Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Assistant Director of Academic Operations & Administration, Rabb School and Brandeis Online. At Brandeis, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances.  If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition assistance for employees, dependents and spouses.  Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The Assistant Director of Academic Operations & Administration supports the development, execution, and continuous improvement of graduate academic programs in the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. The role coordinates academic initiatives and launches logistics, manages academic data systems and reporting to inform student success strategies, and facilitates cross-functional collaboration across academic and administrative units. The position contributes to program evaluation and portfolio decisions (revision or sunsetting) to ensure offerings remain aligned with institutional priorities and market needs.

The hiring range for this position is $64.0k - $74.2k.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate planning and implementation of academic initiatives, including project timelines, stakeholder engagement, launch logistics, and post-launch follow-up.

• Manage academic data workflows, dashboards, and reporting to support student retention, persistence, and graduation outcomes; produce analyses to inform operational and program decisions.

• Facilitate collaboration among faculty, staff, and external partners to ensure programmatic alignment, resolve operational issues, and improve efficiency.

• Contribute to program evaluation by analyzing enrollment, completion, financial, and market data and preparing recommendations for program revision, growth, or sunsetting.

• Maintain documentation, support regulatory and accreditation compliance activities, and lead continuous-improvement efforts across academic operations.

• Support operational aspects of online and hybrid program delivery, including scheduling, and systems integrations.

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About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th...e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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