About Us
Walden University is a pioneering institution in the field of online higher education, dedicated to providing a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners to affect positive social change. Our commitment to social change began with our founders, and we continue to uphold this mission with every action we take. We are a teaching institution, specializing in online higher education, and we emerged early on as pioneers in this field. Our philosophy is centered around meeting students where they are and accompanying them as they strive to move forward on their academic pathways. We believe in inclusive teaching and learning, using a framework of shared accountability to enhance and advance the equitable health and wellbeing of communities, systems, and organizations.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Full Stack Statistics Tutoring Specialist to join our team in the Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services (OASIS). As a key member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in providing direct student support as the content lead and tutoring coach of OASIS' team of statistics peer tutors. You will also collaborate with other teams in OASIS and across Walden related to data analysis and statistics support. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our students.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain course-based statistics instructional resources for students across all degree levels.
- Tutor students in statistics and SPSS in synchronous, one-on-one and group sessions.
- Lead statistics peer tutor training, regular meetings, and ongoing professional development.
- Communicate effectively with students by establishing online rapport and maintaining a friendly, helpful, patient, and interested attitude and demeanor.
- Assist students in developing their skills by asking questions, helping them understand components of statistics and academic assignments, giving constructive feedback, and referring students to appropriate instructional resources in and beyond OASIS.
- Keep accurate records showing student contact and progress.
- Contribute to building a positive team culture and a healthy workplace in OASIS and beyond.
- Provide instructional support as needed based on students' needs and team priorities, including designing engaging and effective instruction in audio, video, or self-paced tutorials, leading and/or co-presenting live instructional sessions, and providing instruction in concert with OASIS priorities based on student needs.
Qualifications
Qualified candidates for this role will have:
- A commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of adult students earning their degrees in an online, distance-learning environment.
- Experience in providing instructional support to students in online educational programs, preferred.
- A demonstrated expertise in advanced statistical concepts, tests, and tools and in using SPSS, Microsoft Excel, and other statistical software programs for data analysis.
- Experience working on a team providing support to students in a university cocurricular instructional department; people management experience in that or related setting, preferred.
- Flexibility in adapting to new responsibilities, initiatives, and priorities based on students' needs during the academic year and across degree programs.
- Strong collaboration, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Experience with learning management (e.g., Canvas, Brightspace), customer management (e.g., Banner, Salesforce), and/or data management (Power BI, Qualtrics) systems and virtual communication tools (Microsoft Teams, Zoom).
- A master's degree, with educational background and/or professional experience in statistics, research, and data analysis required; past or current doctoral program enrollment, completed doctoral degree, or experience teaching doctoral students, preferred.
Technical, Managerial, and People Skills Required
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the range of essential duties satisfactorily. Candidates will be evaluated, in part, based on capabilities related to the range of essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Benefits and Compensation
We offer a robust suite of benefits, including:
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match.
- Participation in Adtalem's Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy.
- 12 Paid Holidays.
The expected salary range for this position is between $47766.34 and $86253.75 per year. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility.
How to Apply
If you have the skills and passion we're looking for, please submit your application today. We look forward to learning more about your salary requirements and welcoming you to our team.
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