Director of Educational Development

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Description

The Director of Educational Development is responsible for advancing teaching excellence at Berea College. Reporting directly to the Dean of Faculty Development, the Director of Educational Development will plan and facilitate programming for the existing New Faculty Seminar and Student-Faculty Partnership Program as well as develop new workshops and faculty learning communities (e.g., Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, Dis/Ability in the Classroom, etc.) with an aim to elevate faculty development and foster pedagogical innovation at Berea College. This full-time administrative role does not entail teaching responsibilities; however, interested candidates may have the opportunity to teach up to two courses a year as deemed appropriate by the Provost, Dean of Faculty Development, Dean of Curriculum, and Director of General Education.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver orientation and seminars for faculty members new to Berea;
• Design, organize, and collaborate with others on workshops, seminars, learning communities, and/or reading groups on a range of professional development or teaching and learning topics;
• Provide training and structure for faculty members in how to work collaboratively with undergraduate teaching assistants;
• Consult with individual and groups of faculty and undergraduate teaching assistants about teaching and learning as requested;
• Develop web resources to support effective and equitable teaching practices.
  
  

What You'll Bring

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• A Doctoral degree in any academic discipline with experience in educational development
  
  

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

• 3-5 years experience teaching or leading professional development initiatives in higher education;
• 3-5 years experience in supporting teachers through the facilitation of workshops, orientations, one-on-one consultations, or communities of inquiry on teaching;
  
  

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Ability to have a confidential and non-evaluative consultations with faculty members that promote reflection about teaching and learning;
• Strong commitment to collaboration and collegial interactions;
• An understanding of the nature of a liberal arts education;
• Strong commitment to professional development and reflective practice, including being open to feedback;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity, with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
  
  

License, certification, or registration necessary:

• Provide any certifications or licenses needed to perform this position successfully. Only include a driver's license if the incumbent will be required to travel by and/or operate a vehicle to complete at least one primary job duty.
  
  

Physical requirements:

• Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
  
  

Environmental conditions:

• Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty
  
  

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:

• Standard office equipment: computer, phone, etc.
  
  

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.

Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Our Benefits

Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.

Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits.

Our Unique Culture

Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.

Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea

Labor Supervision

In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.