Call for Applications

The Office of the Provost is accepting applications for the position of Faculty Director of the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL). The CEL Faculty Director reports to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. The position is for two years, starting in August 2027, with the option to renew for an additional term, depending on the mutual agreement of the Faculty Director and the AVP, with final approval from the Provost.

The Faculty Director guides and directs the CEL’s activities in conjunction with the Director of Instructional Design. Specific responsibilities include:  

• Supporting faculty members in their continued professional development as instructors by:
  • Promoting innovative teaching strategies and technologies
  • Disseminating information, developing projects, and conducting inquiries that enhance the knowledge and practice of university teaching 
  • Encouraging discussion of accrued wisdom and providing a forum for topics of faculty interest
• Contributing to the orientation and post-orientation of new faculty by:
  • Serving as a resource and mentor
  • Collaborating with the AVP for Academic Affairs to create an effective incoming faculty orientation
  • Organizing additional programming and activities that support new faculty’s development in their first years
• Partnering with other related offices to support faculty’s continued professional development including, but not limited to: 
  • the Office of Assessment - promoting best practices in assessment at the course and program levels
  • the Office of Grants & Sponsored Projects - promoting scholarship and grant-writing
  • the General Education Program and Assessment Committee – sharing pedagogical strategies for improving the core curriculum and increasing student learning and success

Activities could include, but not be limited to: 

• Working with colleges, departments, and other groups to determine faculty needs and interests, and to design strategies for the enhancement of teaching and learning
• Facilitating workshops on topics related to teaching and learning
• Managing the content of the university website for the CEL
• Creating mentor programs across or within disciplines
• Assisting faculty in the development of funding proposals to enhance teaching and learning

Expectations: The Faculty Director will receive a two-course release (6 LHE) per semester; this assignment should not result in the individual being in overload status. As part of the assignment, the CEL Director shall hold six open consultation hours in the CEL per week, distinct from the contractually stipulated five standard office hours. Winter and summer assignments are required (Winter professional development days, summer teaching institutes, incoming faculty orientation). The Faculty Director will work closely with the CEL Advisory Board, the Associate Vice President, and any teaching and learning developers at the university.   

Qualifications: A doctorate and ten years of experience teaching in higher education. A record of innovation in teaching and effectiveness as a college professor. Professional presentations and/or publications related to innovative higher education teaching and effectiveness. Demonstrated ability to mentor junior faculty and positively impact their teaching and research agendas. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal, as well as oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with university administration, faculty, and system-level groups.    

Interested Kutztown University faculty should send, via e-mail, a letter of application that speaks to the position’s qualifications, and a C.V. to Dr. Karen Rauch, Associate President for Academic Affairs by Friday, November 20, 2026 at 4:30 pm.