Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center Director; Revised Screening date

Nakatani Teaching And Learning Center Director

UW–Stout invites visionary educators and scholar-practitioners to apply for the Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center (NTLC) Directorship—an opportunity for an educational leader who is passionate about transforming how faculty teach and how students learn in a dynamic polytechnic environment.

The NTLC Director serves as the campus's foremost champion of teaching excellence. Reporting to the Director of Multimodal Instructional Supports within Academic Affairs, the Director provides strategic leadership for one of UW–Stout's most distinctive institutional assets: the NTLC which has defined a culture of innovative, evidence-based, career-focused instruction. The Director:

• oversees instructional development across the institution, aligned with the university's strategic priorities
• builds campus-wide coalitions around effective pedagogy,
• stewards resources,
• and positions the NTLC as a leader within the UW System and the broader teaching and learning community.

This is an annual appointment with potential for part-time teaching. The appointment begins July 1, 2026.

Minimum / Required

• Master's degree or higher with demonstrated expertise in teaching and learning.
• Five or more years of effective teaching experience in higher education.
• Demonstrated track record of designing, leading, and assessing instructional professional development programs.
• Evidence of strong collaborative skills and the ability to build productive relationships across the academic institution.
• Deep commitment to student success frameworks including Universal Design for Learning, High Impact Practices, project-based learning, and others
• Currency with learning technologies and their application within in-person, hybrid, and online contexts.
• Effective written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills appropriate for diverse academic audiences.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Capacity to conduct and apply research and evaluation in alignment with UW–Stout's polytechnic tenets.

Highly Desired/Preferred

• Demonstrated success in a faculty leadership role.
• Demonstrated success building a culture of effective teaching across in-person, hybrid, and online modalities.
• Experience in program or center administration, including budget development and oversight, staff supervision, and strategic goal-setting aligned with institutional priorities.
• History of successful grant writing and external funding development.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-campus communication and relationship-building efforts in higher education.

About the Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center (NTLC)

Established in 2008 in honor of Arthur Nakatani, the NTLC is UW–Stout's hub for instructional development and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Grounded in discovery, curiosity, innovation, collaboration, and research, the Center creates the conditions for faculty to thrive as teachers—building confidence in their practice, deepening their scholarship, and staying current with evolving learning technologies and student needs.

The NTLC's mission is to share and value teaching and learning by:

• Cultivating a campus climate where educators find satisfaction and efficacy in their work and have meaningful opportunities to share classroom practices and research.
• Designing programs that nurture sustained faculty growth throughout all career stages.
• Advancing the thoughtful integration of technology to enhance learning outcomes.

UW–Stout:
Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

As Wisconsin's only polytechnic university, UW–Stout's distinct mission is built on three educational tenets—applied learning, business and industry collaboration, and career focus—that differentiate our faculty's instructional challenges and opportunities. Every program requires 100% experiential learning. Every academic program is guided by advisory committees of employers and alumni, and we have a record of hiring faculty and staff with both academic credentials and in-field/professional experiences.

The result: a 99% graduate placement rate, unmatched in the UW System.

The NTLC Director must…