The Director of Professional Development will report and work closely with the Senior Associate Vice-President for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development to provide vision and oversight for all forms of faculty development initiatives, including determining appropriate support, resources, programming and training opportunities to facilitate faculty professional growth, engagement, on-boarding and retention. The Director will be responsible for employing a continuous improvement process to a diverse range of faculty development programs designed to support teaching, leadership, career advancement and research to ensure we are meeting objectives at the program, individual and institutional level and expectations for accountability. The Director of Professional Development will have a history of demonstrated success bringing projects to fruition while providing creative and resourceful solutions to complex challenges as they relate to faculty advancement and career development. The Director of Professional development will also serve as a strategic expert, leveraging various digital innovations to transform teaching and learning, patient care, improve operational efficiency.
Responsibilities Contributes to the vision of professional development of faculty within the context of the Virginia Health Sciences at ODU missionMaintains advisory/ consultative relationships with people in subject-matter expert areas/ centers of excellence that provide input to or deliver training and development of faculty Uses evidence based literature to contribute to the development, implementation and assessment of programs (including mentoring) initiated by the office Maintains an active calendar of local, national and international professional development opportunities for faculty at all career stages and is responsible for planning the professional development offerings each academic yearOrganizes faculty development events, workshops, seminars learning communities and conferences designed to improve teaching learning and scholarship Seeks funding opportunities for continued faculty expansion and growth Maintains an up-to –date website with all the programs the office supportsTakes a lead role in conducting annual needs assessment to determine the professional needs of faculty in various ranks. Further, he / she interprets needs assessment analyses, and translates the findings and proposes programs that will address these needs Manages the Professional Enrichment Grants and made suggestions to the SAVP on fundingCreates a new faculty orientation program designed to create a welcoming environment for all faculty Designs a professional development competency framework to address various digital innovations professional development needs within EVMS\Conceptualizes, designs, and organizes faculty development events such as workshops, seminars, learning communities, and conferences that integrate various digital innovations to enhance teaching, learning, and scholarship.Communicate effectively with faculty, students, administrators, and external stakeholders about the Digital Innovation goals, activities, and outcomes.Serves as an ambassador of EVMS on external committees (AAMC/ SIG) Researches and evaluates emerging learning technologies as they apply to the delivery of faculty development programs that would allow us to reach a broader audience including community faculty Takes a lead role in redesigning the office website and keeps it up-to-dateSupervises staff supporting the Academy of Educators Performs other related duties as assigned as determined by SAVPTakes lead role in conducting scholarship related to faculty affairs and professional development Becomes responsible for tracking our professional development efforts to ensure compliance with accreditation (SACS, LCME)Attends and presents at professional meetings as determined by the SAVPManages programs specifically focused on meeting the Academy of Educators goals QualificationsPhD, EdD or equivalent in Education, Organizational Development, Human Resource Development, Training and Development Industrial/ Organizational Psychology or a related field.
Considerable experience in a field relevant to the duties of the position such as Education, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Teaching/ Training. Experience in medical or health sciences education is preferred.
Location : Location US-VA-Norfolk