Associate Director for Experiential Learning

Virginia Tech • Blacksburg, VA

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About The Position

The Associate Director for Experiential Learning contributes to university-wide leadership and coordinated management of professional development focused on empowering and supporting Virginia Tech faculty to develop and integrate experiential learning into programs of study. The associate director's responsibilities include providing a system for supporting faculty with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to develop deep and meaningful experiential learning opportunities and embed them in students' plans of study; leading and growing existing experiential learning programming including the Experiential Learning Certificate, retreats, and workshops; developing, implementing, and evaluating new professional development programs focused on advancing faculty members' understanding, application, and implementation of effective experiential learning pedagogies; facilitating communication and coordination with faculty and administrators engaged in experiential learning; and serving on university committees, task forces, and other groups as an advocate for high quality, integrated experiential learning; and functioning in a year-round (CY) academic program planning and management capacity.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education, program management, or related field.
• Experience teaching in an experiential learning program or with experiential learning implementation.
• Experience developing, implementing, and assessing faculty development programming for teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of and experience applying essential principles of experiential learning in higher education.
• Professionalism and successfully working as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively across a range of stakeholders, including faculty members, staff, administrators, students and external agencies.
• Excellent written, spoken, and visual communication.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative atmosphere.

Nice To Haves

• An earned doctorate by time of appointment.
• Experience working on a large-scale experiential learning initiative.
• Experience developing and managing a professional development certificate for faculty.
• Experience with program-level student learning outcomes assessment for continuous improvement.
• Experience developing and leading professional development in civic engagement.
• Knowledge of best practices around Course Based Undergraduate Research (CUREs).
• Experience leading professional development around mentoring in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Provide a system for supporting faculty with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to develop deep and meaningful experiential learning opportunities and embed them in students' plans of study.
• Lead and grow existing experiential learning programming including the Experiential Learning Certificate, retreats, and workshops.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate new professional development programs focused on advancing faculty members' understanding, application, and implementation of effective experiential learning pedagogies.
• Facilitate communication and coordination with faculty and administrators engaged in experiential learning.
• Serve on university committees, task forces, and other groups as an advocate for high quality, integrated experiential learning.
• Function in a year-round (CY) academic program planning and management capacity.

Benefits

• The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level