Assistant Director of Research

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Job Title:
Assistant Director of Research

Department:
Academic Affairs Administration | Teaching and Learning Institute

The Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University invites applicants for an Assistant Director of Research. This position will be critical in pursuing the Drake Institute’s vision to promote teaching excellence to advance the educational mission of the university and enhance student learning. The Assistant Director will provide key leadership in efforts, programs, and services related to educational development research, discipline-based education research, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

The Assistant Director of Research will provide leadership and support in developing and implementing research efforts designed to contribute to an expanding educational development knowledge base, while also developing and advancing research-related collaborations with university partners. The Assistant Director will lead and manage programs and university-wide initiatives related to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and discipline-based education research (DBER) and will provide both individual and unit-level consultative services in response to needs and questions that emerge from teaching-related research efforts across the university.

Responsibilities

Internal Research Leadership (30%):

• Leads the development and advancement of an Institute research agenda with focus on investigating the impacts of educational development efforts.
• Collaborates with Drake Institute staff in the design and implementation of research in educational development that documents the design and investigates the impact of Institute programs and services.
• Contributes to internal and external dissemination of research findings through publications and presentations.

Program Management (30%):

• Leads implementation of the Institute’s annual SoTL and DBER Learning Community.
• Oversees management of the Institute’s annual Research and Implementation Grant Program.
• Develops and facilitates workshops and other events that support increased engagement in SoTL and DBER at Ohio State.
• Manages and facilitates annual Ohio State support for the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) Teaching-As-Research (TAR) Community.
• Proposes new programs and initiatives aimed at advancing SoTL and DBER across disciplines and career stages.

Research Support (25%):

• Provides guidance, resources, and consultative services to individuals (e.g., faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students), teams, and academic units at Ohio State interested in designing, implementing, and assessing SoTL, DBER, and other educational research-related projects.
• Furthers development of a university-wide culture of evidence-based teaching by promoting scholarly inquiry into teaching and learning practice.
• Creates digital resources that support all who teach at Ohio State in entering and continuing engagement in SoTL and DBER.
• Develops research partnerships with Ohio State faculty and staff engaging in externally funded research efforts around teaching and learning.

Staff Management and Supervision (10%):

• Staff coaching, development, and supervision.

Additional Duties (5%)

• Engages in continual professional learning to maintain and strengthen knowledge and skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.  
• Demonstrated experience with designing, implementing, and disseminating research in education, scholarship of teaching and learning, and/or discipline-based education research.

• Strong verbal, written, and visual communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to and consult on the design of studies that utilize a range of research design approaches (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience with program management.
• Ability to work independently to meet organizational goals and outcomes within specified timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and as part of a dynamic team.

• Doctoral degree.
• Previous work at a center for teaching and learning or experience working with an office/program related to teaching and learning.

• Experience working research management applications and platforms.
• Experience delivering educational development programs and services.
• Grant writing or development experience.
• Demonstrated experience teaching in higher education.

Additional Information:

Application Materials:

Applicants should apply to this position online and submit the following:

• A letter of interest describing why you are interested in the position, why you are a good fit for the position based on your experience, and an overview of your past and/or planned future contributions to administrative leadership in a higher education context, as well as experience with designing, implementing, and disseminating research.
• A current, comprehensive resume or curriculum vitae.
• Three professional references (name, title, relationship to the applicant, phone number, email address).

All inquiries should be submitted to the Drake Institute at [email protected] . For priority consideration, please submit all application materials as soon as possible.

About the Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning

The Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning was launched in autumn 2016 to support Ohio State as an exemplar of teaching excellence and to provide at-scale professional learning, evidence- based instructional strategies, and research and policy that elevate, across the University, the work of all who teach. The Institute:

• Models best practices in and creates programs based on evidence-based educational development.
• Provides programming designed to build community amongst those who teach.
• Promotes continuous improvement in educational excellence at all career stages.
• Elevates and amplifies the work of educational developers at the University.

Institute goals include: 1) Providing high-quality, high-impact, evidence-based professional learning programming for all who teach; 2) Scaling and deepening professional learning through strategic partnerships and collaborations; 3) Recognizing and rewarding teaching that promotes inclusion and student learning; 4) Designing and sustaining an innovative digital presence and communications portfolio; 5) Leading in educational development and teaching and learning research.

Career Roadmap

Function: Education

Sub-Function: Education Program

Career Band: Individual Contributor – Specialized      

Career Level: Consultant

Proposed Salary Range: $53,800-$71,700

Location:
Smith Laboratory (0065)

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled Hours:
40

Shift:
First Shift

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