Dual Credit Coordinator (English

Position: Dual Credit Coordinator (English)
## Dual Credit Coordinator (English)
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** Who is Saint Louis University? Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities. SLU, which also has a campus in Madrid, Spain, is recognized for world-class academics, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service.
**** Job Summary
** Founded in 1959, Saint Louis University’s 1818 Advanced College Credit Program is the oldest dual credit program in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River and has a long history of providing high school students the opportunity to earn college credit from SLU at a significantly reduced tuition rate. The 1818 Program facilitates collaboration between high school and SLU faculties to provide rigorous University courses for high school students in the Jesuit educational tradition.

Courses offered through the 1818 Program are the same courses taken by SLU’s undergraduate, degree-seeking students at our St. Louis, MO, campus.

The 1818 Dual Credit Coordinator (English) (“DCC”) manages the day-to-day relationships with and oversight of1818 English faculty in our partner high schools. The DCC serves under the direct supervision of the 1818 Program Director; however, day-to-day duties are established collaboratively with the DCC’s respective Faculty Liaison(s) in SLU’s Department of English.
** Job Duties
*** Represent, and serve as an extension of, 1818 faculty liaisons via the conduct of classroom observational visits. Requires regular, substantial travel locally, regionally, and out-of-state.
* Share visit observations and constituent feedback with liaisons to support liaisons’ evaluation of faculty performance.
* Regularly meet with faculty liaisons about individual 1818 course faculty and work collaboratively to support teacher professional development and academic quality.
* Coordinate the review of all new faculty applications and institutional responses, ensuring timely reviews by the respective faculty liaisons and timely communication of review results.
* Coordinate and, per the request of cooperating English Department Faculty Liaisons, conduct the review of 1818 Program course syllabi, and the timely communication of review results to the partner teachers.
* Maintain syllabi, evaluation/performance records, and professional development records for all 1818 English course faculty.
* Serve as an ambassador of the 1818 Program while on site visits, including participation in information sessions for students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
* Participate in 1818 Office strategic planning initiatives.
* Participate in English Department events and professional development programming as directed by their respective faculty liaison(s).
* If needed per the Department of English, and only when feasible per the 1818 Program Director, teach one section of an English course offered via the 1818 program at least once every three academic years (but starting no sooner than the second academic term of employment in the 1818 Office). The teaching of a course constitutes approximately a 20% FTE work effort.
** Minimum Education al Requirements and Experiential Qualifications
*** M.A. in English (a master's degree in a cognate discipline may be considered, per the determination of the English Department Chair and Faculty Liaison)
* At least two years of full-time experience (or its equivalent) teaching collegiate-level English courses.
** Preferred Educational Requirements and Experiential Qualifications In addition to all minimum required qualifications and educational requirements noted above:
*** A doctoral degree in English
* At least two years of experience supporting the administration of an academic program(s) at the collegiate level.
* Experience teaching in a dual-credit environment.
* Experience teaching English at the high school level.
* At least five years of full-time experience (or its equivalent) teaching collegiate-level English courses.
** Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities for Consideration
*** Understanding of contemporary…