Director, Faculty Development

• Work with the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning Excellence and educational development staff to establish goals for faculty development, oversee and modify the organization of staff work and roles, and develop a full range of programs and services to achieve those goals.
• Develop and lead strategies to support the dissemination of good teaching/learning practices by GW instructional staff including senior faculty, junior faculty, contract and adjunct faculty, graduate students, and post-docs.
• Cooperate with the directors of online education, the instructional technology lab, and the digital media lab to create, implement, and assess Center for Teaching Excellence goals.
• Work with faculty and staff to evaluate how GW policies encourage and discourage the continual improvement of teaching. Advocate changes in policies and practices to foster such improvements.
• Help establish GW as a leader in the improvement of teaching and learning. As appropriate, seek grant support to enable the expansion of potentially influential activities.
• Develop and manage budgets, expenditures and related financial activities for the purpose of ensuring that allocations are accurate, revenues are recorded, expenses are within budget limits and/or fiscal practices are followed.
• Work closely with units including Academic Technologies, The Nashman Center for Engaged Learning, the Writing Program, and other units that help faculty teach.
• Network with other institutions offering Teaching and Learning programs.
• Develop and implement assessment plans to evaluate the effectiveness of faculty development programs activities and services.
• Supervise faculty development staff and performs related personnel functions (e.g. interviewing, hiring, evaluating, training, supervising, promoting, coaching, counseling, termination, etc.).
• Promote a culture of teamwork and consensus-building.

• A master's degree in education or PhD in any area is highly desired.
• 3 to 5 years of full-time teaching at the college or university level is desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of theories, models, and practical applications of higher education teaching, learning outcomes, and academic assessment.
• Experience in planning, delivering, and evaluating educational development programs.
• Superlative communication and motivational skills.
• Successful administrative and management experience.
• Track record of achieving creative or innovative results through coalition-building and effective conflict resolution.
• Track record of working comfortably with faculty.
• Breadth of experience across disciplines (able to speak more than one disciplinary language).
• Evidence of excellent teaching skills (as a faculty member and/or leader of faculty development activities).
• Familiarity with instructional uses of technology and with online learning.
• Demonstrated record of scholarship relevant to teaching (e.g., university teaching, online learning, etc.).
• Record of leadership relating to some phase of instructional support or academic program improvement preferred.
• Knowledge of the literature of higher learning, learning science, assessment, and institutional change preferred.
• Knowledge of, and standing within, the George Washington University preferred.

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