Director of Center for Teaching and Learning (New York University Shanghai)

Description NYU Shanghai seeks a Director of Center for Teaching and Learning. Reporting to the Provost of NYU Shanghai, the Director will spearhead and implement innovative programming focused on fostering excellence in teaching across disciplines in a diverse and multicultural setting. The director will oversee the center, identify the instructional needs of the institution and create programming to address those needs; and will coordinate with other University units--including the Library’s Research and Instructional Technology Services Team, Academic Affairs, and IT--on projects such as assessment, learning portfolios, LMS technology, and local and global learning community outreach. The Director will also work with other academic units in the NYU Global Network, particularly New York and Abu Dhabi. Responsibilities ● Provide training and support on innovative and effective pedagogy to a diverse group of faculty at different stages of their career and with varied levels of teaching experience. ● Create programs to address the specific pedagogical needs of internationally diverse students and faculty and foster ongoing conversions about inclusive teaching in a culturally diverse environment. ● Oversee the Center’s ongoing development and programming such as workshops, course development studios, consultations, syllabus reviews, classroom observations, mid-term student perceptions, learning communities, teaching talks, etc. ● Work collaboratively with faculty, administration and various departments across the university to foster a learning community of teaching across disciplines. ● Work closely with the Library’s Research and Instructional Technology Services on hybrid and online learning design, technology supported pedagogy innovations and programs, and the new LMS rollout. ● Oversee the center's program budget. ● Oversee, and maintain the Center for Teaching and Learning’s website. ● Assist faculty and staff in teaching and related professional development activities. ● Collaborate with comparable programs at NYU’s other portal campuses in Abu Dhabi and New York. ● Contribute to programs assessing the quality of the educational and student experience at NYU Shanghai. ● May be asked to teach one course per academic year in a discipline taught at NYU Shanghai. ● Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Required Skills and Qualifications ● An earned MA in a relevant field. ● Demonstrated experience mentoring faculty in teaching. ● Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other academic units and coordinate and manage complex projects with teams, particularly key units such as Academic Affairs, Research and Instructional Technology Services. ● Demonstrated engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning. ● An interest and experience in teaching in a diverse, multilingual, multinational setting. Preferred Skills and Qualifications ● An earned doctorate in a relevant field. ● Demonstrated excellence in teaching. ● Experience managing (at director or assistant director level) a teaching and learning center. ● Knowledge of language acquisition scholarship and practice, and experience mentoring disciplinary faculty who are working with multilingual populations. ● Experience working with faculty across disciplines (including STEM, business, humanities, social sciences, arts, writing, language). ● Experience working with assessment protocols in the U.S. and/or China. Application Instructions First round interviews will be scheduled in February 2021, with the intention of naming a person to this position by the end of this academic year. The position is in Shanghai, China, and will begin in August 2021. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae. We will ask finalists to supply at least three references. If you have any questions, please e-mail shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Adminoxy

Description

NYU Shanghai seeks a Director of Center for Teaching and Learning. Reporting to the Provost of NYU Shanghai, the Director will spearhead and implement innovative programming focused on fostering excellence in teaching across disciplines in a diverse and multicultural setting. The director will oversee the center, identify the instructional needs of the institution and create programming to address those needs; and will coordinate with other University units--including the Library’s Research and Instructional Technology Services Team, Academic Affairs, and IT--on projects such as assessment, learning portfolios, LMS technology, and local and global learning community outreach. The Director will also work with other academic units in the NYU Global Network, particularly New York and Abu Dhabi.

Responsibilities

●   Provide training and support on innovative and effective pedagogy to a diverse group of faculty at different stages of their career and with varied levels of teaching experience.
●   Create programs to address the specific pedagogical needs of internationally diverse students and faculty and foster ongoing conversions about inclusive teaching in a culturally diverse environment.
●   Oversee the Center’s ongoing development and programming such as workshops, course development studios, consultations, syllabus reviews, classroom observations, mid-term student perceptions, learning communities, teaching talks, etc.
●   Work collaboratively with faculty, administration and various departments across the university to foster a learning community of teaching across disciplines.
●   Work closely with the Library’s Research and Instructional Technology Services on hybrid and online learning design, technology supported pedagogy innovations and programs, and the new LMS rollout.
●   Oversee the center's program budget.
●   Oversee, and maintain the Center for Teaching and Learning’s website.
●   Assist faculty and staff in teaching and related professional development activities.
●   Collaborate with comparable programs at NYU’s other portal campuses in Abu Dhabi and New York.
●   Contribute to programs assessing the quality of the educational and student experience at NYU Shanghai.
●   May be asked to teach one course per academic year in a discipline taught at NYU Shanghai.
●   Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Qualifications

●   An earned MA in a relevant field.
●   Demonstrated experience mentoring faculty in teaching.
●   Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other academic units and coordinate and manage complex projects with teams, particularly key units such as Academic Affairs, Research and Instructional Technology Services.
●   Demonstrated engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning.
●   An interest and experience in teaching in a diverse, multilingual, multinational setting.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

●   An earned doctorate in a relevant field.
●   Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
●   Experience managing (at director or assistant director level) a teaching and learning center.
●   Knowledge of language acquisition scholarship and practice, and experience mentoring disciplinary faculty who are working with multilingual populations.
●   Experience working with faculty across disciplines (including STEM, business, humanities, social sciences, arts, writing, language).
●   Experience working with assessment protocols in the U.S. and/or China.

Application Instructions

First round interviews will be scheduled in February 2021, with the intention of naming a person to this position by the end of this academic year. The position is in Shanghai, China, and will begin in August 2021.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae. We will ask finalists to supply at least three references. If you have any questions, please e-mail shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu.

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Adminoxy

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