Director, Educational Development

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Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:

• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s (employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs (employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break (Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 1).
• Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.   
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy.

Job Title: Director, Educational Development   

Division:  Academic Affairs

Evaluation Group:   Staff

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Assistant Provost, Curriculum and Innovation

Positions Supervised:  Specialist, Teaching and Learning; Manager, Learning Design

The director of educational development works within the Lindenwood Learning Academy, a vibrant hub for professional development, to promote Lindenwood’s RISE framework for teaching and learning excellence. The director operates with the goal of increasing the effectiveness of all university instructors as the institution strives towards its vision of becoming the next great learner-centric university. The director works collaboratively with stakeholders within and beyond the institution to design and deliver educational development programming that supports faculty in achieving the desired standards and norms for faculty performance, communication, and personal and professional growth.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Responsibilities and Execution

• Ensures all department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are created, regularly updated, and consistently used in onboarding and training to support accuracy, quality, and operational consistency.
• Develops, initiates, and maintains effective and impactful educational development programs based on established and emerging research in the scholarship of teaching and learning to support faculty retention and promotion opportunities.
• Draws on multiple sources of data and insight to coordinate and deliver an annual needs assessment for faculty training and development; establishes and implements data collection and assessment strategies to evaluate the effectiveness of educational development programming.
• Provides leadership in developing and refining the faculty performance evaluation process, instrument, and training materials to support effective and transparent evaluation practices.
• Designs and implements comprehensive support programs and resources specifically for adjunct faculty, including the annual adjunct conference.
• Develops and facilitates intensive educational development experiences such as course design institutes, mini-institutes, book-based professional learning communities and other long-form development opportunities that foster deep engagement with pedagogical scholarship and practice.
• Assists in coaching, enhancing, and remediating employees as appropriate or as directed by employees’ supervisors

• Recognizes excellence in teaching and learning at Lindenwood through RISE awards, grants, and other methods. 

Leadership and Strategic Thinking

• Represents Lindenwood University at internal and external events related to educational development, teaching and learning, and the scholarship of teaching and learning
• Recruits, interviews, hires, supervises and evaluates the Manager of Learning Design and other relevant support staff in compliance with Lindenwood standards and procedures
• Collaborates with the Director of Organizational Development, university administrators, faculty, and staff to develop short- and long-term plans, schedules, calendars and budgets for educational development initiatives

 Employee Management and Development

• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Models, supports, and holds others accountable to the University’s values
• Builds rapport with students, colleagues, and community members, communicating in the way best suited for each audience
• Develops, presents, and assesses annual new faculty orientation program, faculty welcome activities, and coordinates the adjunct instructor conference

Job may require other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.

• Terminal degree from an accredited university
• Record of teaching excellence in a college or university setting
• Experience supporting, coordinating, or directing a center for teaching and learning

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities – May be representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform this job competently.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with faculty, staff, colleagues, and students
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong professional integrity and ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Ability to use good judgment, think critically, communicate effectively, and diffuse difficult situations
• Effective use of general office hardware and computer software applications

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this job’s functions. Please click here to view Lindenwood University’s flexible work designation descriptions.

• General office setting
• Non-Standard Flex

Physical Abilities – The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to work effectively at a computer for up to eight hours daily
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees.  Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.