Rank: Professor Tenure Information Career-Track (CT)
Rate of Pay: $90,000 - $110,000
Are you a visionary leader who is passionate about transforming higher education through innovative teaching and learning practices? The University of Arizona's University Center for Assessment, Teaching, and Technology (UCATT) seeks a dynamic Director of Teaching and Learning to spearhead our mission of enhancing teaching excellence and student success.
You'll have the unique opportunity to re-imagine and create impactful programming that supports instructors, increases campus-wide adoption of evidence-based teaching approaches, and positions UCATT as a vital partner in educational innovation. Join us in shaping the future of education at a leading Hispanic- and Native American-serving R1 institution committed to inclusive, equitable outcomes for all learners. This position will be based on our main campus in Tucson, Arizona.
Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesLeadership and Supervision
- Supervise and mentor the members of the Educational Development team to promote teaching excellence in alignment with UCATT’s mission and institutional values.
- Manage annual and promotion reviews for Educational Development team members.
- Assess campus needs and design comprehensive professional development programs to promote evidence-based teaching.
- Collaborate with UCATT leadership to provide comprehensive services to instructors, students, and staff across the university.
- Serve as a member of the Executive Committee for the College Teaching Graduate Interdisciplinary Program.
- Evaluate professional development program effectiveness and impact on teaching and learning experiences and outcomes.
Communication and Collaboration
- Develop strategic partnerships within UCATT and across campus to promote evidence-based teaching and assessment.
- Develop and communicate outreach strategies to stakeholders across campus
- Represent UCATT in local, national, and international educational forums.
Educational Development and Teaching
- Engage in scholarly work related to educational development.
- Design and implement innovative educational development programs and initiatives.
- Teach courses in the College Teaching GIDP, as needed.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong collaborative leadership skills.
- Excellent listening, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Technology skills to support educational innovation and educational development.
- Demonstrated ability to design in-person, online, and hybrid curriculum using Universal Design for Learning principles.
- Ability to work effectively with academic professionals across the institution.
- Knowledge of and ability to integrate ethical standards of educational development for formative feedback on teaching.
- Ability to apply evaluative strategies for summative feedback on quality teaching and learning.
- Strong planning skills, vision, and creative intelligence.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to apply change-management and organizational-development strategies to promote unit and team function and well-being.
Minimum Qualifications
- Terminal degree in an academic discipline, or graduate degree with 5 years of extensive experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of teaching in higher education using evidence-based instructional methods across a range of modalities, including online.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in educational development or relevant support of instructors in higher education.
- Documented evidence of technological expertise in an educational setting, or a combination of education and experience commensurate with the requirements of this position.
- Experience administering complex projects.
- Knowledge of and experience using evidence-based and equitable practices in college teaching, adult-learning principles, and effective course-based assessment strategies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Record of scholarship in educational research, the scholarship of teaching and learning, or the scholarship of educational development.
- Experience with curriculum development and design or instructional design.
- Administrative experience managing a team in a teaching and learning unit at an institution of higher education.
- Experience managing faculty members, coordinating annual and promotion reviews.
- Experience administering budgets to support programming.
- Experience writing grant proposals and administering grants.
