Remote | Academic Administration & University Operations Expert — $60–$85/hour
Job Description:
We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for professionals experienced in higher education, academic administration, faculty workflows, student affairs, research administration, accreditation, curriculum development, and structured university operations review.
This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on structured higher education workflow evaluation, academic policy review, university operations analysis, curriculum and accreditation materials, student support documentation, research administration workflows, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will apply their higher education expertise to review realistic academic scenarios, evaluate institutional outputs, prepare structured written feedback, and support accurate, evidence-based education workflow tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Professionals in this role may contribute to:
Academic Content, Curriculum & Faculty Workflow Review
- Review higher education scenarios involving academic content, curriculum development, course planning, faculty governance, departmental processes, and teaching-related materials
- Evaluate academic outputs against source materials, course objectives, institutional requirements, pedagogical expectations, and documented review criteria
- Support structured review of faculty workflows, tenure review materials, academic writing, curriculum proposals, and departmental documentation
- Identify missing information, policy gaps, academic reasoning issues, and expected higher education review outcomes
University Administration & Student Affairs Support
- Review university operations scenarios involving admissions decisions, enrollment management, registrar workflows, advising, financial aid, residential life, and student support services
- Evaluate student-facing and administrative materials against institutional policies, student needs, compliance requirements, and source documentation
- Support structured review of student advising materials, admissions files, enrollment records, institutional communications, and academic operations workflows
- Prepare clear written explanations for higher education decisions based on source materials and verifiable criteria
Research Administration, Accreditation & Institutional Review
- Review scenarios involving grant administration, IRB materials, sponsored programs, accreditation processes, assessment, institutional effectiveness, and academic compliance
- Evaluate higher education outputs against FERPA, Title IX, accreditation standards, institutional policy, and academic governance requirements
- Annotate, label, or validate data across higher education use cases such as institutional research, course planning, student advising, accreditation review, and academic policy analysis
- Maintain accuracy, consistency, and professional judgment across submitted work
Ideal Profile
Strong candidates may have:
- 3+ years of professional experience in higher education, academic administration, faculty roles, student affairs, research administration, accreditation, institutional effectiveness, enrollment management, or related university operations roles
- Background in one or more areas such as teaching, research, departmental governance, registrar operations, provost office work, admissions, advising, financial aid, residential life, sponsored programs, IRB, accreditation, or assessment
- Familiarity with university workflows involving curriculum development, tenure review, admissions, grant administration, student advising, accreditation, institutional research, and academic policy
- Comfort reading and preparing higher education artifacts such as academic policies, course plans, curriculum proposals, advising notes, accreditation materials, grant documents, institutional reports, and student communications
- Strong analytical thinking and written communication skills
- Ability to translate academic and university workflows into clear, structured task documentation
Educational Background
- A degree or professional background in higher education, education, academic administration, public administration, student affairs, research administration, instructional design, social sciences, humanities, or a related field is helpful
- Faculty experience, graduate study, institutional administration experience, or university research experience is highly relevant
- Equivalent practical experience in academic operations, student affairs, accreditation, research administration, or university policy work is also valuable
Nice to Have
- Experience at an R1 university, liberal arts college, community college system, professional school, research institution, or academic administration office
- Familiarity with FERPA, Title IX, accreditation standards, institutional effectiveness, student advising, admissions review, sponsored programs, IRB, or academic governance
- Experience preparing or reviewing curriculum materials, accreditation reports, tenure packets, student advising records, admissions materials, grant documentation, or institutional policy materials
- Background in faculty work, registrar operations, provost office workflows, enrollment management, financial aid, residential life, assessment, or institutional research
- Strong attention to detail in academic, policy-aware, and documentation-heavy higher education environments
Why This Opportunity
- Apply higher education expertise to structured remote project work
- Contribute to high-quality academic policy review, university operations analysis, curriculum assessment, and institutional workflow evaluation
- Work on flexible assignments aligned with your higher education background
- Use your academic and institutional judgment in a focused, detail-oriented review environment
- Remote structure with competitive hourly compensation
Contract Details
- Independent contractor role
- Fully remote with flexible scheduling
- Part-time commitment depending on project availability
- Competitive rates between $60–$85 per hour depending on expertise
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
- Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
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