Assistant/Associate Director, Teaching Excellence & STEM AI

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (IN); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) seeks an Assistant Director or Associate Director to expand CTE’s capacity in priority areas such as STEM education, generative AI, and graduate student professional development.

The AD will serve as a general faculty member, supporting instructors through consultations, program development, assessment, and partnerships, with a hybrid work option.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in any field.
• At least 3 years in educational development or related role in higher education.
• Experience designing, implementing, and leading instructional development programming at the school or university level.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with faculty, graduate students, academic units, and schools across disciplines.
• Record of education research (SoTL/DBER/SoEd) or program assessment in relevant areas.
• Record of successful teaching in higher education and ability to teach annually in their disciplinary area.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support instructors and academic units through consultations, resource and program development, program assessment, cross-school partnerships, and organizational development initiatives.
• Engage in scholarly activity and cross-disciplinary collaboration with emphasis on AI and STEM education.
• Teach one undergraduate course per year.
• Work in person with a possible hybrid model including two in-office days per week.

Skills

Educational development

Collaboration

Teaching in higher education

SoTL/DBER/SoEd research

Written and interpersonal comms

Independent and collaborative work

Program design & leadership

Education

Terminal degree

Job description

The University of Virginia’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) seeks an Assistant Director or Associate Director to expand CTE’s capacity in priority areas such as STEM education, generative AI, and graduate student professional development.

The AD will serve as a general faculty member, supporting instructors through consultations, program development, assessment, and partnerships, with a hybrid work option.