March 6, 2013

Assessment Officer - LAU - Lebanon

The School of Architecture & Design has an opening for an Assessment Officer. The Assessment Officer shall supervise, coordinate and provide support for a variety of tasks related to the School’s operation such as program assessment, collection of data, preparation of reports, archiving and documentation of academic material. The ideal candidate should be flexible and also willing to divide his/her time on both campuses, according to need.

- Assist the Dean in all matters that pertain to assessment, documentation, data management and other logistical services needed for the proper functioning of the school
- Supervises and proposes new ways for standardization of data collection, as well as the archiving of studio work, course files, and other visual materials to be readily accessible for accreditation visits, for publications and exhibitions, and other purposes
- Assists the Assistant Dean and Departmental Chairs in various administrative tasks as assigned by the Dean, and assists in any documentation-related work for special school activities such as conferences, workshops, etc…
- Assists and follows up program assessment activities related to professional accreditation (such as data collection and analysis). Generates spreadsheets and reports from various collected data and follows up on the collection and archiving of data
- Maintains an information filing system for specific activities and assigned tasks and projects
- Prepares and handles all automated documents, collects and analyzes various data pertaining to the school operation
- Develops and tests procedures for school databases including course files, faculty files, teaching loads, student data, publications, etc…
- Assists in monitoring the schools’ budget and assists the Dean in any task related to budgeting, grant follow-up, inventory of equipment and maintenance records, inventory of computer equipment and scheduling of replacements/maintenance, etc…
- Assists in collecting data for publications and in following-up on the preparation of publications for printing, and acts as liaison with MARCOM in preparation and updating of webpage, brochures, and other school publications
- Maintains the school’s website and assists faculty in preparing, documenting, and posting materials on the web
- Performs other related duties/projects as mandated by the Dean
- Coordinates school operations on both campuses

Qualifications
- BS in Computer Science or BE in Computer Engineering or related fields
- Excellent writing & communication skills
- Ability to work independently and effectively under pressure
- Good ICT skills, including developing database applications using high-level languages
- Knowledge of project management software
- Knowledge of Graphic Design and Website software

CVs should be emailed to byblos.hire@lau.edu.lb specifying the job title in the subject line.

The closing date for receiving applications is Sunday March 10, 2013

No applications will be accepted after this date, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.