Faculty Coach of the Teacher Excellence Project

Overview of Position

We are seeking a full-time Faculty Coach for the Teacher Excellence Project who will be responsible for facilitating high quality professional development and reflective teaching practices for full-time and part-time faculty and will help to ensure their participation.  This coach will also assist in implementing and Early Faculty Career Development program. 

This is a full-time, administrative, grant-funded position.

Examples of Duties 

1. Assist in implementing Early Faculty Career Development program
2. Design, develop, and facilitate interdisciplinary teams of faculty in Communities of Practice (COP) professional development activities
3. Assist in identifying faculty to participate in Faculty Guild/ ACUE activities
4. Asses faculty development needs and create faculty development plans
5. Assist faculty in all aspects of instructional redesign and course pilots
6. Coordinate faculty workshops and summer institutes
7. Assist in training faculty mentors
8. Assist in establishing a shared repository of electronic and video resources, including Open Educational Resources (OER)
9. Research and disseminate information on evidence-based instructional practices
10. Serve on the project management team and Advisory Council
11. Participate in project evaluation and institutionalization of activities

 Qualifications 

1. Master's Degree in Education or related
2. Highly collaborative and an expert at facilitating Communities of Practice
3. Proficient at engaging faculty in sustained professional development and reflective practice
4. Minimum of three years of teaching in higher education, including experience in faculty development
5. Knowledge of evidence based instructional practices and thorough understanding of pedagogical strategies
6. Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred