Posting Details
Job Title: Director, Gertrude C. Ford Center for Teaching and Learning
Working Title: Director, Gertrude C. Ford Center for Teaching and Learning
Position Type: Administrative
Department: Center for Teaching and Learning
Posting Number: 201201532
Full or Part Time: Full Time
Benefit Eligible: Yes
Tenure/Non-Tenure Track: Non-Tenure Track
Salary Basis: 12 month
Position Summary Information
Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop, coordinate, implement, and supervise a variety of workshops and varied professional development opportunities for large groups, small groups, and individual professional development to include both full-time and part-time faculty.
- Establish a centralized digital repository of teaching and research resources and oversee the distribution of these resources to support the development of the instructional community.
- Collaborate with Center for Teaching and Learning faculty team members in supporting and meeting the pedagogical and research needs of individual faculty members.
- Stay abreast of literature on teaching and learning and network with national groups and individuals.
- Facilitate discussions on topics related to the scholarship of teaching and learning and the improvement of teaching.
- Work with various entities to identify grant opportunities and develop proposals to support endeavors of the Center.
- Additional duties as required.
Education/Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree or higher.
- Prior experience working in a Center for Teaching and Learning on a college campus.
- Record of teaching excellence at the college level.
- Prior experience leading faculty development that contributed to measured, enhanced student success, particularly among diverse first-generation students.
- Expertise in educational technology.
Salary: Commensurate with experience, qualifications, and university’s resources.
Minimum Qualifications: See qualifications above.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Doctorate or terminal degree.
- Experience pursuing and obtaining grant support for curriculum design or faculty development.
- Experience with generative AI.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please provide a cover letter, CV, unofficial transcript(s) and a list of three-five professional references. If you would like to add a letter(s) of recommendation please upload them with your application under optional documents. You may also have them emailed to . Once letter(s) are received we will add them to your application materials.
Additional Information: Tenure/Promotion status may be considered at time of hire.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date: 07/18/2024
Close Date: Not specified
Open Until Filled: Yes
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- DSU Employee
- DSU Job Website
- Invited by Department to Apply
- MS State Employment Service
- HigherEdJobs
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Diverse Issues
- Indeed.com
- Other
- * Will you now or in the future require "sponsorship" for an employment based visa status?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Unofficial Transcripts
Optional Documents:
- Other Document
- Letter of Reference 1
- Letter of Reference 2
- Letter of Reference 3
- Other Document 2