Educational Developer / Faculty Developer in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) Discipline - WVU Teaching and learning Center

West Virginia University-posted 4 months ago
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West Virginia University is seeking an Educational / Faculty Development professional from one of the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) to serve in the WVU Teaching and Learning Center. Educational Developers are leaders in scholarly teaching and work closely with faculty, instructors, and graduate teaching assistants. The salary for this appointment is budgeted at $75,000. This is a 12-month Faculty Equivalent / Academic Professional appointment on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Located approximately 50 miles south of Pittsburgh, we are the R1 flagship university for the state of West Virginia.

  • Impact teaching across West Virginia University by fostering relationships with those who teach, sharing research-based practices on effective teaching, and amplifying recognition of effective teaching practices happening at WVU.
  • Develop seminars, workshops, signature programs, and support services for WVU faculty, instructors, and graduate teaching assistants.
  • Teach 3 credit hours in-load per year.
  • Maintain an active research agenda in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and/or Discipline-Based Educational Research (DBER), support faculty in the production and dissemination of SoTL and/or DBER, and model effective SoTL and/or DBER practices for the WVU community.
  • Regularly collaborate with WVU Teaching and Learning Center associates and colleagues across all WVU campuses, including those in Keyser and Beckley.
  • Occasionally collaborate with other units at WVU, including Instructional Designers, LMS Support, and Academic Technology.
  • Host large events including the annual teaching conference and orientations for new faculty and graduate teaching assistants.
  • Provide external service to professional associations and consortia related to educational development and effective teaching.
  • Serve on committees and working groups related to teaching across WVU as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Ph.D. or equivalent with teaching experience in one of the STEM disciplines, including the natural sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics, or closely related fields such as STEM Education.
  • Ability to demonstrate an emerging research agenda within SoTL and/or DBER.
  • Four years of teaching experience at the university level.
  • Two or more years’ experience as the instructor of record at the university level.
  • Expertise in supporting those who teach through the facilitation of workshops, orientations, one-on-one consultations, or communities of inquiry on teaching.
  • Demonstrated expertise of the candidate's effective teaching practices through a record of peer reviewed journals and/or peer reviewed conference presentations.
  • 37.5-hour work week
  • 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
  • 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave)
  • 18 sick days per year
  • Range of health insurance and other benefits
  • 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match
  • Wellness programs
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