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Join WGU as an Academic Integrity Evaluator, where you will help uphold academic standards by investigating and resolving policy violations, ensuring a fair and ethical learning environment.

Responsibilities: Evaluate student submissions for academic integrity, conduct investigations for policy violations, collaborate with faculty and students, and provide training on academic integrity.

Skills: Familiarity with academic integrity policies, experience with plagiarism detection tools, strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, and effective communication abilities.

Qualifications: Master's degree and two years of experience in academic administration or related fields are required, with a preference for candidates experienced in handling academic misconduct cases and online education practices.

Location: Home Office, United States of America

Compensation: $28 - $42 / Hourly

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Faculty 504Pay Range: $28.26 - $42.40

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Reviews student assessment referrals to evaluate the integrity of original content within students’ submissions by analyzing similarity reports and calibrating with rubrics, processes, procedures and university standards.
• Conducts partial and full investigations to determine if academic integrity policy violations have occurred.
• Assesses the uniqueness of each situation to determines appropriate action and makes recommendations for resolution.
• Coordinates with faculty, students, and administrators to resolve academic integrity violations.
• Applies academic integrity evaluation processes, procedures, and policies to ensure integrity feedback is consistent, personalized, and timely.
• Collaborates with colleagues to ensure consistent, valid, and reliable determinations across multiple raters.
• Reviews evaluation feedback from team members and leaders to ensure integrity methods align with department and team expectations.
• Participates in academic integrity education and training for faculty, staff, and students to ensure they understand academic integrity policies and practices.
• Proctors student assessments, which includes scheduling, launching, and monitoring students’ behavior during assessments.
• Validates the integrity of exams by analyzing proctored videos and evaluates student adherence to academic integrity policies, including suspicious behavior and failure to comply.
• Maintains confidential case records and proper documentation of investigations and resolutions.
• Collaborates with the Student Conduct Office in the adjudication process, as needed.
• May utilize technological platforms and systems to identify and analyze compromised university content disclosed on the internet and participate in its removal.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Familiarity with academic integrity policies, plagiarism, research misconduct, and ethical standards in higher education.
• Familiarity with plagiarism detection software, learning management systems (LMS), and online proctoring tools.
• Commitment to handling sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively with faculty, administrators, legal teams, and students to promote a culture of integrity.
• Ability to analyze cases, review evidence, and determine appropriate actions while ensuring fairness.
• Able to assess cases and make fair, well-reasoned decisions within university guidelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to deliver instructional and educational trainings.
• Ability to address evolving challenges, such as AI-assisted plagiarism and new forms of academic misconduct.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field of study
• Two (2) years of experience in academic administration, student conduct, higher education policies and academic integrity practices, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior work experience conducting investigations, resolving academic misconduct cases, and developing institutional policies
• Prior work experience with competency-based education in an online environment 

Experience in lieu of education

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Position & Application Details

Part-time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working less than 30 standard weekly hours): This is a part-time, regular position (classified for less than 30 SWH) that is eligible for vision and mental healthcare; flexible spending account; voluntary life insurance; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and prorated paid holidays and accrued sick time.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.