Director of Faculty Development and Career Enhancement
Director of Faculty Development and Career Enhancement
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Department: Faculty Affairs and Development
Classification: Administrative Faculty
Job Category:Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type:FullTime
Work Schedule:Fulltime (1.0 FTE 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax VA
Workplace Type:Hybrid Eligible
Salary:Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check:Yes
About the Department:
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Development (FA&D) at George Mason University provides an intentional and integrated approach to supporting faculty in their scholarly and professional growth and success. Our mission is to promote faculty excellence equity and wellbeing by providing innovative career enhancement and recognition and implementing evidencebased policies practices and resources for Mason faculty of all career stages roles and appointment types. Contributing to an inclusive collaborative and dynamic faculty community at Mason is central to our mission.
George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of allinclusive excellence. We are home to one of the countrys most diverse student populationsthe most diverse in the Commonwealth of Virginiaand pride ourselves on being one of the few institutions that has similarly high graduation rates for students of all backgrounds. We encourage candidates to apply to enrich Masons academically and culturally allinclusive environment.
About the Position:
The Director of Faculty Development and Career Enhancement provides leadership and coordination for a range of programs that support the professional development of individual faculty and academic leaders as well as contributes to institutionwide initiatives related to faculty. This is a fulltime (12month) Administrative/Professional (A/P nontenureline) faculty position. The position provides and supports growth opportunities for a faculty member who has experience engaging with colleagues on career development issues and is interested in exploring further universitylevel leadership opportunities. The position reports to the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development (VP FA&D) who reports directly to the Provost.
The Director collaborates with a broad range of faculty and administrators including the Director of Faculty Engagement and Wellbeing and has frequent opportunities to interact with colleagues and partners across campus. The Director serves as one of the primary sources of faculty support within FA&D; thus they must be adept at interacting with faculty across different fields of study/disciplines and knowledgeable about the challenges that they face in particular with regard to the faculty lifecycle and tenure/promotion for all faculty ranks and appointment types.
Responsibilities:
- Develops implements and assesses programs that support faculty success across career stages (e.g. early career midcareer seasoned faculty) appointment types (e.g. term tenureline adjunct) and faculty roles (e.g. scholar teacher leader) with a focus on continuous improvement;
- Leads coordinates and assesses existing programming (e.g. Faculty Success Workshop series Faculty Writing Support) with a focus on continuous improvement;
- Leads coordinates and assesses faculty onboarding programs (e.g. New Faculty Orientation Adjunct Faculty Success Workshops);
- Develops and maintains online resources for faculty success;
- Contributes to academic leadership development initiatives (e.g. workshops seminars); and
- As appropriate actively contributes to FA&D and institutional initiatives (e.g. universitywide committees developing and supporting faculty recognition opportunities).
Required Qualifications:
- Terminal degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Earned tenure;
- Demonstrated experience and success working with faculty on various institutional and/or college/school initiatives;
- A documented record of excellence in teaching mentoring and scholarship/creative activities as a faculty member;
- Demonstrated understanding of current research and best practice related to faculty development career advancement and trends in higher education;
- Clearly articulated knowledge of and ability to implement current professional approaches around the development implementation and assessment of programming for faculty across various career stages and appointment types;
- Exceptional communication interpersonal and problemsolving skills including the ability to maintain collaborative and confidential relationships;
- Exceptional organizational skills attention to detail and demonstrated success with project management including experience prioritizing and managing multiple tasks; and
- Ability to develop crosscampus relationships that allow for connecting faculty members to appropriate resources that will support their overall success at Mason.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience working as a member of a leadership team with a strong commitment to and experience promoting faculty success and with an openness to exploring new ideas for strengthening faculty members professional and leadership development will be particularly valuable; and
- Flexible creative resourceful.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration applicants must apply forDirector of Faculty Development and Career Enhancement at and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide a cover letter and resume for review.
Posting Open Date:December 02 2024
For Full Consideration Apply by: January 10 2025
Open Until Filled:Yes
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
