Director, Teaching and Curriculum Development
Director, Teaching and Curriculum Development
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Position: Director Teaching and Curriculum Development
Department: Office of the Vice-Provost Curriculum and Planning
Position Type: AUPAT 8 Full-time 24-month Limited Term Contract
Date Posted: June 4 2025
Application Deadline: June 20 2025 at 11:59 pm
Competition #: 25-17-AU
Salary: To be commensurate with qualifications and experience in the range of $85143 - $100169 per annum.
Benefits: Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan health and dental plan Telemedicine with Greenshield Health health spending account life insurance optional life insurance AD&D insurance long-term disability insurance employee and family assistance program tuition discount for employees and their dependents free gym facility membership 4 weeks vacation increasing with years of service university paid holidays including winter break closure.
What youll do
Responsibilities
This opportunity is a 24-month term position which may be subject to renewal with possibility of permanency.
Acadia University invites applications for the position of Director Teaching and Curriculum Development a strategic leadership role within the Office of the Vice-Provost Curriculum & Planning formerly the Vice-Provost Teaching and Learning.
The Director provides critical leadership in enhancing teaching excellence and academic program development at Acadia University. The Director will guide institutional strategies that foster pedagogical innovation uphold academic quality support faculty development and contribute to ongoing review and reporting. This position collaborates with faculty members academic leaders and institutional partners to advance evidence-based practices in teaching curriculum design and scholarly inquiry related to learning and instruction
The Director will provide leadership in the following areas including but not limited to:
- Supporting academic units in curriculum work including the review renewal and quality assurance of undergraduate and graduate programs
- Developing and implementing faculty teaching and learning development programs that promote evidence-based reflective and inclusive pedagogical practices.
- Advancing the universitys capacity for institutional research related to academic planning student success and curriculum impact through data-informed analysis and reporting.
- Representing the institution on committees and in provincial and national communities of practice focused on teaching excellence and curriculum leadership.
- Managing special projects and externally funded initiatives that contribute to strategic priorities in teaching innovation curriculum transformation and educational policy development.
The successful candidate will be a thought leader and skilled practitioner who demonstrates a deep understanding of curriculum theory assessment design inclusive pedagogy and the scholarship of teaching and learning. The role requires strong strategic planning project management and communication skills with the ability to influence institutional culture and support the professional growth of educators.
The Director will supervise the Teaching Curriculum Development & Planning team and provide day-to-day leadership mentoring workload planning and performance management.
What youll need
Qualifications
- Masters degree in curriculum studies higher education instructional design or a related field (PhD preferred).
- Experience in a post-secondary environment with demonstrated leadership in teaching and curriculum development.
- Proven success supporting academic planning curriculum renewal and program reviews and faculty development initiatives.
- Knowledge of institutional research practices inclusive and equity-informed pedagogy and Canadian post-secondary policy contexts.
- Experience with institutional research and educational data analysis to support academic planning and policy development.
- Excellent facilitation interpersonal and project management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to synthesize complex ideas and data for a variety of audiences.
- Experience supervising and mentoring a team of educational professionals.
- Familiarity with tools for curriculum mapping teaching evaluation and educational technology platforms.
For further information or to request a detailed job description please contact Keilani Tupper at emailprotected
A little bit about us
Acadia University
Acadia University located in Mikmaki the ancestral territory of the Mikmaq nation is one of Canadas leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 180 years Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadias faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. As a staff member you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged and your ideas are welcomed.
Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotias beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville. Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle outstanding recreational opportunities internationally acclaimed restaurants a healthy economy and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces. The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy. Its a place that people love to live and those who do not live here love to visit.
To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice please visit our website at .
Are you interested
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TO APPLY: To apply for this opportunity click on the Apply Now button and upload your cover letter resume and references.
Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people African Nova Scotians persons with disabilities visible minorities women and persons of any minority sexual orientation or gender identity. Consistent with the principles of employment equity the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence. Candidates who identify as a member of one of the afore-mentioned groups and who wish to have the application considered as such are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package.
The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities including accommodation that takes into account an applicants accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process please contact emailprotected
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