Director, Faculty Professional Development

Department: Academic Professional Development

Location: District Administration

Reports To: Associate Vice President (AVP), Academic Professional Development, Instructional Design & Online Lea

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Requisition ID: req5948

Employment Type: Administration and Professionals

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Standard College Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm

Number of Openings: 1

Job Description:

SUMMARY

Oversees day to day operations of collegewide faculty professional development for full-time faculty, lecturers, and part-time instructors/adjunct faculty. Coordinates with the Adjunct Services and Workforce Innovation to ensure inclusion and collaboration in faculty and instructor professional development opportunities. Collaborates with college executive leadership, deans, staff and vendors to plan and execute college-wide faculty events such as Convocation, Faculty Colloquium, Adjunct Conferences, Unconference, Faculty Conversations, Faculty Mentoring, Tenure Track Onboarding, etc.

Essential Functions

• Leads, facilitates, and initiates training that enhances faculty professional development, student learning, expands use of innovative and effective teaching pedagogies, broadens use of technology and advanced techniques for promoting active learning, and improves competencies in documenting learning and curriculum design
• Collaborates with the AVP, Academic Professional Development, Instructional Design & Online Learning and campus leadership to create and implement a faculty development strategic plan that supports the continued scholarship and professional growth of full-time and part-time instructors/adjuncts
• Directs, organizes and manages year-long tenure-track faculty Onboarding to teaching and learning program focusing on creating a community of practice that collaborates and supports student success and the student completion agenda. Provides additional faculty development support for tenure track faculty
• Leads, manages and supervises day-to-day operations of the Academic Professional Development area and supervises assigned team members, working alongside a team of faculty development coordinators and mentoring coordinators
• Collaborates with college leadership, AAUP and JFSC to make recommendations on programming that supports faculty and student success and learning, while expanding the use of technology and improving competencies in documenting learning and curriculum design
• Collaborates with executive leadership, Online Learning and Technology (OLAT), Instructional Design and Learning Excellence (ID&LE), School Deans and Faculty, Information Technology Services (ITS), Human Resources, Articulation, Transfer and Prior Learning, Curriculum and Development, Workforce Innovation, and Adjunct Services to create comprehensive training and development opportunities, schedules and communication plans for faculty
• Serves as Budget Unit Leader (BUL) for Academic Professional Development and manages department budgets in all aspects. Seeks external resources that support excellence in teaching and learning and promote pedagogical innovation
• Seeks funding and manages internal and external grants to support faculty development initiatives. Supports logistics and administration for internal grants, such as Faculty Innovation Grant (FIG) and Learning Teaching Excellence (LTE) Grant
• Responsible for envisioning, developing, and delivering a comprehensive program to support the career-long development of faculty in the areas of teaching, learning, research, and creative activities
• Manages and promotes College-wide faculty development calendar and website
• Works with Integrated Communications to create collateral materials and communication for events and training, and to update faculty webpage. Also collaborates with Integrated Communications regarding faculty development opportunities and College-Wide events. Leads website redesign and maintenance of faculty central webpage and various communication streams
• Manages timelines, budgets, coordination and delegation of duties for key department functions or projects
• Facilitates and collaborates with Faculty Coordinators, Faculty Mentoring Coordinators, co-chair of Faculty Colloquium, and other faculty groups/administrative offices
• Manages entire processes for all College-wide faculty awards. Identifies awards and scholarship opportunities to showcase faculty expertise and teaching excellence
• Researches, collects and compiles data for reporting and information purposes
• Conducts needs assessments and usability analysis, develops metrics, and reports the evaluation and impact and successes of programs. Recommends and implements changes
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Significant related experience may substitute for education
• Minimum of seven years of experience in training and development or related field
• Demonstrated understanding of current research and best practices related to faculty development, and trends in higher education
• Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have a major impact on the management and operations of the department
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem-solving methods in adaptive environments
• Demonstrated budget management experience
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS And ABILITIES

• Possess creative and innovative thinking
• Ability to effectively respond to requests and communicate with multiple levels of the College
• Ability to collaborate, persuade, gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas on significant projects
• Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity
• Possess intermediate project management skills
• Excellent customer service skills and proven ability to develop and sustain productive customer relationships
• Proven ability to present to and facilitate groups and group discussions
• Critical thinker with the ability to identify and implement efficiencies within daily operations
• Possess intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Possess familiarity with Compass or similar professional development tool
• Possess familiarity with maintaining KWeb/Sharepoint and department websites
• Possess strong organizational, time-management, follow up and analytical skills
• Possess excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Works accurately with attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work with deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Possess sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs of a diverse population
  
  

COMPETENCIES

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Service Focus
• Time Utilization
• Quality of Work
  
  

VERY IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Communication
• Continuous Improvement
  
  

IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Collaboration
• Adaptability
  
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Master’s degree and/or the credentials to teach at the associate degree level
• College-level teaching experience
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS And ABILITIES

• Database management skills
• Learning Management System (LMS)
• Familiarity with various academic technologies
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

(The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• The work is performed in a normal, professional office environment.
• The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the duties of the job and will perform repetitive motions with hands/fingers using a computer mouse and keyboard to type. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, pamphlets, books, etc.
• Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite
  
  

Special Note: If hired, you must reside in the state of Ohio and be within commuting distance of this work location/campus to respond to onsite work demands upon the employment start date and throughout the duration of your employment with the College, as outlined in 3354:1-40-01.1 Recruitment and Selection Procedure .

Target Starting Salary Range: $85,000 to $90,000 

The final offer for the successful candidate is targeted to fall within this range but will be based upon an assessment of internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the minimum and/or preferred job requirement(s). 

Special Instructions to Applicants: During the application process, you may be required to attach a cover letter and/or resume. It is recommended that you have these documents ready to be attached electronically to the online application. This system accepts only MS Word or PDF attachments. Any employment with the College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screen.

Affirmative Action Statement: Cuyahoga Community College is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a qualified and diverse workforce. Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.