Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and Teaching Innovation

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and assess a broad range of faculty professional development programs designed to support faculty excellence over the entire career life cycle, including new faculty orientation;

support through tenure and promotion and range elevation; mid-career professional advancement and leadership; and transitioning to retirement

• Provide programs in a range of formats, from independent workshops to ongoing series and Canvas training modules to sustained faculty learning communities
• Partner with campus entities, including the Division of Research and Innovation and the University library, to facilitate programs on scholarly writing, proposal creation, and managing a RSCA program
• Collaborate with Faculty Success and University Personnel to provide support related to retention, tenure, and promotion, sabbatical applications, and range elevation applications
• Offer confidential one-on-one consultations to address faculty concerns with teaching, research, service, and / or the navigating career advancement processes
• Recruit and evaluate faculty to serve as Faculty-in-Residence to expand the range of CFD programs that can be offered, for example to create belongingness and community for faculty from marginalized groups
• Under the guidance of Faculty Success, work with University Personnel and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to facilitate programs that support the retention of a diverse faculty prepared for the breadth of students at SJSU
• Work collaboratively with other units and broadly consult across the university to ensure programming is meeting the university’s needs for faculty development
• Collect, assess, and annually report the impact and reach of CFD programming on faculty development
• Engage in the CSU faculty development community
• Integrate technology-mediated instruction and various learning modalities (online, hybrid, and face-to-face) into the broader repertoire for faculty excellence
• Ensure training and resources for faculty to enhance their pedagogical effectiveness across course modalities (in person, online, and hybrid) and formats (synchronous and asynchronous)
• Develop and implement programs that encourage faculty to incorporate digital and creative literacies into their courses, as well as active learning strategies across the disciplines
• Ensure that programs address best practices for equity, belongingness, and asset-based teaching innovations to support the academic success of a wide range of learners, including first-generation students, historically underserved students, and adult learners
• Lead the development and implementation of summer and winter certificate programs that aid faculty in adopting new technologies into their courses
• Work with the Senior Director of eCampus to collect, assess, and annually report the impact and reach of eCampus programming on teaching innovations and student success outcomes
• Serve as liaison for instructional designers and media production specialists working with faculty teaching in SJSU Online
• Manage CFD and eCampus staff instructional designers and media production specialists, as well as administrative staff and operate the unit as a team, fostering professional growth and an atmosphere of collaboration and equity
• Work with the Administrative Analyst / Specialist to maintain fiscal oversight of the unit, ensuring that unit transaction logs are up-to-date;

creating realistic budget projections for the unit; and create clear budgets for CFD- and eCampus-related programs that are funded through special initiatives

• Oversee facilities in the CFD and eCampus to ensure appropriate technological resources are in place for staff to accomplish their duties and goals and to best support the overall goals and mission of Academic Affairs and the University
• Promote CFD and eCampus to ensure high visibility to faculty and the university community
• Create an effective communication and marketing plan so faculty and divisional leadership are aware of CFD and eCampus programs and services
• Collaborate with appropriate units on external funding to support faculty development
• Support the Provost’s office by taking the lead on special assignments, as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to utilize and assess a broad range of teaching pedagogy for effective learning
• Ability to maintain a strong research or scholarship program
• Ability to communicate, lead, facilitate, and support faculty in group settings
• Ability to communicate both one-on-one and in group settings on sensitive or divisive topics
• Ability to maintain professional stance and self-control in difficult situations
• Ability to interpret and implement technical procedures, contracts, policies, and executive orders
• A commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity
• Ability establish and maintain collaborative relationship across a university
• Ability to work effectively with faculty and administrators to create collegial relationships
• Ability to translate the scholarship of teaching into effective programs at SJSU
• Ability to strategically plan, implement, and assess programming
• Ability to effectively manage a budget and facilities
• Ability to manage, develop, and review staff
• Excellent customer service and public relation skills
• Ability to communicate with constituents in a professional and respectful manner

Required Qualifications

• Terminal degree in the field
• 7 years of successful university teaching experience, service, and a record of scholarly / creative activity that would warrant a tenured position in one of the disciplines of the university
• Experience offering faculty professional development

Preferred Qualifications

• Tenured with 10 years of university teaching, scholarship, and service experience
• Teaching and / or research experience in digital and creative literacies or instructional design

Compensation

Classification : Administrator III

Anticipated Hiring Range : $14,000 / month - $14,500 / month

CSU Salary Range : $6,563 / month - $21,066 / month

The final hiring salary will be commensurate with experience.

San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary .