Executive Director, Faculty Development

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of the vision, mission, strategy, and activities of the Institute for Learning, Innovation, and Faculty Excellence (iLIFE) and the Innovation, Learning Excellence, and Resource Network (iLEARN).
• Collaborate with associate deans, program directors, and academic leaders, and faculty to identify faculty development needs and align initiatives with institutional and program priorities.
• Collaborate with the Faculty Council to develop and sustain an integrated, faculty-informed vision that reflects and advances faculty needs.
• Lead institution-wide faculty development initiatives that support academic innovation, curricular transformation, and evolving educational models.
• Serve as a central resource for faculty engagement in shared governance, providing guidance on governance structures, committee roles, and pathways for meaningful participation.
• Partner with the Faculty Council and academic leadership to prepare and support faculty for effective service in governance and institutional committees.
• Develop and facilitate professional development opportunities focused on academic leadership skills, including communication, consensus-building, decision-making, and change leadership.
• Support faculty in identifying and pursuing leadership pathways aligned with their interests, strengths, and career stage (e.g., committee leadership, program leadership, academic administration).
• Provide coaching and consultation to faculty on career planning, advancement, and professional growth, including preparation for expanded roles and responsibilities.
• Design and support mentorship and peer-learning structures that foster leadership development and cross-program collaboration.
• Design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive faculty development programs that support excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship across career stages.
• Develop and deliver training on evidence-based teaching practices, curriculum design, and assessment strategies.
• Provide workshops and learning opportunities focused on scholarly development, including research design, educational and applied scholarship, dissemination, and productivity strategies.
• Oversee and coordinate faculty consultation and coaching structures that support professional growth and teaching or scholarly development.
• Develop onboarding and transition programs for new faculty, mid-career faculty, and faculty preparing for promotion or leadership roles.
• Assess faculty development needs and evaluate program effectiveness using participation data, feedback, and outcomes to inform continuous improvement.
• Develop and deliver new faculty orientation and a scaffolded year-long development sequence for all core faculty and select contributing faculty.

Core Outcomes and Performance Expectations

• Use assessment data, faculty input, and emerging institutional priorities to drive strategic decisions and demonstrate continuous improvement in faculty development initiatives.
• Achieve measurable increases in faculty participation and sustained engagement in development programs and institution-wide initiatives.
• Demonstrate increased faculty preparedness for leadership roles and meaningful participation in shared governance across programs.
• Show documented improvement in teaching effectiveness, including adoption and application of evidence-based instructional practices.
• Support measurable growth in faculty scholarship, dissemination, and scholarly impact aligned with institutional priorities.
• Design, implement, and sustain an integrated institutional framework that supports faculty onboarding, ongoing development, and career advancement.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Position may be required to travel up to 30%.

POSITION IN ORGANIZATION

Reports to: AVP, Innovation and Educational Technology

Positions supervised: Sr. Learning and Development Specialists