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General Information Location: US-AZ - Phoenix Position Type: Full Time Virtual Eligible: Yes Ref #: 7452 Description and Requirements At the University of Phoenix, we are committed to the future of work by providing a fully remote, work-from-home environment. This strategy enables us to attract top talent nationwide. Are you looking for a rewarding and fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the opportunity to make a significant impact while collaborating with a team of fun, innovative individuals? Would you prefer to work with an organization that positively contributes to the world? If so, we would love to hear from you! Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you! About Us University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused. Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring – and learning from – those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations. We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members. About the Position A Doctoral Faculty Manager (DFM) oversees the overall instructional and academic excellence of faculty in their respective doctoral program/content area at the College of Doctoral Studies (CDS). An individual collaborates with the Associate Deans and various stakeholders to supervise faculty and assists with the development, implementation, and maintenance of strategies around the faculty lifecycle and ensuring the quality and integrity of the instruction of the college’s programs and other educational offerings. What You’ll Do: Oversee all faculty supervision activities within the designated content area and the college. This includes tasks related to the direct supervision of staff and associate faculty, such as selecting, mentoring, coaching, recognizing, evaluating, and developing. Ensure that faculty deliver course content effectively, with a strong focus on enhancing student engagement, performance, and success. Assist with the development of strategies in the faculty lifecycle to improve faculty engagement and support. Support, execute, and implement the college’s strategies for faculty. Establish and monitor appropriate employee performance objectives; prepare and present employee performance discussions, including one-on-one meetings and quarterly check-ins; implement mentoring and coaching plans, or corrective action, where appropriate. May teach within the program curricula for online, and dissertation classes based on College needs; effectively use a mentor/coach approach to build productive educational relationships with students. Maintain professional and technical knowledge of the curricula by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies and developing an annual personal research agenda that includes publication or presentation to a larger academic community.; maintain a general knowledge of emerging issues and trends related to respective academic program(s) and doctoral studies. Maintain a home office environment, if working remotely, that is conducive to professionalism and student privacy, with capability of video conferencing for all CDS meetings. Perform other duties as required or apparent. NOTE: The Primary Accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of the position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the Primary Accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate manager. Supervisory Responsibilities Direct supervision of program faculty MINIMUM EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: DFM - Educational Leadership (EDD) Doctoral degree in a field related to the content of the academic program, as described Five (5) years of proven experience in a field related to the content of the academic program, as described below Must remain a University of Phoenix faculty member in good standing within the designated college ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of adult education principles/practices, curriculum development and academic content area Proven experience as a scholar, practitioner, leader in one of the industries relative to our doctoral degree program Managerial experience leading teams or individuals and demonstrated record of enhancing instructional quality and promoting student success Able to convey a professional image and effectively represent the organization as appropriate in its relationship with the community as well as in all professional social media profiles such as LinkedIn Experience with doctoral-level education High level of problem solving and decision-making abilities to respond to student issues and concerns, evaluate students for retention, assess student work and abilities and facilitate the doctoral learning experience Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to communicate effectively with diverse constituencies, including students, faculty, employees and external parties Experience working in higher education with a diverse, multi-disciplinary group of doctoral students Proven ability to promote student learning success in doctoral studies in the areas of writing, critical thinking, and research Familiarity with adult educational experience and in the retention motivation of adult learners Demonstrable competence in qualitative, quantitative and applied research skills #LI-CB1 University of Phoenix is an Equal Opportunity Employer If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions. Pay Range The annual pay range for this position is $65,800 (minimum), $99,400 (midpoint), and $133,000 (maximum).* *Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget. Compensation above the midpoint is generally associated with experienced, long-tenured employees who have demonstrated sustained performance and expertise in the role. Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial, educational and work-life balance goals. Full-time employees are eligible for: Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program; Competitive 401(k) employer match; Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and, A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.* *For more details around paid time off benefits, please . Application Deadline is 04/24/2026. Share this job: