Online Faculty Director, English and Literature Programs
Requisition Number: FACUL01587 Location:
Synopsis of Role:
The Faculty Director is a key leadership position within the university. The Director promotes and supports a quality learning experience for students by ensuring an engaging classroom environment. This management position contributes to a range of activities related to excellence in teaching and student retention, and works closely with each of the APUS departments as well as relevant offices to manage systems and processes related to teaching effectiveness. The Director coordinates with the relevant Directors of Curriculum in order to remain aware of discipline content intent. The Director acts as a liaison to other departments including the Center for Teaching and Learning, Faculty Hiring, HR, faculty scheduling, student appeals, and student services.
Essential Functions:
Responsible for management oversight of between 200-300 faculty (part-time and full-time) members to include:
Teaching excellence.
Coach/mentor and evaluate instructor performance in effective teaching practice.
Regularly analyze and report on data to assess student learning and retention.
Ensure APUS standards, policies, and priorities are reflected in course delivery.
Support and promote instructor professional development to enhance teaching skills.
Ensure instructors are aware of current and emerging classroom procedures and instructional materials.
Advise instructors on use of materials and equipment.
Instructional delivery.
Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on instructional methods and materials.
Assess effectiveness and efficiency of instruction according to ease of instructional technology use and student learning, knowledge transfer, and satisfaction.
Leadership and communities.
Recognize instructors for outstanding performance or accomplishments.
Schedule and conduct regularly scheduled instructor meetings to promote community among faculty members.
Attend school meetings as scheduled.
Attend regular meetings with relevant discipline communities.
Support and promote faculty participation in discipline professional organizations.
Conduct annual performance reviews.
Maintain discipline' knowledge by participating in discipline-related professional communities.
Teach courses within program (150 registrations per year).
Support APUS initiatives and departments.
Required Education and Experience:
Terminal degree in English, literature, or rhetoric/composition from a regionally accredited institution is required.
Five or more years of teaching experience is required.
Two years of online college-level teaching experience is required.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs required.
Management experience is required.
Preferred Areas of Expertise and Experience:
Academic Leadership
Faculty Development
Higher Education
Online Education
Work Environment and Physical Demands:
Remote/Online
Sitting, extensive use of keyboard
Required attendance at meetings in Charles Town, WV, Virginia, or D.C.
*Please note: Full-time faculty members and directors are to consider APUS their primary employer. Full-time salaried faculty and directors may not be full-time employees of any university, school, college, or institution of higher education outside of APUS; this includes administrative, staff, and teaching positions.
