Senior Faculty Development Consultant

Central New Mexico Community College•Albuquerque, NM

About The Position

The Senior Faculty Development Consultant reports to the Director of Learning & Development within Innovation and Instructional Support (IIS) under Education and Learning. The role supports new faculty onboarding and designs, delivers, and evaluates ongoing faculty professional development. It recommends process improvements, identifies opportunities to strengthen faculty orientation and professional development, and collaborates with IIS and the Cooperative for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to meet strategic goals. The position works with administration and cross-enterprise partners to help ensure faculty are prepared, supported, and connected throughout their careers at CNM.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Two years of related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Three years of direct higher education teaching experience, including face-to-face classroom instruction and teaching in at least two instructional modalities.
Two or more years of experience in faculty development, instructional coaching, or professional learning in education.
Experience evaluating program effectiveness and reporting outcomes to leadership.
Experience using learning management systems and e-learning authoring tools to build and deliver trainings and/or professional development.
Demonstrated knowledge of inclusive pedagogy, adult learning principles, and evidence-based teaching practices.

Responsibilities

Design, coordinate, and facilitate new faculty support and current and evolving initiatives for full-time and part-time faculty.
Plan and lead long-term, multi-step projects independently, directing the work of volunteers and partners who support faculty.
Build and maintain a structured faculty professional development model with milestones, coordinating with academic schools, Human Resources, and academic leadership so content reflects current policies, priorities, systems, and expectations.
Assess faculty professional development needs through surveys, focus groups, consultations, and institutional data.
Develop, plan, coordinate, update, and facilitate faculty professional development courses, webinars, trainings, workshops, events, and self-paced modules in areas such as teaching practice, learner success, inclusive pedagogy, and professional growth.
Coordinate and facilitate faculty learning communities, peer coaching and observations, and other mentoring and community-building opportunities for full-time and part-time faculty.
Track participation, completion, satisfaction, and impact data for faculty professional development initiatives and events.
Evaluate program, initiative, and outcome effectiveness; report findings to leadership; and maintain faculty professional development records in compliance with CNM data policies.
Partner with other Instructional Consultants (IC) and Learning Experience Designers (LXD) on joint offerings, and offer recommendations on course-level design, enhancement, and quality review requests.
Perform other related duties as assigned.