Director, Mentoring & Distance Scholar Development

University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Knoxville (TN); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville seeks a Director of Mentoring and Distance Scholar Outreach to lead UTMI, extend mentoring and professional development to online and statewide learners, and collaborate with Faculty Fellows to design evidence-based mentor training. The role aligns mentoring content with graduate student and postdoctoral needs.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, the position emphasizes program design, strategic partnerships across campus, and continuous improvement through

Formación

• Master's degree required.
• Significant experience in graduate/postdoctoral professional development, mentoring, or faculty development in a higher education setting.
• Knowledge of evidence-based mentoring practices and mentor training design/facilitation (e.g., CIMER curricula).
• Ability to personally design and deliver high-quality training content, while also leading and collaborating with faculty partners who are not direct reports
• Knowledge of career paths and professional development needs for scholars pursuing careers within and beyond the professoriate
• Ability to design and deliver programming for distributed/online audiences
• Ability to build and sustain partnerships across campus and statewide sites
• Ability to analyze tracking and impact data and translate it into initiative and delivery improvements
• Exhibit strong oral, written, and public-facing communication skills
• Ability to represent the Graduate School effectively on university committees and cross-campus initiatives
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives independently, keeping supervisor informed of progress and potentially controversial matters
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Responsabilidades

• UTMI Leadership & Content Development: Creates, leads, and delivers mentor training curriculum in partnership with Faculty Fellows.
• Distance & Statewide Scholar Outreach: Extends programming to online and statewide learners and builds partnerships with UT System sites.
• Faculty Fellow UTMI Program Oversight: Recruits and develops Faculty Fellows and coordinates their training.
• On and off-Campus Partnerships: Builds partnerships across Knoxville and statewide campuses to advance mentoring culture.
• Assessment & Continuous Improvement: Creates reports and dashboards to refine content and delivery.
• Graduate & Postdoctoral Programming Delivery Support: Supports Next Level Grad professional development and wellbeing programming.
• Miscellaneous: Supports signature events and other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Mentoring practices

Mentor training design

Online programming

Partnership building

Data analysis

Public-facing communication

Cross-campus collaboration

Program management

Independent initiative management

Policy representation

Educación

Master's Degree

Doctoral Degree Preferred

Descripción del empleo

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville seeks a Director of Mentoring and Distance Scholar Outreach to lead UTMI, extend mentoring and professional development to online and statewide learners, and collaborate with Faculty Fellows to design evidence-based mentor training. The role aligns mentoring content with graduate student and postdoctoral needs.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, the position emphasizes program design, strategic partnerships across campus, and continuous improvement through