Assistant Director of Simulation

Join the READY RURAL team and play a key leadership role in advancing innovative, simulation-based healthcare education that prepares learners for today's evolving workforce. The Assistant Director of Simulation provides leadership for simulation strategy, academic assessment, technology integration, faculty development, and competency-based evaluation across READY RURAL's simulation and Virtual Care-enabled learning environments.

In this collaborative leadership role, you will work closely with faculty, healthcare partners, and campus stakeholders to ensure simulation experiences are aligned with curricular outcomes, professional competencies, accreditation standards, workforce needs, and grant objectives. You will help shape and coordinate simulation initiatives, oversee assessment and quality assurance processes, support technology-enabled learning, and provide consultation and professional development that promotes excellence in simulation-based education.

The Assistant Director will coordinate simulation operations, including lab and Virtual Care scheduling, equipment readiness, and technology integration, while supporting innovative teaching, competency tracking, learner assessment, and outcomes reporting. This position also plays a vital role in collecting and analyzing data for grant reporting, accreditation, continuous quality improvement, and workforce readiness initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced educational leader who is passionate about advancing healthcare education through simulation, evidence-based instructional practices, academic assessment, and collaborative partnerships that strengthen student success and rural healthcare workforce development.

Universities of Wisconsin also offers an extremely competitive benefits package for 2026 that includes:

• Health plans, currently starting at $45 per month.

• 176 hours of vacation per year (prorated for start date).

• 36 hours of personal holiday, and 9 legal holidays (prorated for start date).

• 176 Hours of sick leave for first 18 months. After this period, employees can earn up to 96 hours per fiscal year. Accumulates without limit and does not expire.

• Paid parental leave after six months of continuous employment.

• Wisconsin Retirement System (pension) with 7.2% employer contribution for 2026.

All employment benefits are subject to change. A full list of current benefits and eligibility requirements can be found on our website.

This position is funded through the READY RURAL grant and is initially offered as a one-year fixed-term appointment. Opportunity for renewal past the initial year is possible depending on grant funding and satisfactory performance.

• →Plans, executes, and evaluates data collection initiatives, and maintains management and collection resources

• →Serves as a subject matter expert and liaison to internal and external stakeholders

• →Collects, prepares, and analyzes data, and prepares reports

• →Continuously improves methods and processes for assessment instrument development

• →Manages complex databases and performs analyses of large data sets

• →May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

• →Provides operational guidance on the implementation of new or revised institutional operational policies and procedures for learning and programmatic assessment

College of Nursing, Health Professions and STEM

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare, Education, Assessment, Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Technology, Health Sciences, Nursing, Public Health, or related field

• Experience coordinating academic programs, assessment activities, simulation programs, curriculum initiatives, or teaching and learning support services.

• Experience supporting assessment planning, data collection, reporting, accreditation, program review, or quality improvement activities.

• Experience working collaboratively with faculty, academic programs, staff, and internal or external stakeholders.

• Strong communication, consultation, organization, and analytical skills.

• Master’s degree in Healthcare Education, Assessment, Curriculum and Instruction, Nursing, Health Sciences, Educational Technology, Public Health, or related field.

• Experience in healthcare simulation, Virtual Care, telehealth education, interprofessional education, or competency-based education.

• Experience with accreditation processes in nursing, health professions, healthcare simulation, or higher education.

• Experience using assessment management systems, learning management systems, simulation management systems, dashboards, or data visualization tools.

• Simulation certification or relevant training such as CHSE, CHSOS, or equivalent experience.

UWO provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact hroffice@uwosh.edu or 920-424-1166. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability.

Confidentiality of Applicant Materials
UWO is a State agency and subject to Wisconsin's Open Records Law. UWO will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin's Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of "final candidates" and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.   

CBC & Reference Check Policy
All candidates for employment are subject to a pre-employment screening which includes a criminal background check, work authorization, and verification of education. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.   

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UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Applicants must submit the following documents using the online application:

• Resume

• Cover Letter