Assistant Director of The Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation

Clemson University



Job ID:106256

Location:Sirrine Hall

Full/Part Time:Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:Regular

JOB SUMMARY:

Clemson University seeks an Assistant Director to join the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation -OTEI-, a teaching center that supports all instructors, departments, colleges, and Clemson University as a whole. OTEI envisions a focus on creating teaching excellence that positively influences student outcomes and works to support the Clemson University mission and strategic plan, ClemsonFORWARD, focused on Research, Engagement, Academic Core, and Living Environment. We aim to provide individual instructors, departments, and colleges with training and resources needed to implement successful teaching methods and create new courses and strategies through engaged, collaborative learning communities. A newly growing unit, OTEI is housed in the Watt Family Innovation Center. We are a highly collaborative unit, valuing personal and professional growth as individuals and as a team, and we operate as a research-based learning community. We value a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets, believing that a diverse teaching center is more creative, inclusive, and representative of our entire body of instructors.
This position engages in a broad range of activities integral to OTEI and Clemson's mission. We offer programs, courses, conferences, and workshop sessions that enhance instructors' own skills and experiences. To this end, the Assistant Director should be able to address and lead multiple projects, delivering programs and services with consistent infusion of equity and inclusive teaching practices. This position will work as part of the team in creating and leading programs such as course and assignment design, offering curricular development support, and support for institutional initiatives such as General Education revision. One area of focus for this position in particular is building professional learning communities for faculty at all levels -new, mid, and later career stages. This assistant director will develop, grow, and assess professional learning communities such as our Faculty Learning Communities program as well as look for opportunities for other communities.

This position will also encourage the growth of scholarly teaching, action research and SoTL -Scholarship of Teaching and Learning- and bring institutional resources to bear on these efforts. This position could collaborate with multiple units across campus, such as Engineering and Science Education, Institutional Assessment, Undergraduate Studies, Libraries and others. OTEI promotes TILT -Transparency in Learning and Teaching- and desires to raise awareness of multiple ways for faculty to participate in using formative feedback and data to improve courses and curriculum. Finally, this position supports instructors through individual consultation.

This position reports to the Executive Director and works closely with an integrated, dynamic team, to support instructors at all levels / disciplines to attain teaching effectiveness and innovation in teaching. All our work is research-based, aimed at teaching in multiple modalities. We are seeking individuals who are self-motivated, team-oriented, organized, and creative, who can contribute unique perspectives, knowledge, and skills to the signature projects of OTEI and develop new growth areas.

JOB DUTIES:

30% - Essential - Lead, evaluate, and improve the Faculty Learning Communities program and future iterations. Offer educational resources and support to FLCs. Work with faculty and leadership to build topics in high-impact, active, experiential and applied learning; diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice pedagogies; project-based learning / team-based learning; technology in teaching and learning; assessment practices; active lecturing. Represent OTEI, collaborate with other units, contribute to OTEI's annual evaluation reporting, and continue research on FLC and professional learning communities.

30% - Essential - Lead, evaluate, and improve the Faculty Learning Communities program and future iterations. Offer educational resources and support to FLCs. Work with faculty and leadership to build topics in high-impact, active, experiential and applied learning; diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice pedagogies; project-based learning / team-based learning; technology in teaching and learning; assessment practices; active lecturing. Represent OTEI, collaborate with other units, contribute to OTEI's annual evaluation reporting, and continue research on FLC and professional learning communities.

20% - Essential - Design and facilitate educational workshops, courses, and events on topics relevant to teaching and learning excellence and faculty success. Provide instructors with ways to increase student learning and engagement through interactive lectures, active learning, experiential and applied learning, and other high impact learning pedagogies. Deliver programs and services with consistent infusion of equity and inclusive teaching practices.

10% - Essential - Collaborate with other OTEI team members and partner units to research and integrate evidence-based practices to inform teaching and learning efforts within and across learning modalities. Includes pursuing national research presentations, teaching courses if available, and personal professional development.

10% - Essential - Design, develop, implement, analyze and evaluate courses, materials, teaching practices, and student learning to support faculty and departments. Consults with instructors on evaluated teaching. Consults similarly with departments on programmatic data. Assist faculty and departments on revising curriculum and teaching practices.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education - Doctoral or MFA degree with anticipated completion no later than May 2022 from an accredited university
Experience - 2+ years of teaching in higher education, 1 year of faculty development

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

Experience - 5+ years in higher education teaching, extensive experience with faculty development e.g. creating workshops, programs for faculty; doing observation & feedback of teaching. Qualitative research experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

JOB KNOWLEDGE
Comprehensive Job Knowledge - Comprehensive knowledge of theories and practices and ability to use in complex, difficult and/or unprecedented situations

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Acts as Lead - Acts as a Lead by guiding the work of others who perform essentially the same work.

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides Budget Input - Provides input into the budgeting process, and oversees fund allocation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Experience - 5+ years in higher education teaching, extensive experience with faculty development e.g. creating workshops, programs for faculty; doing observation & feedback of teaching. Qualitative research experience.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

No Work Conditions

WORK SCHEDULE:

Standard Hrs: 37.5; Expected Salary Range: ($ 61,900.00 - $ 70,000.00)

JOB LOCATION:

Clemson, SC

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

January 25, 2022

CLOSING STATEMENT:

Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from minorities and women.

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