项目主管及全职教员 - 教育研究与学习发展学士学位
Program Director and Full Time Faculty - BS Education Studies and Learning Devel
ACU与基督教会的奖学金有关。本职位的所有合格申请者必须是公开的基督徒，并愿意支持大学的基督教使命和宗旨。基督教会成员优先考虑此职位。
教职等级：学院助理教授、学院副教授或学院教授（均为非终身教职）
职位地点：远程办公，可能有少量出差
该职位的核心原则是：
- 支持ACU的使命：培养全球范围内的基督教服务和领导人才。
- 支持ACU的愿景：成为培养以基督为中心的领导者的顶尖大学。
职责范围：
- 项目主任负责管理与教育研究与学习发展学士学位项目日常运营相关的所有领域。项目主任向学习与发展学院院长汇报工作。
- 项目主任还负责协调与该项目相关的外部教师培训和认证合作路径，包括与大学部门及支持德克萨斯州教师认证机会的外部合作伙伴的合作。
主要职责
- 领导并监督在线教育研究与学习发展学士学位项目。
- 监督并评估该项目的教师和辅导人员的表现。
- 在该项目中授课。
- 定期监控和评估全职和兼职教师的有效性。
- 管理项目的学术、人事、招生和行政事务。
- 关注教育领域的最新趋势、教学实践、教师培训和劳动力需求，并根据需要调整项目实践。
- 利用数据来指导教学方法、学生参与度、学业成就、保留率以及标准对齐。
- 指导本科生完成学位。
- 协调和支持与外部教师培训和教师认证合作相关的运营流程。
- 与大学部门和外部合作伙伴协作，处理认证相关的学生进展、实地经验及运营对齐问题。
关键职责
关键职责包括以下内容。其他职责可能会被指派。为使残疾人能够履行该职位的关键职能，可能会做出合理的调整。
1. 领导一个
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ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. All qualified applicants for this position must be professing Christians and willing to support the Christian mission and purpose of the university. Churches of Christ membership is preferred for this position.
Faculty Rank: College Assistant Professor, College Associate Professor, or College Professor (all non-tenured)
Position Location: Remote, with the possibility of limited travel
The key principles of this job are to:
- Support ACU’s Mission: Educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.
- Support ACU’s Vision: Become a premier university for the education of Christ-centered leaders.
Scope:
- The Program Director manages all areas related to the day-to-day operations of the B.S. in Education Studies and Learning Development program. The Program Director reports to the Dean of the College of Learning and Development.
- The Program Director also oversees coordination related to external educator preparation and certification partnership pathways associated with the program, including collaboration with university departments and external partners supporting Texas teacher certification opportunities.
Major Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the online B.S. in Education Studies and Learning Development program.
- Supervise and evaluate the performance of faculty and facilitators of the program.
- Teach in the program.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of full-time and adjunct faculty regularly.
- Administer the academic, personnel, recruitment, and administrative life of the program.
- Stay abreast of current trends in education, instructional practice, teacher preparation, and workforce needs, and adjust program practices as applicable.
- Utilize data to inform practice in pedagogy, student engagement, student achievement, retention, and alignment to standards.
- Advise undergraduate students toward the completion of their degrees.
- Coordinate and support operational processes related to external educator preparation and teacher certification partnerships.
- Collaborate with university departments and external partners regarding certification-related student progression, field experiences, and operational alignment.
Essential Duties
Essential duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
1. Lead and oversee the B.S. in Education Studies and Learning Development program
- Lead the faculty in developing plans to further the purpose, mission, vision, and goals of the program.
- Chair regular meetings of faculty, facilitators, and students for the purpose of conducting the academic and co-curricular affairs of the program.
- Build a spirit of teamwork and collegiality among faculty, facilitators, and students.
- Collaborate with various university departments, including Enrollment, Student Success, Registration Operations, Academic Affairs, Marketing, and external educator preparation partners, as applicable.
- Monitor and evaluate the program annually as part of the Annual Academic Program Review.
- Direct the annual process of evaluating and developing the program’s purpose, mission, vision, and strategic plans.
- Work with faculty and facilitators to develop annual program performance goals.
- Review program metrics and analyze data to address trends, strengths, challenges, and opportunities.
- Participate in program review meetings and annual reviews with the Dean regarding program strategy, performance, and future direction.
- Coordinate program processes associated with certification partnership pathways, including progression checkpoints, GPA requirements, and field-based experience coordination in collaboration with university teams and external partners.
2. Teach in the program
- Administer and provide instruction in assigned courses. Duties include, but are not limited to, conducting periodic synchronous interaction sessions, facilitating and grading assignments in a timely manner, and providing rich and timely feedback on student work.
- Provide timely and helpful responses to student inquiries regarding course material or academic matters.
Full-time Faculty Teaching Loads for Administrative Faculty (Program Directors)
· Undergraduate: 30 credit hours (10 courses annually)
Full-time Faculty Workload Expectations
· Undergraduate: Teaching (60%); Service (40%); Research (0%)
3. Supervise and evaluate the performance of program faculty
- Monitor all program courses to ensure continuity of service to students.
- Monitor all program courses to determine faculty effectiveness and adherence to university policies.
- Recruit, onboard, hire, and terminate faculty as needed.
4. Administer the academic and administrative life of the program
- Serve on the ACU Dallas Academic Council for participation in shared governance and representation of the program’s academic concerns.
- Oversee the process of reviewing student applications to the program and make final decisions regarding admission.
- Oversee the revision and development of curriculum.
- Supervise the collection and analysis of data related to program outcomes and student learning outcomes.
- Cooperate with ACU Marketing to develop and maintain ongoing alumni relations and recruitment efforts.
- Prepare program publications and other correspondence as needed.
- Facilitate regular meetings of faculty and facilitators.
- Serve on various college and university committees as assigned by the Dean.
- Oversee degree plans and progression pathways.
- Coordinate with Student Success Advisors regarding monitoring and addressing student needs.
- Support university processes associated with external teacher certification partnerships and educator preparation coordination.
- Maintain awareness of TEA standards, certification expectations, and relevant policy updates impacting students enrolled in certification-aligned pathways.
Professional Development Requirements
In order to perform the duties of the Program Director (Administrative Faculty), it is necessary to demonstrate the following competencies:
- Attention to detail and follow through.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Computer proficiency.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Provide quality instruction and support to students while maintaining academic and university standards.
- Ability to work collaboratively with multiple constituencies.
- Effective and appropriate leadership and administration of the program.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with university administrators, faculty, staff, and external educational partners.
- Ability to manage complex operational and academic processes related to online education and certification partnership pathways.
Qualifications
Professional
- Ph.D. or Ed.D. or other terminal degree in Education, Teacher Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, or a closely related discipline.
- Teaching experience or administrative experience in higher education preferred.
- At least 5 years of experience in PK–12 education, instructional leadership, educator preparation, or teacher development preferred.
- Experience teaching, designing, and developing online coursework.
- Experience collaborating with educator preparation programs, certification pathways, or school partnerships preferred.
- Computer literate in software and internet-based applications.
Personal
- Churches of Christ membership preferred
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to view and manage role and responsibilities in relation to the larger mission, goals, and perspective of the university.
- Collaborative nature and excellent interpersonal abilities, with the ability to build consensus within cross-functional and multi-purpose teams, as well as diverse groups of people.
- Outstanding organizational and project management skills with the ability to consistently meet deadlines.
- Highly self-motivated and solves problems, asking for input and initiating solutions as appropriate and reasonable.
- Ability to consistently make sound decisions and exercise good judgment in a variety of circumstances.
- Capacity to quickly learn new software applications.
- Willingness to receive additional training and/or faculty mentoring.
- Churches of Christ membership preferred
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to view and manage role and responsibilities in relation to the larger mission, goals, and perspective of the university.
- Collaborative nature and excellent interpersonal abilities, with the ability to build consensus within cross-functional and multi-purpose teams, as well as diverse groups of people.
- Outstanding organizational and project management skills with the ability to consistently meet deadlines.
- Highly self-motivated and solves problems, asking for input and initiating solutions as appropriate and reasonable.
- Ability to consistently make sound decisions and exercise good judgment in a variety of circumstances.
- Capacity to quickly learn new software applications.
- Willingness to receive additional training and/or faculty mentoring.
Physical Demands
- Majority of work is performed in front of a computer and on the telephone; must have the ability to use the computer and remain stationary for long periods of time.
- Manage conversations in person, online, and by telephone.
- Limited travel, locations vary and some overnight travel may be necessary.
- Work well under pressure and manage stress well.
- Communicate clearly: speak, read, write, and hear clearly to perform essential functions.
ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law.
ACU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university's financial and physical assets. Therefore, Abilene Christian University conducts background checks on all candidates for employment in security sensitive positions. As a current employee, it will be determined if you need an additional background check upon your hire.
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