Research Program Manager & WIJAR Editor

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At Westcliff, we are constantly striving to be the best while valuing each of our team members as human beings and succeeding together!

Westcliff is a leader in innovative global education. We are respected for our transformative, technologically advanced programs and initiatives with a focus on excellence, social responsibility, and diversity.

Our tagline – "Educate. Inspire, Empower." – is a summary of our mission statement. As it suggests, the main focus of our university is to strive to enhance the opportunities of our students and employees to enjoy success through empowerment, as a result of their education and hard work.

By joining the Westcliff team, you’ll be playing a significant role in our growth, having an opportunity to put your personal touch on Westcliff’s progress as we grow and succeed together!

Westcliff University seeks a highly organized and experienced Research Program Manager with a strong publication record and a demonstrated commitment to advancing faculty scholarship and institutional research goals.

The Research Program Manager will serve as a central resource for advancing faculty and student scholarship across the university and provide strategic guidance and mentorship to faculty and doctoral students to advance high-quality research and scholarly publication.

This role supports research design, methodological rigor, and publication readiness while fostering a collaborative and ethical research culture across the university.

Working closely with faculty, doctoral students, and institutional partners, the Research Program Manager will be responsible for strengthening research capacity, scholarly productivity, and publication outcomes at Westcliff University.

• Advance institutional research capacity by increasing faculty and doctoral student scholarly productivity and engagement
• Ensure the quality and integrity of research and scholarship through promotion of ethical standards and methodological rigor
• Support continuous improvement in faculty scholarship by guiding research design, methodology, and publication strategy
• Increase publication-ready manuscripts through structured support from conceptualization to submission
• Strengthen research literacy and information fluency through collaboration with library and research support services
• Design, implement, and assess research workshops and professional development aligned with institutional learning and research outcomes
• Identify and integrate emerging research trends, best practices, and external expectations into faculty research initiatives
• Promote interdisciplinary and faculty–student collaborative research that aligns with institutional mission and strategic priorities
• Develop and sustain research teams and communities of practice that demonstrate measurable scholarly outcomes
• Collect, analyze, and report evidence of research engagement, productivity, and impact to support accreditation, assessment, and institutional effectiveness
• Participate on university committees and/or external advisory boards and committees as needed
• Oversee faculty research programs (Faculty Fellows) and initiatives at the university level

The Editor in Chief oversees the editorial process and strategic direction of the journal.

• Provide strategic leadership for the journal’s vision, scope, and editorial board and direction
• Establish and uphold editorial policies, ethics, and peer‑review integrity
• Oversee manuscript submission, review, and publication; make final editorial decisions
• Recruit, mentor, and manage associate editors, editorial board members, and reviewers
• Ensure timely, fair, and…