Public Education Specialist

Position Details

The Center for Faculty Excellence supports the professional development of all faculty (tenure-track and non-tenure track) across all career stages in the areas of teaching, research/creative activity, outreach/service and leadership. Guided by faculty interests and goals, and the values of innovation, collaboration, and partnerships, the Center is a place where faculty members connect to share knowledge and skills that support each other’s growth.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze workshops, reflections and feedback forms to assess their effectiveness and impact on student persistence for both in-person and distance education.
• Design and complete a needs assessment.
• Develop a long-term plan for workshops indicating which workshops should be offered each year and which should be offered less frequently. Also include workshops that are missing and should be offered.
• Make recommendations for advertising and communications improvements that would benefit faculty and the Center.
• Develop and conduct workshops that are identified as a need in collaboration with CFE staff and MSU faculty.

Required Qualifications

• Personal experience or previous work with faculty and/or adult learners.
• Taught classes at the college level.
• Professionalism and maturity.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate successfully with faculty, staff, and students.
• Respect for and appreciation of a broad range of various identities.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral or terminal degree in field of Education or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Special Requirements/Additional Information

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but is intended to provide an accurate depiction of the type of work performed. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Physical Demands To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. This position has supervisory duties? No