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Assistant Director of Faculty Initiatives, Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - UT Chattanooga

Position Number: 6253138
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Faculty Development

Assistant Director of Faculty Initiatives, Walker Center for Teaching and Learning - UT Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN, United States

Job Identification: 3085
Job Category: Teaching & Learning
Posting Date: 05/23/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 600 Douglas Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, US

Job Description
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is seeking a dynamic and collaborative academic professional to serve as the Assistant Director of Faculty Initiatives in the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning. This leadership role focuses on the development and administration of evidence-based, innovative faculty support initiatives. The successful candidate will lead efforts to enhance teaching excellence, faculty engagement, and instructional innovation across campus.

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:

Program Leadership

Develop, implement, and manage faculty development initiatives, including workshops, book clubs, faculty fellows programs, the Instructional Excellence Conference, and the Teaching and Learning Institute, among others.

Faculty Mentorship & Consultation

Provide mentoring and instructional consultations to faculty aligned with the university's strategic teaching and learning goals.

Grant Administration

Oversee WCTL Innovation Grants process and chair the WCTL Grants Committee.

Pedagogy and Learning Technologies

Assist the media and instructional design teams with major projects. Develop and maintain understanding of the learning management system and other learning technologies managed by the Walker Center.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of instructional design, faculty mentoring models, and learning technologies.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within an academic environment.
Knowledge of current, evidence-based pedagogical practices and trends in higher education.

Review of applications will begin June 2, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will receive priority consideration.

Qualifications
Required:

Master's degree.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in higher education combining teaching and administrative responsibilities.
Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops or conversations on teaching practices.
Strong background in mentoring faculty and supporting pedagogical improvement.

Preferred:

Doctoral degree.
5+ years of teaching experience in higher education.
Experience with faculty development program design and implementation.
Experience administering grant or funding programs.

About Us
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is in the heart of one of Tennessee's largest and most dynamic cities. As a national model for metropolitan universities, UTC collaborates with its many regional partners to offer an experiential learning environment with outstanding teaching scholars in 128 undergraduate degree programs and 55 graduate programs-at both the master's and doctoral levels. UTC and Chattanooga-nationally recognized for its downtown redevelopment and wealth of outdoor recreation-are inextricably linked, and the University is central to the workforce and economic development efforts of the region and the state.

Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Engineering and Computer Science; Health, Education and Professional Studies; and the Honors College are home to an array of award-winning programs from Nursing to Computer Science, Entrepreneurship to Veteran Student Support. Innovation is a strategic focus, and UTC research and development in smart city technology is an industry leader. UTC is the first and only university in the country with access to a managed, commercial quantum computing network, and we are introducing an artificial intelligence initiative involving entities across campus and engaging partners throughout the region.

UTC is a driving force for achieving excellence, and our mission is to actively engage students, faculty and staff; embrace diversity and inclusion; inspire positive change; and enrich and sustain our community.

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