Assistant Dean of Academic Programming and Faculty Support, Center Core Curriculum

Position: Assistant Dean of Academic Programming and Faculty Support, Center for the Core Curriculum

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Assistant Dean of Academic Programming and Faculty Support is responsible for planning and executing outreach, trainings, lectures, workshops, and special events related to the Columbia Core Curriculum; providing assistance to faculty teaching in the Core; and enhancing the undergraduate academic experience more broadly. The incumbent will also organize programming about the content of the Core Curriculum and about the undergraduate academic experience for a range of activities and events involving Columbia faculty, students, alumni, staff, and the general public.

Responsibilities

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Trainings and workshops

• Coordinates the visits from expert lecturers from the Columbia and Barnard communities and from other institutions of higher education for the weekly faculty meetings of the faculty of the Core Curriculum.
• Working closely with Columbia’s Center for Teaching and Learning, organizes and coordinates trainings and professional development workshops for instructors of Core Curriculum courses, including orientations for new graduate Preceptors and general pedagogical support for faculty.
• Collaborating with the Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum and with faculty Core Chairs, develops and runs workshops for students in Core Curriculum courses that support the development of academic skills applicable to their work in Core courses.

Faculty Support

• Working closely with the Director of the Center for the Core, the Assistant Dean will provide individualized pedagogical support to faculty teaching in the Core Curriculum. This may include connecting faculty with pedagogical resources, responding to faculty inquiries, and assisting faculty with day-to-day challenges that arise in their sections throughout the academic year.

Curricular and co-curricular events for the Columbia community

• Manages and coordinates all course-wide lectures designed for faculty and students in the Core Curriculum courses.
• Identifies cultural events in New York City related to the content and experience of the Core Curriculum courses; coordinates course-related outings to theaters, dance companies, musical groups, museums, and other cultural institutions; establishes and cultivates relationships with artists and cultural institutions throughout New York City.

Intellectual programming for alumni, parents, and the general public

• Working closely with Alumni Relations, organizes regular intellectual programming centered on or extending from the undergraduate Core Curriculum, including “Mini-Core Classes,” faculty expert lectures for Reunion and other events throughout the year, including Cafe Columbia events (including book salons, museum tours, and other cultural programs led by Columbia faculty) and “Core Conversations” virtual book clubs.
• Collaborates with Alumni and Development and Communications staff to innovate, design and execute new intellectual programming opportunities for alumni.
• Working closely with the office of Admissions and the office of Student and Family Support, coordinates faculty expert lectures for prospective students and for parents during Days on Campus, Family Days, and other events throughout the year.
• Manages outreach to and programming in partnership with other organizations within Columbia, including the Holder Initiative, the Justice in Education program, Columbia Community Service, and the Double…