Director of the STEM Accelerator

The Director of the STEM Accelerator is responsible for reaching the following five goals:

Contributes to the growing body of literature on STEM education; Advances pedagogical innovation, teaching assessment, and peer evaluation; Be recognized as an educational role model and mentor to new faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants in the College of Science; Mentors MS and PhD students in STEM education and discipline-based education research; and Elevates the value of teaching in the College of Science.

Please note: This position is not eligible for tenure.

Responsibilities:

• Represents the Accelerator for both university initiatives and public-facing communications, and leads workshops to address the evolving landscape of science education;
• Creates, designs, recruits, and implements faculty development workshops connecting to any and all areas of STEM education, including such concepts as active learning, innovations in assessment, and inclusive pedagogy;
• Manages Accelerator meetings and responsible for scheduling, chairing, and keeping records of Accelerator meetings;
• Administers Accelerator grants by ensuring that tasks within the scope of effort are accomplished in a timely fashion and that expenditures are within budgeted allocations;
• Ensures grant proposals contain necessary line items such as personnel, travel, conference costs, equipment, space renovations, equipment maintenance, etc.;
• Manages Accelerator budget by checking expenditures from Accelerator budgets are within the budgeted allocations;
• Reviews Accelerator budgets and expenditures with the College of Science;
• Pursues funding opportunities that will increase the capacity of the Accelerator;
• Manages the LA (Learning Assistants) program;
• Supervises individual faculty leaders;
• Directs workshops for faculty and student participants;
• Applies and advocates for funding to support the program;
• Coordinates expansion of the program to other Colleges at Mason;
• Leads efforts to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the program;
• Coordinates data collection and analysis regarding programs, especially those involving the community beyond Mason, such as FOCUS, Noyce, STEM Bridge, and Women Leaders in STEM;
• Leads and contributes to education research projects, and mentors MS and PhD students for Discipline-Based Educational Research (DBER) in the College of Science;
• Coordinates with multiple committees and working groups within the College of Science, to include Curriculum Committee, Faculty Matters Committee, Emerging Pedagogies Committee, any others as needed;
• Creates regular reports for the College of Science leadership and faculty; and
• Develops a vision to expand the Accelerator within the College of Science.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Experience in budget administration (generally 5+ years);
• Experience teaching in higher education (typically 5+ years);
• Track record of successful grant administration and management;
• Current knowledge of STEM education research;
• Superior writing and oral communication skills;
• Ability to communicate with and manage diverse groups and individuals; and
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in related field;
• Experience teaching in higher education (typically 10+ years); and
• Experience in full-time college-level administration (generally 5+ years).

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Director of the STEM Accelerator at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume for review.

Equal Opportunity Employer