Associate Director for Inclusive Learning Environments, the Davis Center
- Employer
- Williams College
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jan 20, 2021
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Williams College seeks an Associate Director for Inclusive Learning
Environments of the Davis Center. Named for scholar-activists W.
Allison Davis ’24 and John A. Davis ’33 and part of the Office of
Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Center
catalyzes broad campus engagement with complex issues of identity
as they affect intellectual, creative, and social life.
Collaborating with all sectors of the college community—students,
staff, faculty, academic departments and programs, and alumni—and
with off-campus partners, the Davis Center initiates and supports a
rich variety of programs that seek to foster dialogue about access,
equity, and inclusion at Williams and elsewhere. Its work is
central to the core academic and institutional values of the
college that center and prioritize diversity, equity, and
inclusion. To learn more about the Office of Institutional
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion visit http://diversity.williams.edu/.
To learn more about the Davis Center visit http://davis-center.williams.edu/.
Reporting to the Director of the Davis Center, the Associate
Director will foster inclusive learning environments throughout the
college by developing workshops and educational opportunities for
faculty, staff, and students, as well as by developing and
fostering partnerships with various offices, academic units, and
student groups. Learning environments are defined here to include
all dimensions of undergraduate experiences at a residential,
liberal arts college; therefore we understand the need for all
learning environments to be inclusive—from classrooms to athletic
fields, to dining halls, the stage, and beyond. The Associate
Director will work closely with students to understand the student
experience and generate student-centered approaches to and
engagement with inclusive learning environments. From this
student-centered perspective, the Associate Director will partner
with academic units and staff campus-wide, becoming a leader and a
resource on building and sustaining inclusive learning
environments, inclusive pedagogy methods and approaches, as well as
on inclusive curriculum initiatives.
The Associate Director will have deep knowledge of and experience
working with constituents around issues of race, ethnicity,
disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and
expression, religion, socioeconomic status, nationality, and
first-generation status. Our expectation is that the successful
candidate will have experience with and excel at working in a
community that is broadly diverse. They will have demonstrated
success in working with historically underrepresented or
underserved groups and an understanding of explicit and implicit
bias and associated power dynamics. They will collaborate with
others in the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion and be able to work with many different individuals,
offices, and academic units on campus. In a cover letter,
applicants should describe how they will embrace the College’s
commitment to fostering a fully inclusive community, as well as
their relevant work experience.
Responsibilities
The Associate Director’s responsibilities include but are not
limited to:
- Developing and leading workshops and facilitating conversations for faculty and staff on inclusive pedagogy and inclusive learning environments;
- Leading conversations on stereotype threat, perceived preparation gaps, intolerance, imposter effect, microaffirmations and microaggressions, bias in curricula;
- Disseminating research and engaging faculty and staff on best practices for inclusive pedagogy and learning environments;
- Actively partnering with constituents on campus whose work is central to supporting student learning and engagement;
- Building bridges between academic units and students, particularly those from groups underrepresented on campus;
- Developing and coordinating Davis Center programs for students to pursue racial justice and/or gender/sexuality internships or independent study through summer opportunity grants; facilitating application and selection process, providing on-going support and collaboration, identifying faculty and staff advisors;
- Supporting students and providing them with tools for contributing to increasing inclusivity in the classroom and in other learning environments;
- Advising several student affinity groups; and helping individual students navigate challenging moments and situations; and
- Supporting existing workshops and programming offered by The Davis Center/Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Qualifications
A terminal degree is preferred, and five to eight years of related
professional experience is required.
Additional Qualifications:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
This position is a full-time, year-round appointment. Some evening,
night, and weekend hours are required. Salary will be commensurate
with experience and qualifications. A review of resumes will begin
immediately, and continue until the position is filled. For optimal
consideration please submit materials by January 18, 2021. Job
Group 2-D.
To apply for this position, please visit http://staff-careers.williams.edu.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via phone
at (413) 597-4247 or email at hr@williams.edu.
Conditions of Employment
Employment at Williams is contingent on the verification of
background information submitted by the applicant, including the
completion of a criminal record check, and education when
applicable.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Beyond meeting fully its legal obligations for non-discrimination,
Williams College is committed to building a diverse and inclusive
community where members from all backgrounds can live, learn and
thrive.
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