Instructor and Assistant Teaching Professor, University College

About the Role

University College invites applications for faculty positions at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Teaching Professor. University College seeks creative, collaborative educators who are passionate about student-centered teaching and committed to empowering learners to achieve their goals. In addition to demonstrating excellence in the classroom, faculty contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of scalable learning experiences, support systems, and student success initiatives that improve learner outcomes and prepare students for academic, professional, and lifelong success.

Successful candidates will help advance learning experiences and learner support systems that serve students at scale and bring expertise in one or more areas:

• Teaching and Learning Scholarship: at the post-secondary level and inclusive of but not limited to curriculum development, evidence-based teaching practices to improve classroom experience, assessment of student learning.
• Student Success: initiatives, practices, or curricula that promote student learning, persistence, and post-graduate readiness.
• Work-Integrated Learning: development of intentionally designed learning experiences that integrate academic learning with professional practice.
• Life Design: application of life design principles in curriculum, research, or practice with students to create a life of purpose and flourishing.
• Program Evaluation and Assessment: utilization of data to inform the development or improvement of programs, student learning, outcomes, and overall unit improvements.

Essential Functions — Instructor

• Design and deliver engaging, student-centered courses that help learners develop the skills, confidence, and mindsets needed to achieve academic, professional, and personal success, with particular attention to first-year students and those navigating academic challenges.
• Provide proactive support and guidance that promotes student engagement, persistence, and achievement, including contributing to the LEAD program and other student success initiatives.
• Utilize student performance data, assessment results, and other evidence to continuously improve teaching practices and learner outcomes.

Essential Functions — Assistant Teaching Professor

• Design and deliver engaging, student-centered courses that help learners develop the skills, confidence, and mindsets needed to achieve academic, professional, and personal success, with particular attention to first-year students and those navigating academic challenges.
• Foster inclusive and supportive learning environments that encourage critical thinking, problem solving, self-reflection, exploration, and a sense of belonging among college students.
• Utilize student performance data, assessment results, and other evidence to continuously improve teaching practices, learner outcomes, and student success initiatives.
• Leverage individual expertise to provide leadership and service through teaching and learning scholarship, student success, work-integrated learning, life design, assessment and evaluation, and/or other strategic priorities that advance learner outcomes and the mission of University College.

Required Qualifications

For Instructors and Assistant Teaching Professors:

• A terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D., or other appropriate terminal degree) or all but dissertation.
• Three years evidence of teaching at a post-secondary institution, with preferred teaching experience at the undergraduate level.

Additional for Assistant Teaching Professors:

• Demonstrated skills, experiences, or expertise in one or more of the following or related areas: teaching and learning scholarship, student success, work-integrated learning, life design, and/or assessment and evaluation.

Desired Qualifications

For Instructors and Assistant Teaching Professors:

• Demonstrated excellence in student-centered teaching and a commitment to creating inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environments that promote student success.
• Experience designing and delivering courses that foster critical thinking, problem solving, self-reflection, and the development of durable skills for academic, professional, and lifelong success.
• Demonstrated ability to use assessment, student performance data, or other evidence to inform teaching practices and improve learner outcomes.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: learning design, student success, workforce readiness, analytics-informed improvement, curriculum development, program innovation, assessment, or related fields.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines or functional areas to develop, implement, or evaluate programs, initiatives, or learning experiences for all college students.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and professional growth in teaching, learning, and student success.

Additional for Assistant Teaching Professors:

• Experience contributing to research, service, faculty development, curriculum development, or strategic initiatives in higher education is preferred, particularly for candidates seeking appointment at the Assistant Teaching Professor rank.

Department Overview

Historically, University College offers students a range of academic services, such as tutoring, career and major exploration classes, success courses, and college transition programs like ASU's First-Year Success program, among others. These programs and initiatives were conceived to support ASU's goal of improving student retention and persistence toward graduation.

Today, University College is going through an exciting reinvention, focused on broadening its offerings for all learners from every major and at any stage of their academic journey. University College's goal is to disrupt the 20th-century model of higher education by:

• Designing personalized learning experiences to end achievement disparities for students of all backgrounds.
• Designing for integrated work and learning future.
• Designing services to support learners at scale by using design thinking, analytics, automation, and intelligent systems.

University College is guided by 5 key design principles: learners first, be bold, simplify, personalize, and collaborate. A wide range of new programs and services are currently under development.