Program Coordinator

East Carolina University ( ECU ) is consistently ranked among the nation’s top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education,
ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output.

Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C., which is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn.

ECU’s commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university’s leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits.

Provide leadership, advising, and administrative support for the International EdD program by mentoring doctoral students from admission through dissertation completion, facilitating high-quality learning experiences, advancing program development and recruitment efforts, and ensuring student progress, compliance, and successful degree attainment through the Community Learning Exchange framework and participatory research methodologies.

• Serve as a primary International EdD Research Advisor, mentoring doctoral students from admission through dissertation completion.
• Guide students through the development, implementation, and dissemination of their dissertations in practice using the Community Learning Exchange ( CLE ) framework and participatory methodologies.
• Coordinate, monitor, and document student progress toward program milestones, including coursework, comprehensive requirements, proposal development, dissertation milestones, and graduation.
• Maintain regular communication with advisees through individual meetings, email, and virtual advising sessions.
• Co-facilitate the annual International EdD Summer Learning Exchange, including planning, instruction, logistics, and participant support.
• Co-facilitate regular online Web Exchanges that support student learning, dissertation development, and cohort engagement.
• Attend and facilitate in-person student learning experiences and cohort meetings during the first year of the International EdD program.
• Mentor doctoral students in scholarly writing, conference presentations, and publication opportunities.

• Assist in the planning, design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the International EdD curriculum and student experience with the Community Learning Exchange framework.
• Collaborate with the International EdD leadership team to review and refine program scope, sequence, learning outcomes, and instructional practices.
• Assist with domestic and international recruitment efforts through virtual information sessions, webinars, conference participation, and in-person recruitment events.
• Develop agendas and facilitate learning experiences for regular student Web Exchanges.
• Foster partnerships with international schools, educational organizations, and alumni to enhance recruitment and program visibility.
• Collaborate on scholarly publications, conference presentations, grant proposals, and externally funded initiatives that advance the ELF Department and College of Education.
• Represent the International EdD program at professional meetings and university events as appropriate.

• Coordinate with the ECU Graduate School regarding admissions, enrollment, graduation, and dissertation submission requirements.
• Assist students with university policies, procedures, deadlines, and graduation requirements.
• Maintain student records and monitor compliance with Graduate School and departmental policies.
• Prepare reports related to student progress, enrollment, retention, and graduation as requested.

• Doctorate in Educational Leadership or closely related field.
• Experience in graduate-level teaching.
• Experience in dissertation…