Assistant/Associate Director, Teaching Excellence

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Virginia's Center for Teaching Excellence seeks an Assistant Director or Associate Director to expand capacity in STEM education, AI in teaching, and graduate student development. The AD will support instructors through consultations, program development, and assessment, and will teach one undergraduate course per year.

Hybrid work with at least two in-office days weekly. The role is non-tenure track, eligible for promotion, sabbaticals, and consulting opportunities, with initial

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in any field.
• Minimum of 3 years in educational development or related role.
• Experience designing and leading instructional development programming.
• Ability to collaborate with faculty, graduate students, and schools across disciplines.
• Research in SoTL/DBER/SoEd or program assessment.
• Proven record of teaching in higher education.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support instructors and units through consultations, program development, and assessment.
• Build cross-school partnerships and contribute to university-wide STEM/AI initiatives.
• Expand scholarship and assessment work in mutual interests.
• Teach annually in disciplinary area of expertise.

Skills

Educational development

Instructional design

Collaboration with faculty

Written & interpersonal communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Higher education teaching

Education

Terminal degree

Job description

University of Virginia's Center for Teaching Excellence seeks an Assistant Director or Associate Director to expand capacity in STEM education, AI in teaching, and graduate student development. The AD will support instructors through consultations, program development, and assessment, and will teach one undergraduate course per year.

Hybrid work with at least two in-office days weekly. The role is non-tenure track, eligible for promotion, sabbaticals, and consulting opportunities, with initial