Academic Programs Director of the Community Scholars Program - Center for Multicultural Access & Education - Georgetown University
About The Position
The Community Scholars Program (CSP) has led Georgetown’s efforts to promote social justice for 50 years by enrolling a more racially and socioeconomically diverse student body. Managed by the Center for Multicultural Equity & Access (CMEA), the program provides enhanced educational opportunity for a multicultural cohort of first-generation college students who have achieved the dream of higher education through personal initiative, service, and academic excellence. The Academic Programs Director of the Community Scholar Program (CSP) provides academic leadership for students to enhance their learning and promote academic success and retention at Georgetown University through classroom instruction, curricular design, pedagogy and academic advising. As well, they provide curricular direction for the writing component of the university’s premier and only academic bridge program for first-generation students and/or students of color; and collaborate closely with Department of English and Writing program to select and supervise teaching assistants as well as recruit and train faculty to teach in the program. Reporting to the CMEA Director, the Academic Programs Director collaborates closely with the Director of CSP. As well, they regularly consult with the Director of Writing Program, the Director of Graduate Studies, the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the English Department, as well as CNDLS and other related units.
Requirements
- PhD or other terminal degree - preference for Composition and Rhetoric, English, or a related field
- Teaching, research, and programming expertise relating to first-generation students and students of color
Responsibilities
- provide academic leadership for students to enhance their learning and promote academic success and retention at Georgetown University through classroom instruction, curricular design, pedagogy and academic advising
- provide curricular direction for the writing component of the university’s premier and only academic bridge program for first-generation students and/or students of color
- collaborate closely with Department of English and Writing program to select and supervise teaching assistants as well as recruit and train faculty to teach in the program
Benefits
- Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options.
- You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
