schedule will be determined by student and team needs and may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Benefits

• Eligible for vision and mental healthcare.
• Flexible spending account.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages.
• Legal and identity theft coverage.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Wellbeing program.
• Discounted WGU tuition.
• Prorated paid holidays and accrued sick time.

Company Description

WGU is driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders.