Director of Teaching Excellence - remote

Director of Teaching Excellence

Position Location Fort Collins, CO

Work Location Position qualifies for hybrid/in-office work

Research Professional Position

NoPosting Number202400462AP

Position Type

Admin Professional/ Research Professiona

Work Hours/Week40

Proposed Annual Salary Range$85,000-90,000

Employee Benefits

Colorado State University is not just a workplace;it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.

Desired Start Date 06/01/2024 Position End Date (if temporary)
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on04/15/2024Description of Work Unit

The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT) at Colorado State University (CSU)promotes teaching and learning that enhances student experiences in and out of the classroom. TILT supports the educational mission of CSU and enriches the learning experiences of its students by partnering with members of the university community to help them become more effective teachers and learners.

Our Vision

TILT aspires to create a campus community that embraces research on teaching and learning, advances evidence-based learning and teaching practices, and creates learning environments in which all students and instructors can excel.

Core Activities

Direct support for faculty, staff, and graduate student instructors is provided through programs that strengthen professional development in areas related to learning and teaching, scholarly inquiry into learning and teaching, course design and development, academic program review and assessment, effective use of learning data to improve instruction, and the university’s instructional technology infrastructure. Direct support for students is provided through programs that support student learning and enrichment, engage students in undergraduate research and artistry, prepare students to apply for nationally/internationally competitive scholarships/fellowships and for graduate and professional schools, offer academic engagement with communities beyond the university, support community-engaged learning, encourage academic integrity, and promote effective use of learning technologies and learning analytics data. The institute houses student support professionals and a large group of instructional designers who assist in the development of face-to-face, blended, and fully online courses.

Members of the institute work in a collaborative, flexible work environment. They are deeply involved in shaping its mission and programs and share a strong sense of ownership in its activities and initiatives.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will co-develop and implement TILT-wide procedures, policies, and practices while also directing TILT’s Instructional Innovation and Engagement (II&E) unit. The Director of Teaching Excellence will help integrate each of II&E’s programs to optimize impact, resource use, and efficiency and to align closely with CSU’s Strategic Plan and Student Success Initiative (SSI). To do so, the Director of Teaching Excellence will collaborate with TILT’s directors who will pursue a similar leadership role across TILT units, and with TILT’s Executive Director, to guide TILT staff in developing and using effective processes for decision-making, assessment and revision of TILT’s programs. Working with TILT Leadership, the Director of Teaching Excellence will support TILT’s directors, program directors and coordinators, designing and implementing effective planning, quality-enhancement, outcomes-based assessment, professional development, team building, inclusive work and learning spaces, and program alignment processes in their units, and across TILT. In doing so, the Director of Teaching Excellence will collaborate with TILT leadership in building highly successful cultures within TILT, cultures that meaningfully integrate the Principles of Community and other key CSU principles and priorities into the work of each unit and staff member;cultures and processes that promote collaborative, creative problem-solving, initiative, and efficacy;cultures and processes that support each staff member’s and unit’s development;and processes that deepen and broaden the positive impact of TILT programming on an inclusive teaching and learning culture for CSU students, faculty, staff, and others.

The Director of Teaching Excellence provides vision and direction for TILT faculty-development programs and initiatives that advance student-centered, inclusive, accessible, and effective teaching strategies in support of student learning and success.

The director is a member of the TILT leadership team and oversees a team of full-time professionals that includes instructional designers, faculty developers and technologists. The director oversees and leads a portfolio of existing educational-development programs and several campuswide teaching events, including new faculty orientation and an annual summer teaching conference. Further, the director will guide the team in developing and launching new programs, streamlining or expanding some existing programs, and in scaling back others to reflect campus needs. This work will include building partnerships in TILT and across campus, regularly assessing programs’impact, using assessment findings for program improvement, and deepening the positive impact of the team’s programs on CSU students, faculty, and others. This director will work collaboratively in support of faculty, departments, and colleges as well as with programs and staff in co-curricular locations.

The director will lead the II&E team in collaborating closely with other TILT units and stakeholders across campus. The director will, in collaboration with TILT’s Executive Director and Associate Directors, determine how to mobilize the team’s expertise to best serve both ongoing and emerging priorities.

Required Job Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Experience in college teaching, workforce development and/or adult education.
• Evidence of a commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.

  Preferred Job Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or terminal degree or ABD with defense scheduled.
  • Two years (four semesters/six quarters) or more experience in disciplinary undergraduate teaching at the college or university level, whether residence-based or online.
  • Experience managing people toward accomplishing a common goal.
  • Knowledge of learning theory and/or the scholarship on teaching and learning.
  • Research and publication in the scholarship on teaching and learning or discipline-based education research.
  • Experience implementing equity-based educational frameworks and practices.
  • Experience envisioning, designing, and implementing programs to support faculty professional development and student success.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and conducting outcomes-based assessments and using assessment data for program improvement.

    Diversity Statement

    Personal or professional commitment to diversity and inclusion as demonstrated by persistent effort, active planning, allocation of resources and/or accountability for diversity and inclusion outcomes.

    Essential Duties

    Job Duty CategoryStrategic oversightDuty/Responsibility

    • Establish working relationships with colleges, departments, staff, and other campus groups to understand faculty, postdoc, and graduate-student needs and resources related to excellence in teaching and learning.
    • Collaborate with the TILT Executive and Associate Directors to determine priorities and schedules for programming.
    • Create strategies to meet the diverse needs of instructors, including new faculty, full-time tenure-track faculty and teaching professors, and adjunct faculty.
    • Contribute to university strategic initiatives with implications for teaching, such as classroom design, accessibility, inclusive teaching, student success, etc.
    • Stay abreast of and implement best practices and emerging trends in the field of faculty development.
    • Stay current in leading research, theory, and practices in curricular design, science of learning, inclusive pedagogy and adult learning, and ensure professional-development programs reflect evidence-based practices.
    • Build innovative programs and services for the future.

      Percentage Of Time25Job Duty CategorySupervision and staff professional growthDuty/Responsibility

      • Provide vision and leadership for team and supervise all of its endeavors.
      • Guide team members in developing their skills in administration, prioritization, visioning, budgeting, collaboration, communication and other relevant areas.
      • Undertake and promote collaborations among team initiatives and with other TILT programs, CSU entities, and external partners to better achieve institutional priorities.
      • Identify areas of personal growth and needs and support the professional growth of the team.
      • Contribute to effective team dynamics and communication.

        Percentage Of Time30Job Duty CategoryProgram development, management, and participationDuty/Responsibility

        • Coordinate and implement signature programs and solicit active participation of faculty.
        • Assess impact of programs and make improvements based upon results.
        • Contribute to drafting reports and other documents for internal and external stakeholders.
        • Stay current in the educational literature and the literature on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, particularly as they relate to STEM education.
        • Work with the other members of TILT leadership to design and implement collaborative decision-making processes to align TILT’s endeavors with CSU’s Strategic Plan and SSI, as well as with TILT’s mission and strategic plan;optimize TILT processes;and achieve other key goals.
        • Collaboratively plan and facilitate relevant events and processes (e.g., staff retreats, staff meetings, Program Directors’meetings, etc.).
        • Participate in and lead key projects such as Summer Conference, the Graduate Student Teaching Certificate of Completion, Master Teacher Initiative, Best Practices in Teaching courses, etc.
        • Demonstrate commitment to institutional objectives around equity and excellence in teaching and learning as well as CSU’s Principles of Community.