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General Summary:
The mission of the Office for Faculty Development (OFD) is to advance the university mission by supporting faculty excellence in research and scholarship, teaching and learning, and community engaged scholarship by providing opportunities for professional development at all stages of faculty careers (tenure- and non-tenure-track, from new faculty to emeritus faculty). The OFD seeks to create a culture of caring for all faculty so that they may thrive in their endeavors, and it enables active inter-disciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration of faculty.
The Assistant Director contributes to the mission of OFD by assisting the planning and implementation of a program of faculty development and support to promote faculty equity and well-being at UMass Boston. Under the supervision of the Dean of Faculty and the Principal Investigator of UMass Boston’s NSF ADVANCE Adaptation grant, responsibilities include reviewing and gathering information related to campus policies and practices regarding faculty personnel matters at the levels of the university, colleges, and departments; benchmarking faculty personnel policies with other urban public universities; maintaining regular communication with faculty affinity groups across the university; recruiting and supporting participants for faculty development opportunities; assisting in the development and implementation of a gender and racial equity-focused theater-based bystander/upstander (allyship) training program; facilitating faculty trainings related to university personnel guidelines for tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty members; maintaining accurate records of participation in faculty development programs and trainings; assisting in OFD research and assessment efforts related to the effectiveness of faculty development programs and trainings; coordinating leadership team meetings; maintaining/organizing minutes of leadership team, internal advisory board, external advisory board, and policy core advisory committee meetings; communicating with faculty members across the university in relation to faculty teaching, research, and service responsibilities and experiences; overseeing the planning, execution, and evaluation of OFD events. After the NSF grant period has ended, the Assistant Director of the OFD will transition to the Dean of Faculty’s sole supervision.
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Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in higher education or related field, and a minimum of three to five (3-5) years of experience working as a faculty member (either tenure-track or non-tenure-track) and/or working with faculty members in an administrative role and working with project teams.Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Application Instructions:
Please apply online with your resume, cover letter and list of three professional references.
Review of candidates will begin following the application closing date.
Only Internal candidates in the Professional Staff Bargaining Unit will be considered during the first 10 business days of the posting. All other candidates will be considered after that period.
Salary Ranges for the appropriate Pay Grade can be found at the following link:
Grade: 31
This is an exempt union position.
All official salary offers must be approved by Human Resources.
UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact .
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