Division Lead, Morgridge College of Education

Position Summary

The Division Lead is a faculty administrative role and a key academic leader responsible for guiding one of the Morgridge College of Education’s newly formed academic divisions. The Division Lead provides strategic, operational, and academic leadership to support high-quality teaching, research, accreditation, enrollment, and faculty development. This role ensures divisional coherence while preserving the autonomy of individual programs, aligning divisional activities with MCE’s mission, values, and strategic priorities.

Division Leads serve as the primary link between program leadership and the Dean’s Office and play a central role in ensuring the sustainability, visibility, and academic excellence of the division. Division Leads will represent the division at college and university-level committees, initiatives, and meetings. They will need to communicate divisional priorities to college leadership and advocate for needs aligned with strategic goals.

The Division Lead reports to the Dean or designee.

• Teaching, Research and Service as designated and appropriate for faculty role

• Provide strategic direction to advance the Division’s academic identity, priorities, and contributions to MCE.
• Coordinate divisional curriculum planning, scheduling, and academic operations in collaboration with Curriculum Leads/Training Directors and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• Ensure alignment of divisional programs with accreditation, licensure, and professional standards.
• Facilitate division meetings, communication, and collaborative decision-making.
• Promote interdisciplinary engagement throughout the larger unit and cross-division collaboration.

• Conduct annual faculty performance reviews in consultation with the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.
• Support faculty advising and mentoring, teaching excellence, research productivity, professional development, and workload equity.
• Coordinate faculty onboarding and orientations within the division.
• Provide guidance for faculty navigating promotion, tenure, contract renewal, and sabbatical processes (consistent with existing governance structures).

• Partner with Enrollment and Marketing to strengthen recruitment, yield, and program growth.
• Manage the division budget, ensuring transparent and strategic use of resources.
• Oversee adjunct hiring, onboarding, and placement, ensuring instructional quality and alignment with divisional needs.

• Support program-level student advising, progression, and remediation processes.
• Assist Program Leads and Associate Deans with student concerns, escalations, and community partnerships.
• Ensure high-quality field, practicum, and internship experiences (in partnership with Field/Practicum Directors).
• Strengthen the overall student experience through inclusive, evidence-informed, and student-centered practices.

• Support accreditation and licensing requirements relevant to programs in the Division.
• Partner with the Accreditation & Assessment Director/Executive Assistant for Accreditation (or the designee) to ensure timely reporting, continuous improvement, and program evaluation.
• Maintain high standards of data integrity, learning assessment, and program documentation.

• Strategic thinking and ability to operationalize priorities.
• Strong communication and conflict-resolution skills.
• Commitment to transparent, equitable, and participatory leadership.
• Ability to balance administrative duties with teaching and scholarly expectations.
• Capacity to foster interdisciplinary connections and community partnerships.
• Demonstrated commitment, knowledge, and ability to effectively engage individuals from broadly diverse communities.
• Strong leadership abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships with peers, divisions, and senior leadership.
• Ability to collaborate and be comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to create effective partnerships.
• Strong…