Faculty Development Specialist

Herzing University is committed to providing a diverse environment and is dedicated to fostering a culture of mutual respect. The Faculty Development Specialist will design and coordinate onboarding for faculty, assess faculty performance, and deliver development programs to enhance pedagogical skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively design and coordinate disaggregated onboarding/orientation for faculty aligned with modalities of teaching assignments (didactic, experiential, online) delivery
• Provide regular and ongoing reporting of new faculty performance in onboarding activities to hiring managers for future planning/contingency
• Conduct follow-up conversations with new faculty over first term of teaching to ensure support and alignment with university expectations
• Identify, maintain, and publish electronic resources for new faculty in the Center for Teaching and Learning
• Calibrate faculty evaluation measures with faculty managers to ensure consistency in the evaluation of faculty
• Provide recommendations to university leadership regarding faculty evaluation policies and procedures
• Develop and implement tools to evaluate the effectiveness of faculty development programs
• Organize and deliver the university faculty recognition program
• Coordinate and support practitioner as faculty model by collaborating with faculty to assess teaching needs and develop innovative curriculum and instructional strategies
• Design and deliver faculty development workshops, seminars, and training programs to enhance pedagogical skills, including the integration of technology and active learning methodologies
• Develop and maintain faculty development resources via the Center for Teaching and Learning
• Contribute to the implementation of a robust and multi-faceted program of faculty development to support the development of faculty competencies and instructional excellence in all instructional modalities, programs, and campuses across the University
• Support campus/department/modality faculty development that is informed by student learning and faculty evaluation data
• Coordinate regular training with vendor partners for new and existing faculty
• Facilitate faculty learning events in multiple modalities; including synchronous classroom and web-based instruction, asynchronous learning modules
• Provide one-on-one coaching and feedback sessions with individual faculty members

Skills

• Master's degree
• One year of experience in faculty training, support, evaluation, and/or instructional practice
• Experience in education of a programmatic area offered at the University, with a strong background in teaching in a variety of modalities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse faculty members
• Experience in faculty development, coaching, or mentoring is preferred

Benefits

• Tuition waiver and reimbursement program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings plan

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