Director of Academic Success Programs Position at Texas Tech

Director of Academic Success Programs Position description:

Directs, plans, coordinates, and supervises the operation and activities of the Office of Academic Success Programs; develops and implements policies and procedures, administers the budget, organizes tasks and sets priorities. Serves as liaison with university personnel and community at large. Works under general supervision of the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and/or the Associate Dean of Bar Success with broad latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

*Major/Essential Functions

This is a full-time, 12 month staff position that serves as the Director for Academic Success Programs. The successful candidate will begin no later than August 2019. The Director's primary responsibility will be to work with students to help them develop the skills needed to reach their full academic potential for performance in law school and first-time bar passage. Responsibilities include: designing and implementing academic success programs delivering and assessing a comprehensive program of academic success for all law students from orientation until graduation working one-on-one with students on academic probation or self-referred to help them develop habits and methods to improve their academic performance teaching academic success workshops related to legal reasoning, critical reading, exam-taking, and life skills teaching one or two sections of Introduction to the Study of Law, a fall 1L course taught by multiple faculty/staff coordinating the tutoring program with doctrinal professors providing academic counseling for students participating in the larger community for academic success professionals through regular attendance or presentations at conferences and other relevant endeavors to support the Assistant Dean’s professional development collaborating with the Associate Dean for Bar Success with the School of Law’s bar exam preparation programs

Occasional Duties

*Required Qualifications

A J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school. Plus five years progressively responsible experience. Successful passage of a bar examination. Additional education may substitute for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Juris Doctor degree from an ABA approved law school Successful passage of a bar exam Record of conference presentations and/or presentations in the field of academic success Experience in academic success programs at a law school Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas, is a state-supported National Research University with an enrollment that exceeds 36,000 students. The law school has approximately 400 students and 34 full-time faculty members. The law school is an integral part of the University and offers 10 dual-degree programs with other Texas Tech schools and colleges. The Lubbock metropolitan area is home to almost 300,000 people, enjoys affordable housing, abundant sunshine, friendly people, and offers easy access to other parts of the country. For more information, visit our website at www.law.ttu.edu. As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse community committed to working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.

Link to TTU jobs website to apply: is  http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hr/workattexastech/. Click on “Staff” and the Requisition Number for the position is 16888BR Director of Academic Success Programs. 

Required Attachments

• Cover Letter
• Resume / CV

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1.  The position advertised:

_X_  a.   is a full-time appointment.
___  b.   is a part-time appointment.

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2. The position advertised:
   ___ a.   is a tenure-track appointment.
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___ g.    is a year-to-year appointment.

___ h.   is a one-year visitorship.

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___  b.  will be permitted to vote in faculty meetings on matters except those pertaining to hiring, tenure, and promotion.
X__  c.  will not be permitted to vote in faculty meetings.

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   ___ a. over $120,000
   ___  b.  $110,000 – $119,999
   ___  c.   $100,000 – $109,999
   ___  d.  $90,000 – $99,999
   ___  e.  $80,000 – $89,999
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   ___  g.  $60,000 – $69,999
   ___  h.  $50,000 – $59,999
   ___  i.    $40, 000-49,999
   ___  j.   $10,000 – $39,000.
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5. The person hired will have the title of:

___  a.  Associate Dean (including Dean of Students).

___  b.  Assistant Dean.

X__  c.   Director.

___  d.  Associate Director.

___  e.  Assistant Director.

___  f.   Professor – Full, Associate, or Assistant (tenure track).

___  g.  Professor – Full, Associate, or Assistant (clinical tenure track or its equivalent).

___  h.  Professor – Full, Associate, or Assistant (neither tenure track nor clinical tenure track).

___  i.    no title.

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6. Job responsibilities include (please check all that apply):

X__  a.  working with students whose predicators (LSAT and University GPA) suggest they will struggle to excel in law school.

X__  b.  working with students who performed relatively poorly on their law school examinations or other assessments.

X__  c.   working with diverse students.

___  d.  managing orientation.

X__  e.  teaching ASP-related classes (case briefing, synthesis, analysis, etc.).

___  f.   teaching bar-exam related classes.

X__  g.  working with students on an individual basis.

___  h.  teaching other law school courses.

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7. The person hired will be present in the office:

___  a.  9-10 month appointment.

X__  b. Year round appointment (works regularly in the summer months).

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8. The person hired is required to publish, in some form, in order to maintain employment.

___  a.  Yes.

X__  b.  No.

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9. The person hired will report to:

___  a. the Dean of the Law School.

X__  b. an Associate Dean.

___  c.   the Director of the Academic Support Department.

___  d.  a Faculty Committee.

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