Ph.D. Program Director

Tiffin University School of Business

. Provide strategic leadership for the growth and sustainability of Tiffin University’s Ph.D.

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in Ph.D. program leadership, curriculum oversight, and student recruitment strategies while fostering an inclusive academic environment. Proficient in developing and enforcing academic policies, managing dissertation processes, and collaborating with faculty and university partners.

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Ph.D. Program LeadershipCurriculum DevelopmentStudent Recruitment StrategiesDissertation Committee OversightProgram Assessment

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Hard Skills

Curriculum OversightProgram ReviewAssessmentEnrollment ManagementAcademic Policy DevelopmentDissertation Completion ProcessesAnnual ReportingResearch EthicsGraduate Assistant SelectionStudent Learning Outcomes

Soft Skills

Strategic LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationMentoringInclusivity

Industry Keywords

Academic IntegrityPlagiarismIntellectual PropertyHuman Subjects ResearchNonhuman Vertebrate ResearchEnrollment TrendsRecruitment EventsProgram MetricsTiffin University MissionICARE Values

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic leadership for the growth and sustainability of Tiffin University’s Ph.D. program
Increase prospective student interest, applications, and new student enrollment
Collaborate with Enrollment Management, Marketing, the School Dean, faculty, alumni, and University partners on recruitment and enrollment strategies
Identify recruitment opportunities and partnerships and support recruitment events and communications
Monitor enrollment trends and the competitive landscape and recommend recruitment, conversion, and retention strategies
Teach, promote the program, oversee and train faculty, and advise students
Lead curriculum and program development, program review, and program metrics
Support student recruitment
Develop processes and support administrative duties
Plan immersion weekends, residencies, and events
Represent the Ph.D. Program within and outside Tiffin University
Chair the Ph.D. Program Committee overseeing funding, admissions, courses, dissertation committees, and dissertation oversight
Evaluate and implement program design, assessment, degree requirements, and course offerings
Create a supportive and inclusive Ph.D. student community
Oversee residency requirements
Coordinate recruitment and admissions activities with Marketing, Enrollment Management, and Graduate Admissions
Act on and approve completed applications and approve transfer credit
Coordinate graduate assistant ranking and selection
Keep current with scholarship and oversee dissertation committees, graduate scholarship, and research issues
Assign advisors, support course selection, and coordinate student orientation
Monitor student progress and address academic or research difficulties
Ensure dissertation committees, research training, and required approvals are established
Advise students on dissertation funding, travel assistance, graduation requirements, and dissertation completion
Ensure faculty understand program policies and monitor student progress with faculty
Support faculty workshops, staffing, faculty evaluation, and curriculum development
Maintain course rotations and update Academic Bulletin information
Assist with annual reports, assessment, program reviews, and accreditation documents
Perform other duties assigned by the President, Provost, or Dean

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D.-level academic environment and program leadership experience
Knowledge of current scholarship in the field
Ability to oversee Ph.D. curriculum, program review, assessment, and student learning outcomes
Ability to develop and enforce academic, operational, dissertation, research, and administrative policies and procedures
Ability to oversee admissions, enrollment pipelines, recruitment, and graduate assistant selection
Knowledge of academic integrity, plagiarism, intellectual property, research ethics, human subjects research, and nonhuman vertebrate research requirements
Ability to oversee dissertation committees and dissertation completion processes
Ability to work with faculty on curriculum development, student progress, assessment, and faculty evaluation
Ability to compile information for annual reports, program assessment, program reviews, and accreditation documents
Ability to travel domestically and internationally occasionally
Must support Tiffin University’s mission and ICARE values

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal employment opportunity protections
Fully remote work arrangement
Faculty In-Services, Residencies, and Graduation participation opportunities
Dissertation funding and travel assistance for presentation of results (available to students under the director's administration)