Director of STEM Center

McDaniel College, is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences offering over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. One of the original “Colleges That Change Lives,” McDaniel emphasizes experiential learning and student-faculty collaboration to develop the unique potential in every student. Represented by the Green Terror, over 20 athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference. A student-centered community of 1,600 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students offers access to both Baltimore and Washington, D.C., plus a European campus in Budapest, Hungary.

McDaniel College invites applications for a Director of Pick STEM Center. At McDaniel College, we value our employees by offering our full-time employees tuition remission, 403(b) retirement accounts, paid time off, medical insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and paid parental leave. Visit the college guidebook for more details.

This position has a budgeted hiring rate of $74,000. The position is classified as an A4. The A4 salary band for all full-time, 12-month positions at the college with this classification have a minimum rate of $50,000 and a maximum rate of $93,780. The actual schedule for exempt positions may vary based on the workload and responsibilities assigned.

Reporting to the Senior Associate Vice President of Student Success, the Director of the STEM Learning Center provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for services designed to promote student achievement, persistence, and success in STEM disciplines. The Director is responsible for the management and continuous improvement of tutoring, supplemental instruction, academic support programming, student staff development, and collaborative initiatives that enhance learning outcomes for STEM students.

Working closely with faculty, academic departments, and student success partners, the Director develops and implements evidence-based strategies that foster academic excellence, equitable access to support services, and student engagement.

• Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of the STEM Learning Center, developing goals, policies, programs, and assessment initiatives that support student success and align with institutional priorities. Collaborates with faculty, academic leaders, and student support services to enhance learning opportunities, promote equitable access, and meet the diverse needs of STEM students. Oversees outreach, marketing, and online engagement efforts to increase awareness and utilization of services, while managing facilities, technology, budgets, supplies, and learning resources.
  
  Monitors program effectiveness, analyzes student outcomes and usage data, and prepares reports and recommendations to support continuous improvement, institutional reporting, and accreditation efforts.

• Provides expertise and leadership in STEM education by supporting faculty through professional development, consultation, and guidance on effective STEM pedagogy, learning support strategies, and inclusive teaching practices. Serves as a resource on emerging trends and best practices in STEM teaching and learning, contributes to institutional initiatives focused on student retention, persistence, and success, and may teach courses related to peer tutoring and academic support as needed.

• Oversees recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of tutors. Manages tutoring programs, supplemental instruction, academic workshops, study groups, and related…