UCONN Hiring for Executive Director Faculty Development at Storrs, CT Full Time

The Executive Director of Faculty Development in UConn’s Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CETL) provides leadership for faculty development strategies designed to improve teaching effectiveness and elevate
student learning outcomes. The incumbent will promote equity minded and inclusive teaching and learning practices, lead efforts to recognize
and celebrate teaching excellence, and facilitate impactful evidence-based and research-informed programming. The Executive Director
provides direction for a team of faculty development professionals and coordination for CETL faculty affiliates. This position requires
extensive interaction and collaboration with CETL staff and UConn faculty, teaching assistants, department heads, and senior academic
leaders. The Executive Director reports to the Associate Vice Provost in CETL.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads CETL’s efforts to enhance faculty and student success through improvements in UConn’s teaching and learning
  outcomes,
• Develops and implements a university-wide comprehensive vision for evidence-based programming that supports development
  of teaching effectiveness for faculty and teaching assistants,
• Leads and coordinates CETL staff in the planning, creation,
  delivery, and assessment of CETL faculty development programs including teaching talks, workshops, and institutes,
• Leads and
  coordinates CETL staff in providing faculty development services including teaching observations and teaching enhancement plans,
• Presents and disseminates information on research-informed best practices in teaching and learning to a wide variety of audiences
  including Faculty, Department Heads, Associate Deans, Deans, and the University Senate,
• Develops CETL’s overall strategy to
  recognize and celebrate teaching success and excellence including annual teaching awards,
• Assesses the impact of CETL’s
  faculty development efforts and embraces a data-informed approach to inform decisions related to CETL faculty development programs and
  services,
• Collaborates closely with the senior academic leaders in the Provost’s Office, UConn Schools and Colleges,
  UConn’s Regional Campuses, Office of Diversity and Equity, the CETL AVP, Director of UConn Online, the Executive Director of Learning
  Initiatives and Program Assessment, and other key stakeholders to identify and develop key initiatives and seamless faculty support
  interfaces that promote more effective teaching and learning outcomes, and contribute to faculty and student success,
• Contributes
  thought leadership and collaborates with key university stakeholders to identify and promote research-informed best practices surrounding
  equity-minded and inclusive teaching, and the evaluation of teaching,
• Consults with faculty on aspects of grants related to
  teaching plans and broader impact strategies,
• Provides supervision and direction to the Director of Faculty Outreach and
  Engagement, Director of Teaching and Learning Assessment, Associate Director of Faculty Development, Administrative Assistant for Faculty
  Development, and Director of Service Learning,
• Develops vision and provides coordination for CETL faculty affiliates.
• Develops and disseminates knowledge of pedagogical research, teaching and learning innovation, and contemporary trends related to
  faculty and student success.
• Provides vision and strategic direction for the CETL web page and social media campaigns,
• Promotes the scholarship of teaching and learning, and pursuit of grants and external funding opportunities,

Minimum
Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree
• At least five years of demonstrated experience providing pedagogical support
  or serving in a faculty development role in higher education
• Substantial experience developing and teaching college level
  courses
• Experience working in collaborative team environments in higher education
• Excellent written and oral communication
  skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced or specialized pedagogical training that spans
  disciplines
• Demonstrated experience in higher education settings working with faculty and students with diverse national and
  cultural backgrounds
• Previous senior level experience in a strategic role in a university teaching and learning center