Faculty Mentor Online

Lone Star College; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 68,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Wellness programs

Paid holidays

Job summary

Lone Star College Online is seeking a Faculty Mentor to lead faculty development, improve instructional quality, and support online, hybrid, accelerated, and emerging modalities. Reporting to the Director of Academic Operations, this role oversees instructional design staff and mentors both full-time and adjunct faculty.

The position emphasizes using data and established standards to drive scalable programs, with a focus on engaging students, accessibility, and the effective use of educational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing online and hybrid courses.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Matters and OSCQR standards.
• Ability to supervise staff and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding, mentoring, and professional development for online faculty.
• Design workshops and resources addressing faculty needs.
• Provide coaching to strengthen pedagogy and student engagement.
• Perform instructional quality reviews and analyze data to drive improvements.

Skills

Online pedagogy

Instructional design

Assessment and analytics

Leadership and coaching

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Faculty Mentor Online

Location: LSC-Online
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 45446

Commitment to Mission

At Lone Star College System, every employee contributes to our mission of providing transformational educational opportunities that help individuals get from where they are to where they want to be. Guided by our vision to lead higher education through high-quality, affordable, and innovative learning opportunities, employees are expected to exemplify professionalism, integrity, accountability, and collaboration.

Through our One LSC Philosophy, we deliver excellent and uniform customer service, providing consistent information, and uniformly helping every student regardless of physical location, modality, college, campus, center, or medium.

This commitment supports Lone Star College System's strategic goals:

1. Opportunity through financial resilience
2. Leading in academic excellence
3. Strength in culture and talent development
4. Connections through bridges of prosperity

Great Colleges to Work For®

Lone Star College System is proud to be recognized as a Great Colleges to Work For® institution by The Chronicle of Higher Education. This recognition reflects our commitment to creating an organizational culture where employees are valued, supported, and empowered.

Campus Marketing Statement

Lone Star College-Online

With 100,000 students and counting, Lone Star College System provides transformational educational opportunities that help individuals get from where they are to where they want to be. The two-year institution is training tomorrow's workforce today, offering more than 200 degrees and certification programs that empower students to take the next step.

Lone Star College System has eight main campuses and more than 20 locations in the Houston area. Learn more at LoneStar.edu.

Lone Star College-Online is the fully online college of Lone Star College System, providing students across Texas with flexible access to high-quality education designed to fit their lives and goals.

Through online degree and certificate pathways, LSC-Online connects students with engaging instruction, dedicated support services, and opportunities to build the knowledge and skills needed to advance their education and careers, all with the flexibility of learning online.

Digital Learning. Accelerated.

LSC-Online is located at 20515 SH 249, Houston, Texas 77070. Online course enrollment is currently available to students living in Texas. Applicants for employee programs must reside in Texas.

Job Description

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Faculty Mentor provides leadership for faculty development, instructional quality, and continuous improvement across LSC-Online. Reporting to the Director of Academic Operations, the position supervises instructional design staff and leads faculty onboarding, mentoring, professional development, and instructional quality initiatives. The Faculty Mentor partners with academic leaders and faculty to strengthen online pedagogy, course design, accessibility, student engagement, and effective use of emerging technologies. The position uses data, research, and established quality standards to identify instructional needs, develop scalable faculty support strategies, and advance consistent, high-quality teaching across online, hybrid, accelerated, and emerging instructional modalities. Supports the Director of Academic Operations in Quality and Compliance reporting.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Leads comprehensive onboarding, mentoring, and professional development programs for full-time and adjunct faculty teaching in online, hybrid, accelerated, and emerging modalities
2. Assesses faculty development needs and designs workshops, webinars, resources, and learning opportunities addressing identified needs and institutional priorities. Develops scalable faculty development strategies that promote instructional excellence, consistency, engagement, and continuous improvement
3. Provides individualized coaching and consultation to strengthen pedagogy, student engagement, course facilitation, accessibility, and instructional effectiveness
4. Leads systematic instructional quality reviews using established standards and frameworks, including Quality Matters, OSCQR, accessibility requirements, and institutional expectations. Analyzes course quality, faculty development, student success, and engagement data to identify trends and recommends improvement strategies
5. Partners with faculty and academic leadership to address instructional quality concerns and develop appropriate interventions and support. Promotes evidence-based teaching practices and consistent instructional standards across LSC-Online programs and modalities
6. Provides functional direction to instructional design staff; assists Director with establishing priorities and performance expectations, coordinating workloads, and providing coaching, feedback, and professional development. Monitors project timelines, deliverables, workload, and quality to ensure instructional development priorities are completed effectively
7. Guides instructional design activities supporting new course development, course revisions, accelerated offerings, and academic initiatives. Coordinates faculty and instructional designer collaboration to ensure courses reflect sound pedagogy, accessibility, quality standards, and institutional expectations
8. Provides leadership and guidance regarding effective and ethical integration of AI, educational technology, and emerging instructional practices. Evaluates emerging tools and practices for potential impact on teaching effectiveness, accessibility, faculty workload, academic integrity, and student learning
9. Develops guidance, resources, and professional learning opportunities that help faculty appropriately integrate technology into instruction. Supports implementation and continuous improvement of innovative instructional models, including accelerated and other evolving digital learning formats
10. Develops and monitor metrics related to faculty development participation, instructional quality, course improvement, and effectiveness of faculty support initiatives. Prepares reports and recommendations for the Director of Academic Operations and academic leadership based on faculty development and instructional quality data. Collaborates across academic departments
11. Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Advanced knowledge of online and adult learning pedagogy, instructional design, UDL, accessibility, faculty development, and evidence-based teaching practices
• Knowledge of Quality Matters, OSCQR, LMS platforms, educational technology, HyFlex and accelerated learning, and ethical AI integration
• Ability to supervise and develop professional staff, lead faculty development initiatives, evaluate instructional quality, analyze data, manage multiple projects, and implement continuous improvement strategies
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise independent judgment, build faculty trust, provide constructive feedback, establish priorities, and translate institutional goals into instructional practices
• Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone, and other general office equipment
• Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• Work is performed in a climate-controlled office with minimal exposure to safety hazards
• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

WORK SCHEDULE AND CONDITIONS:

• Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone, and other general office equipment
• Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• Work is performed in a climate-controlled office with minimal exposure to safety hazards

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree
• Experience designing and delivering faculty development for online and hybrid learning

Salary

Hiring salary range is $67,746 - $77,908

Lone Star College provides a hiring salary range for all posted full-time non-faculty positions. Where your salary offer would fall in that range is determined by your related experience and education. Should you receive an offer of employment from Lone Star College, the resume submitted in the application process will be utilized to calculate your salary offer. The information outlined below will provide the Office of Human Resources everything needed to determine an accurate starting salary.

Benefits Marketing Statement

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a part of an organization that offers a supportive, collegial work environment and excellent work/life balance. This includes a full comprehensive and competitive benefits package, a generous number of paid holidays and vacation days, wellness programs, tuition waiver, professional development opportunities and more.

Lone Star College participates in the E-Verify program, under which Lone Star College provides the federal government with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm that the employee is authorized to work in the United States.

More information on the E-Verify program is available at www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Lone Star College is an EEO Employer. All positions are subject to a criminal background check.