Director, Center Teaching and Learning Innovation; CTLI

• Position Title:
  
  Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI)
• Department:
  Academic Affairs
• Location:
  
  Moorhead, Minnesota
• Employment Type:
  
  Staff, Administrative Exempt, Full-time
• FTE: 1.0
• Benefit Eligible:
  Yes
• General Employment Period: 12-month
• General Work Schedule (days of week):
  Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm, in person
• General Shift
  
  Hours:
  
  8:00 am - 5:00 pm
• Position Opening Date: 11/2/2026
• Screening Begins: 12/4/2026
• Open Until Filled?:
  Yes

At Concordia College, your work contributes to something bigger. Every role plays a part in supporting our students, strengthening our campus community, and advancing our mission. Here, you'll join a collaborative community where your contributions are valued, and your work can make a meaningful difference.

The Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) provides strategic leadership and hands‑on expertise toadvance teaching excellence, instructional innovation, faculty development, and student success. In partnership with faculty, academic leaders, and campus colleagues, the Director supports course and curriculum design, the effective integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and educational technologies, and evidence‑based teaching practices that prepare students for workforce success and lifelong learning.

The Director advances institutional priorities relatedto student engagement, persistence, and academic achievement through accessible, innovative learning experiences and continuous improvement.

• Strategic Leadership and Instructional Innovation
  • Provide strategic vision and leadership for CTLI programs and initiatives that advance teaching excellence, inclusive pedagogy, instructional innovation, and student success.
  • Champion evidence‑based and inclusive teaching practices that foster student belonging, engagement, AI integration, and workforce readiness, supporting faculty in creating accessible, equitable, and intellectually challenging learning.
  • Collaborate with Academic Affairs and Student Success leadership and the President’s AI Council to advance the effective and responsible use of AI and emerging technologies in teaching and learning.
• Instructional Designand Faculty Consultation
  • Partner directly with faculty to design and deliver workshops and professional development that improves courses, curricula, assessments, and learning experiences, integrating educational technologies, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), accessibility, and evidence‑based teaching practices.
  • Designand facilitate faculty development that builds AI literacy, instructional technology and learning management skills, pedagogical innovation, and effective practices for student belonging, engagement and learning.
• Assessment, Administration, and Collaboration
  • EvaluateCTLI initiatives using institutional data, faculty feedback, and student success indicators to assess impact on teaching practices, student engagement, and retention.
  • Establish goals, assessment measures, and priorities; use findings to inform continuous improvement, resource allocation, and recommendations to academic leadership.
  • SuperviseCTLI personnel and manage budgets, resources, and annual planning.
    Build campus and external partnerships and represent the College in regional and national teaching and learning initiatives.

• Enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively with people across an organization.
• Look for ways to solve problems, improve processes, and make work easier for others.

We're looking for someone who brings a combination of relevant experience, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and a commitment to contributing to a collaborative work environment. You…