Director Of Teaching And Learning

Job Summary

“The opportunity is out there. You just have to find it.”

Tom Golisano, Founder

The Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship seeks a dedicated, creative, and experienced educator to serve as the Director of Teaching and Learning (DTL), within Academic Affairs. The DTL reports directly to Chief Academic Office (CAO) given the vital importance of teaching and learning excellence at the Institute, and indirectly to the AVP for Student Experience to provide prospective and input related to the student experience. The DTL will be an integral member of, and will work collaboratively with, the Academic Affairs Leadership Team. The primary function of this role is to serve as a resource that supports faculty in developing high quality, innovative, integrative, and inclusive teaching and learning experiences to meet diverse needs of students across all modalities of instruction. We envision the successful candidate to also continue their own professional growth and development, with opportunities to develop and manage a Center for Teaching and Learning.

This is a unique opportunity to help establish a culture that embraces continuous learning for all members of the Institute and excellence in teaching at an institution that is deeply dedicated to that ideal as it prepares to launch an innovative model of business education and welcome its inaugural cohort of students to a transformative learning experience. Accordingly, expectations of the role include:

• Serve as a role model for how we teach and what we value
• Supportive and self-motivated team player
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence, contributing to a culture of belonging and trust
• Effective communicator
• Resourceful problem solver
• Innovative and strategic

Major Responsibilities:

Foster continuous learning and support ongoing faculty development

• Provide leadership and effective management in the collaborative organizational design and creating of a Center for Teaching & Learning.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative culture among faculty and staff that supports innovation and excellence in learning and teaching.
• The Director, and their subsequent staff, will be “coaches” for the students and faculty.
• Develop and implement programming that supports the Institute's emphasis on active, experiential and integrative learning and inclusive pedagogy.
• Design, organize and facilitate professional development opportunities (e.g. workshops, communities of practice) and resources for faculty focused on evidence-based teaching innovation and enhancement. Curate and maintain online/ad hoc resources with the same purpose.
• Provide faculty mentorship (such as one-on-one teaching consultations and classroom visits) focusing on continual growth in individual teaching practice, including professional development opportunities.

Prepare & support new faculty development

• Provide professional development opportunities for new faculty (and new to teaching faculty / staff) to enhance their teaching skills and knowledge of best practices.
• Support the development of innovative teaching methods including the use of technology for learning.
• Create and implement a systematic approach to onboarding, training, and supporting highly qualified and effective full-time faculty and faculty associates (part-time).

Strategic Planning

• In collaboration with the CAO, AVP for Student Experience, Academic Affairs Leadership, develop a vision for the Center for Teaching and Learning that is consistent with the Institute's mission and vision.
• Contribute to the development and execution of a strategic plan that flows from that mission and vision.
• Develop partnerships as deemed in line with the Institute's mission and priorities, and in consultation with the President, CAO, and AVP for Student Experience
• Collaborate closely with the AVP for Career Development in all matters related to the teaching and learning within the Career Development program, as part of the overall Institute programming.

Community, and Professional Development

• Demonstrate active professional development for the advance of all of the above duties.
• Represent the College with matters related to learning and teaching, in collaboration with Academic Affairs and other departments.
• Attend and participate in required meetings, and other duties as determined. Option to teach is also a possibility.

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Experience teaching across a range of modalities with demonstrable and evidenced success
• Effective communicator
• Supportive and self-motivated team player
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current scholarship of teaching and learning, including experiential, integrative and inclusive learning principles and strategies
• Innovative and Goal-oriented; willingness to take risks and support others in doing so
• Advanced degree (indicate specific field, if required): Master’s degree in Education, educational psychology, cognitive psychology, education, instructional design/technology, or related field.
• Experience teaching students with diverse learning needs
• Innovative and strategic
• Effective collaborator
• Creative problem solving and willingness to be a continuous learner to keep what is working and improve what is not
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence, contributing to a culture of belonging and trust
• Believes in the Institute’s student-centered mission and practices of providing exceptional education
• Collegial management and leadership, particularly in a fast-paced environment
• Direct experience conducting successful faculty development programming and activities
• The ideal candidate will have experience working in a post-secondary education environment that prioritizes teaching over research.
• Ability to approach “problems” as opportunities; leverage current strengths to overcome challenges
• Serve as a role model for how we teach and what we value
• Minimum 5 years direct teaching experience in secondary or [AM1] post-secondary education