Online Chair - Helms School of Government

Online Chair Position

The Online Chair is a full‑time, 12‑month contracted administrative‑faculty position. The Online Chair’s primary role is to maintain the integrity of online programs and to ensure that their delivery is in alignment with the University’s mission and vision. The Online Chair also ensures operational excellence in the administration of online programs, including faculty recruitment and retention, program administration, and student success.

• Review, assess, and maintain the integrity of online courses and curriculum delivery, ensuring all course content aligns with educational guidelines and the University mission.
• Develop curriculum, meet with publishers, collaborate with subject‑matter experts, and monitor end‑of‑course evaluations and grade distribution.
• Communicate hiring needs and recommendations to the Associate/Assistant Dean in concert with the Faculty Support Coordinator; assist in the hiring process, including review of applicant files, interview participation, note‑taking, and recommendations.
• Qualify new online faculty to teach specific courses based on their transcripts and coordinate, with Instructional Mentors, Faculty Support Coordinators, and other stakeholders, all online faculty training.
• Lead and mentor a team of online faculty—including Instructional Mentors, Program Directors, and subject‑matter experts—ensuring they support the educational mission of the University. Address administrative concerns and questions from faculty, cover for faculty during absences, and coordinate all levels of faculty management, remediation, and development.
• Understand and oversee online course assignment and course/pay verification processes.
• Schedule courses for online faculty in the Faculty Assignment Tool to meet University and Registrar deadlines and ensure that all courses are appropriately staffed with credentialed faculty; coordinate with other Chairs whose faculty teach courses in the Online Chair’s College/School. Ensure contract fulfillment.
• Provide departmental oversight to online faculty teaching courses in a specific area, troubleshoot issues, address faculty concerns, and communicate policies and reminders.
• Analyze course and faculty performance to ensure alignment with the curriculum scope and student experience.
• Conduct faculty assessments and evaluations based on departmental and University guidelines; assess student experience in courses; review and resolve student complaints, grade appeals, academic dishonesty, and transfers/substitutions.
• Review departmental and University‑based reports for student success.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Communicate with the Faculty Support Coordinator or administrative staff regarding faculty textbook and material needs, ensuring faculty have appropriate access to electronic resources.
• Ensure the appropriate resolution of student complaints and appeals.
• Participate in departmental, all‑faculty, vendor, and publisher meetings.
• Assist in planning the annual budget for the relevant area of oversight.

• May serve on one or more University, College/School, or departmental committees, including Faculty Senate, Undergraduate Administrative and Curriculum Council, Graduate Administrative and Curriculum Council, and special committees.
• Attend special University events, including faculty orientation, baccalaureate, and commencement exercises, and team‑building exercises.
• Periodically work on special projects and assignments that contribute to the overall efforts of the academic division and the University as a whole.

• Encourage a commitment to the Christian life and promote personal integrity, sensitivity to the needs of others, social responsibility, and active communication of the Christian faith—supporting a Christian worldview that leads people to Jesus Christ as the Lord of the universe.
• Support and foster Liberty University’s doctrinal beliefs.
• Support and foster the spiritual development of faculty, staff, and students, ensuring that Christian values remain at the focus of the mission and purpose at…