Director, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Job Listing at College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, NV (Job ID R0149036)

Description

The College of Southern Nevada appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:

• Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
• Required attachments are listed below on the posting. Your application will not be considered without the required attachments.
• Please note that applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once a recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

If you are unable to attach the required documents to your online application or need assistance regarding the application process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team within Human Resources via email at hr.recruitment@csn.edu or call (702) 651-5800 to be directed to the appropriate Recruiter.

Job Description

About the College of Southern Nevada

Founded in 1971 and situated in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, the College of Southern Nevada is the most ethnically diverse college in Nevada and the first to receive the HSI designation. We've prioritized providing an affordable, collaborative, and welcoming environment that allows all students to shine. CSN is a fully accredited institution offering hundreds of degrees and certificates in 70 academic programs. CSN proudly hosts students from all 50 states and over 60 countries with a student population that mirrors Clark County Nevada, one of the most diverse counties in the US. More than one-third of our students are first-generation, half are Pell Grant eligible, and nearly three-fourths are part-time.

The College of Southern Nevada, a Minority Serving Institution designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) provides associates and select bachelor's degrees. Consistent with CSN's mission, vision, and values we are passionate about fostering an environment where our highly diverse students achieve, succeed, and prosper. 

Institutional Commitment to Diversity

The College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracing diversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. We seek faculty who demonstrate their commitment to our communities and value diverse perspectives. Faculty are intentional about providing culturally responsive instruction to promote creativity, innovation, growth, and academic excellence.

We strive to uphold our mission, to create, and preserve an environment that is dedicated to achieving educational access, equitable resources, inviolable dignity, and opportunity for all to participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. 

We ensure that all our work and efforts are transformative and build a truly Students First institutional culture. We commit to the journey ahead, embrace difficult conversations, examine implicit biases, and remain steadfast in our continuous process of improvement. We do this by creating, uplifting, and centering all the voices and experiential knowledge of our students, employees, and campus communities.  

CSN is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and veteran status in the programs or activities which it operates.

Why Live and Work in Southern Nevada?

The region has an environment where professional satisfaction and career achievement are paired with optimal quality of life in a locale with abundant opportunities for work and leisure. Southern Nevada is an excellent base camp for outdoor recreation. Popular nearby hiking and rock-climbing spots include Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Red Rock Canyon, the National Conservation Area, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, and Valley of Fire State Park.

Residents enjoy vibrant urban and suburban communities, within the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson, world-class restaurants, and beautiful parks. The region features a reasonable cost of living, with affordable prices on everything from housing to utilities to groceries compared to most major cities across the nation. Thanks to its mild winters and ample sunshine, the area appeals to a variety of age groups, from retirees to early career professionals. There are plenty of family-friendly activities available to keep families busy. Las Vegas is also a haven for professional sports fans with the NHL Golden Knights (2023 Stanley Cup Winner), WNBA Las Vegas Aces (2022 and 2023 National Champions), NFL Raiders Football Team, Las Vegas Lights FC and the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Benefits of Working at CSN

• Grant-in-Aid: Tuition & fee assistance for employees and their families at NSHE institutions.
• Time Off: CSN provides a variety of time off options to help employees manage their work-life balance.
• Holidays: All CSN employees receive 12 paid holidays per year.
• Benefits: CSN offers attractive and customizable health insurance plans for employee and dependents.
• Retirement Plan:  Participants contribute 19.25% with 100% employer match.
• On-site Early Childhood Education Center services available
• Learning & professional development opportunities.
• Active CSN Affinity Groups that focus on campus-wide diversity initiatives to create a welcoming campus climate.

For more information about the benefits offered at CSN, please click the link https://www.csn.edu/benefits-retirement

Job Description

The Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (FCTLE) is responsible for leading, creating, implementing, supervising, and overseeing faculty professional development opportunities at College of Southern Nevada. The Director supervises the day-to-day operations of the FCTLE and makes it a visible, vibrant, and safe collaborative space aimed at supporting the role of all faculty, including both full-and part-time faculty, tenure, non-tenure track, temporary, and division of workforce and economic development instructors. The Director works with the FCTLE Advisory Board to provide strategic and operational leadership in the design, implementation, and evaluation of faculty training programs, workshops, services, institutes, fellowships, and academies. 

The Director has administrative responsibility for the management, planning, and development of all department policies, services, budgets, projects, and supervision of personnel;  will be responsible for building a cohesive and comprehensive faculty professional development series of opportunities that include but are not limited to topics in innovation in teaching, learning outcomes assessment at the classroom and program level, the effective use of instructional technology, excellence in curriculum design, support for emerging academic technologies, artificial intelligence, and career-readiness pedagogy; and provides guidance to faculty on pedagogies appropriate to a wide variety of modalities, promotes new initiatives grounded on high impact practices and are evidence-based, and aligns with the strategic goals and mission of the College. 

As the primary advocate for the Faculty Center and has the responsibility of fostering a mission-centered culture of strong collaborative relationships with chief academic officer, associate vice presidents, academic deans, department chairs, faculty, and academic support services. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Academic Success, the Director serves as a member of the academic leadership team.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution with an emphasis in educational psychology, learning theory, instructional technology, curriculum design, or related field from a regionally accredited college/university
• 4 years of teaching experience at the college or university level.
• 2 years of supervision/mgt experience within higher education.
• Experience with online instruction.
• Experience with shared governance principles.
• Experience with researching and implementing educational technology solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree from a regionally accredited college/university
• Experience developing or launching a teaching and learning center or designing and launching professional development programming.
• Record of increasing administrative responsibilities and accomplishments in higher education, especially in academic affairs, information technology, and/or student affairs.
• Record of attracting external grant funding in support of faculty professional development.
• Commitment to evidence-based decisions to departmental operations.
• Experience in budget management, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
• Ability to develop long-term collaborative and strategic relationships with all units of academic communities and college partners.

The ideal candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of models of faculty development and the range of programs in the field of professional development, including a commitment to embracing innovative and inclusive policies, services, and technologies.
• Fosters collaboration among various units which support effective teaching and learning on campus through a variety of instructional modalities.
• Employ a variety of approaches (examples: online, face-to-face, hybrid) to deliver professional development training across disciplines and schools, such as fellowships, workshops, seminars, brown bags, communities of practice, one-on-one consultations, learning communities, institute participation, academies, book clubs, and peer mentoring.
• Oversee instructional coaching for teaching observations and faculty feedback.
• Provides direction on faculty and staff professional development including training for compliance purposes, and the use of technology-enhanced teaching.
• Ability to provide inclusive and collaborative management and leadership throughout all job duties.
• Proficiency in the use of a personal computer and current software applications including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Microsoft Teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Promote and share work conducted by the FCTLE within the CSN academic community and beyond through reports, publications, and presentations at state, regional, and/or national conferences.
• Ability to make decisions and take actions independently in a variety of diverse situations. Show a high degree of creativity and initiative.
• Demonstrate commitment to student success programs and strategic priority initiatives that promote access, belonging, and academic, vocational, and educational success for various CSN populations, including low socioeconomic, first-generation, and historically marginalized students.
• Assist faculty members to successfully integrate active learning practices and technology into instruction focusing on the science of teaching and learning.
• Professional and pedagogical commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Develop and coordinate professional development for Department Chairs.
• Create programming to mentor and guide new/early career Tenure-Track faculty through the Tenure process.
• Ability to develop long-term collaborative and strategic relationships with all units of academic communities and college partners.

Salary Information

Administrative Faculty D – Starting salary is $103,901

Exempt

Full-Time Equivalent 

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email and phone number)
• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to the Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification team)

National Search

Out of Area/State Candidates may be offered travel reimbursement with original itemized receipts and in accordance with GSA rates at time of travel.

For more details on this position, please visit our website: My Career at CSN.

CSN is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. For more information, visit

http://www.csn.edu/nondiscrimination.

NSHE - INTERNAL APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE

CSN employees or employees within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) MUST use the "Find Jobs" process within Workday to find and apply for jobs at CSN and other NSHE Institutions. Once you log into Workday, type "Find Jobs" in the search box which will navigate to the internal job posting site. Locate this specific job posting by typing the requisition number in the search box. If you complete an application outside of the internal application process and apply as an external candidate, your application will no longer be considered at the time of minimum qualification review. In order to prevent the disqualification of your application, you will need to reapply as an internal candidate before 11:59 pm the day prior to the position close date.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.  

All document(s) must be received by 11:59 p.m. the day prior to the closing date posted on the job announcement.

This position may require that a criminal background check be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.  

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.  

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.  

CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. CSN does not sponsor aliens applying for faculty, professional staff, or management positions (H-1B Visas) in the absence of exceptional circumstances as defined by the USCIS.