Executive Director, Faculty Development

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Executive Director of Faculty Development provides strategic leadership and support to advance faculty excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship. The Executive Director serves as a central resource and thought partner for faculty and program leadership at all career stages, offering development programs, individualized consultations, and institution-wide initiatives that support professional growth, effectiveness, and satisfaction.

The Executive Director engages actively with faculty, academic leadership, and other stakeholders across the university to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and scholarly engagement.

This is a campus-based position and requires a presence on campus 5 days per week.

• Lead development and management of the vision, mission, strategy, and activities of the Institute for Learning, Innovation, and Faculty Excellence Innovation (iLIFE), and the Innovation, Learning Excellence, and Resource Network (iLEARN), including expectations, processes, procedures, and evaluation of effectiveness.

Collaborate with associate deans, program directors, and academic leaders, and faculty to identify faculty development needs and align initiatives with institutional and program priorities.

• Collaborate with the Faculty Council to develop and sustain an integrated, faculty-informed vision that reflects and advances faculty needs.
• Lead institution-wide faculty development initiatives that support academic innovation, curricular transformation, and evolving educational models.

• Serve as a central resource for faculty engagement in shared governance, providing guidance on governance structures, committee roles, and pathways for meaningful participation.
• Partner with the Faculty Council and academic leadership to prepare and support faculty for effective service in governance and institutional committees.
• Develop and facilitate professional development opportunities focused on academic leadership skills, including communication, consensus-building, decision-making, and change leadership.
• In collaboration with program leaders, support faculty in identifying and pursuing leadership pathways aligned with their interests, strengths, and career stage (e.g., committee leadership, program leadership, academic administration).
• Provide coaching and consultation to faculty on career planning, advancement, and professional growth, including preparation for expanded roles and responsibilities.
• Design and support mentorship and peer-learning structures that foster leadership development and cross-program collaboration.

• Design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive faculty development programs that support excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship across career stages.
• Scale the existing Academic Leadership Academy programs to address high-priority development needs of faculty.
• Develop and deliver training on evidence-based teaching practices, curriculum design, and assessment strategies.
• Provide workshops and learning opportunities focused on scholarly development, including research design, educational and applied scholarship, dissemination, and productivity strategies.
• Oversees and coordinates faculty consultation and coaching structures that support professional growth and teaching or scholarly development.
• Develop onboarding and transition programs for new faculty, mid-career faculty, and faculty preparing for promotion or leadership roles.
• Assess faculty development needs and evaluate program effectiveness using participation data, feedback, and outcomes to inform continuous improvement.
• Develop and deliver…