Director of Student Success Program– Career Track Faculty Scholarly | College of Arts & Sciences; Pullman, WA

Director of Student Success Program– Career Track Faculty [Scholarly]

The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) at Washington State University invites applications for a Career Track Faculty position of any rank (assistant, associate, or full professor) in the scholarly sub-track on our campus in Pullman, WA. This position is a 9-month academic, Continuous, Career Track faculty rank appointment. In this role, you will serve as Director of the College of Arts & Sciences Student Success Program and receive a stipend equal to 2 months salary, in compensation for year-round responsibilities associated with this Director position.

We seek applicants to serve as the Director of the College of Arts & Sciences Student Success Program. The Director will provide strategic leadership for advancing the College's Career-Ready, World-Ready (CRWR) Educational Initiative, focused on integrating career readiness and global competencies into the undergraduate experience. You will lead the Student Success Program, collaborate closely with CAS faculty, academic leaders, academic advisors, College leadership, and the CAS Communications team to incorporate CRWR competencies across the CAS curriculum and to communicate the value of those competencies to students, faculty, and external audiences.

The preferred start date is August 16, 2026. Alternative start dates through September 1, 2026 may be approved based on candidate availability.

Duties associated with this position include (but are not limited to):

• Providing strategic direction and oversight of the Student Success Program and CRWR educational initiative through curriculum review and approval, program development, website maintenance, promotion and advocacy of CRWR efforts, and routine program assessment for continuous improvement;
• Designing and delivering workshops, resources and individual consultations that support faculty in integrating CRWR competences into teaching and learning;
• Supervising and mentoring of the CAS Career Specialist while coordinating cross-campus partnerships to advance integrated career readiness; and
• Leading the development and instruction of CRWR portfolio courses that enable students to articulate and demonstrate their mastery of competencies aligned with career and workplace expectations.

Monthly Salary: $61,111.11 to $91,666.67 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Salary will be determined based on qualifications and experience. The range shown reflect the 9-month faculty base salary and two months for summer administrative work.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Faculty and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications for all Ranks (Assistant, Associate, or Full):

• Ph.D., Ed.D., M.F.A., or other terminal degree, OR a master's degree plus minimum (5) five years of relevant experience in higher education. Discipline open to any field represented in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Demonstrated record of, or potential for, program leadership and management
• Demonstrated success in course design and pedagogy
• Demonstrated record of, or potential for, developing and delivering professional development programming on course design, pedagogy, and/or student career readiness
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support, access and opportunity in leadership, teaching, and service in alignment with WSU's land grant mission.

Preferred Qualifications for All Candidates at All Ranks (Assistant, Associate, or Full):

• Experience with online teaching/remote instruction
• Experience teaching a career-oriented course or educational experience that incorporated professional development
• Demonstrated record of incorporating aspects of career readiness into one's own courses, pedagogy, and/or student mentoring
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