Senior Faculty Developer - Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship

Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in the world.

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The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) is Georgetown's center for teaching innovation, research, and excellence. At CNDLS, we enrich the academic experience by supporting faculty and the broader teaching community at Georgetown through a diverse array of programs & initiatives, services, and comprehensive teaching resources.

The Senior Faculty Developer supports the new Georgetown Dialogues Initiative (GDI), an institutional initiative to build capacity for rich student engagement in difficult dialogue around challenging ideas, and encourages free speech and academic expression in our curriculum. The Senior Faculty Developer will facilitate a campus-wide faculty development program that empowers educators to facilitate meaningful dialogues in their classrooms. They will work alongside a dedicated team of professionals from CNDLS and other university units to run workshops, conversations, and other events in support of the GDI, and other faculty initiatives. This role will support the ongoing mission of CNDLS and provide expertise and leadership for working with departments and individual faculty to enhance the integration of dialogue, academic inquiry, and discourse across the university. Successful candidates will have experience in university-level teaching, faculty development, and dialogue initiatives. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Faculty Development: Develop and offer workshops, consultations, training sessions and seminars on key topics related to facilitating dialogue, free speech and expression, academic inquiry and integration of such topics in courses across the curriculum.

• Facilitation: Create and model key facilitation strategies, principles, and exercises to enhance the development of skills and approaches for engaging in difficult discussions on challenging and/or charged topics in the learning environment

• Resource Development: Research and develop dialogue teaching resources to support the goals of faculty across disciplines.

• Program Coordination: Coordinate with, and provide faculty-development leadership for campus-wide programs and projects related to dialogue, free speech, and other areas, as needed. Collaborate with key stakeholders across the university, including students, administrators, and staff. Recruit faculty partners and help to build community connection to the initiative

• Program Evaluation: Evaluate and communicate the impact of pedagogical initiatives. Perform other faculty initiative projects, such as the Engelhard Project for Connecting and Learning, or other areas, as needed.

Work Interactions

Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight-knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in higher education. The Senior Educational Developer will work with the Senior Director of Faculty Initiatives and other colleagues to support the GDI and the overall teaching and learning mission of the university.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, or related field and 5-7 years of related experience

• Dialogue Expertise: Demonstrated experience in teaching dialogue and discourse skills, fostering respectful discussions. Knowledge and understanding of current professional development approaches for working with a broad range of instructors around the development, implementation, and assessment of dialogue and discourse skills

• Academic Credentials: A graduate degree (PhD preferred) and significant higher education teaching experience

• Facilitation Skills: Excellent facilitation skills with a track record of leading impactful workshops

• Scholarly Knowledge: A solid understanding of educational development literature, the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and free speech and expression principles

• Project Management: Proven project management experience, ensuring effective program delivery, assessment, and evaluation

• Adaptability and Collaboration: Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to pivot to meet eme