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Job Summary: The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development (CAT+FD) at Xavier University of Louisiana seeks applications for a Director. CAT+FD is entering its 30th year on campus as a dynamic and innovative unit. CAT+FD supports our university mission by providing professional development opportunities for faculty throughout the university . As such, the university is seeking applicants who will contribute to our welcoming atmosphere, with excellent interpersonal skills, and a passion for faculty development. This is a 12-month, full-time staff position with a start date of July 1, 2024. The salary is commensurate with experience. Standard Xavier staff benefits apply. The Director reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. AA/ EOE
Minimum Qualifications: ? Ph.D.
? At least 5 years' experience teaching in higher education;
? Experience working in a Center for faculty development;
? Experience developing and facilitating educational development programs and services for faculty at various career stages.
Preferred Qualifications: ? Evidence of effective teaching in higher education, and a demonstrated commitment to improving teaching on the basis of research;
? Evidence of the ability to set goals and achieve outcomes in a timely fashion with little oversight;
? Knowledge of multiple and varied instructional strategies and their application in the higher education classroom;
? Evidence of effective use of educational technologies;
? Evidence of the ability to communicate effectively across a range of stakeholders, including faculty members, staff, administrators, and students;
? Evidence of excellent written, oral, and visual communication skills;
? Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
? Commitment to sustainability. Education: PhD
About Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master's degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation's top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ... (2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 "best and most interesting" four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation's 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual "The Best 385 Colleges". • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation's #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier's biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as "transfer friendly" in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation's No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, "Best College in Each State for Getting a Job". Show more
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