Executive Director

** Salary Range:
** Commensurate (Based on selected hire’s qualifications)
* Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Ten years of management related experience.
* PhD in a related discipline.
* Supervisory experience.
* Administrative experience including budgeting and employee evaluation.
* Experience in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and services.
* Experience in one or more of the following areas: faculty development; teaching assistant and graduate student professional development; technology in teaching and learning;
Learning Sciences; teaching and learning in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline; evaluation and assessment; course and instructional design; grant development; assessment support, and management; pedagogy;
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL);
Interdisciplinary teaching and learning; donor funding, service-Learning; and formative assessment for teaching enhancement and impact in teaching.
* Understanding of organizational culture and ability to be a change agent and advocate of excellence in teaching and learning.
* Recognition as innovator based on multiple new techniques and workshops in educational development of faculty and/or graduate students.
* Experience and understanding of educational technology including (but not limited to) learning management systems and learning tools that are integrated to them.
* Faculty development expertise.
* Ability to work effectively with faculty and administrators on strategic planning, assessing needs, and pursuing the Center’s mission across the university.
* Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills. Strong writing and edit capabilities.
* Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
* Knowledge of learning theory and pedagogical practices including blended pedagogy.
* Strong grasp of best practices and research in learning and teaching in higher education.
* Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and services.
* Ability to supervise the work of others.
* Ability to connect faculty professional development in teaching to both faculty and student success.
* Knowledge of how formative evaluation of faculty professional development in teaching relates to summative evaluation of faculty teaching performance.
* Proficiency on best practices and research in teaching and learning in higher education.
* Profound knowledge of the academic mission of university, and goals of undergraduate, graduate and professional education.
* Basic understanding of educational technology and university information systems.
* Oversees the development, implementation, and assessment of programs related professional development of faculty and graduate students in teaching, digital learning, curriculum re(design), consulting, and other services.
* Strategically provides opportunities and resources for Center programs using a scholarly approach consisting of evidence-based strategies.
* Facilitates curriculum and program (re) design processes serving as a subject matter expert in the field.
* Develops, oversees, and assesses university-wide programs aimed to improve teaching and student success through aligning learning outcomes with the requirements of the university, state, and certifying boards.
* Works with staff to identify areas for CTE program improvement, and to identify and implement changes to enhance Center effectiveness and the quality of our services.
* Oversees CTE teaching awards and recognition programs.
* Collaborates with colleges and departments to identify programming needs in effort to meet the educational requirements of students and to support a campus-wide culture for teaching excellence and student success.
* Collaborates with current and potential donors for the advancement of Center programs.
* Collaborates and partners with national and international organizations focusing on teaching excellence and faculty development.
* Manages outreach and external communications to the University and beyond in effort to influence the local, state, national and international reputation of the Center and University.
* Markets the Center to University faculty,…