Director of Math Center

About Bellarmine University:

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 3,200 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges and is recognized as a top U.S. university in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.

SmartAsset ranked Louisville among the top 25 U.S. cities for best work-life balance, while workplace insights platform kununu.com named Louisville one of the top five U.S. cities for happy employees. Glassdoor recently recognized Louisville as one of the top 15 cities for jobs, based on hiring opportunity, cost of living and job satisfaction. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 10 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Deeply embedded in the heart of Louisville, Bellarmine is an engaged partner expanding learning opportunities, enhancing career networks and economic growth, and advancing equity and quality of life for its neighboring communities. By connecting the campus, the community, and the curriculum through engaged scholarship and action, we enhance social and civic engagement, including faculty, staff, and student-led, asset-based initiatives.

Bellarmine is committed to core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bellarmine will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of its increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential.

Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Job Description:

The Director of the Math Center at Bellarmine University is responsible for the leadership and administration of the Math Center, ensuring its effective operation and providing support for students and faculty for math and math intensive courses. This role requires strong academic, administrative, and leadership skills and a passion for fostering student success and facilitating academic growth in math. This position will report to the Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences. This is a full-time, 12-month position to begin June 2024.

Position Responsibilities: 

• Assist in the scheduling and implementation of math placement testing for incoming students.
• Support students in completing foundational math competency before or during the students' first semester.
• Identify and address the specific needs of students and develop appropriate resources and programs to assist them.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to create and execute initiatives that enhance the learning experience in mathematics.
• Work closely with math faculty and Academic Services to improve and expand the academic support offerings of the Math Center.
• In collaboration with Academic Services, design, develop, and implement workshops, study groups, and other educational programs to support student success.
• Work with SSC-Academic Services to provide subject-specific pedagogical development for peer tutors.
• Create and maintain a resource library of academic materials related to mathematics.
• Establish metrics and assessment tools to measure the effectiveness and impact of the Math Center.
• Promote the Math Center to the university community.
• Engage in professional development, including ongoing research on best practices and attending relevant conferences.
• Responsibilities may include teaching one service math course as needed.

Requirements:

• A master's or doctoral degree in mathematics.
• Previous teaching experience at the college level is preferred.
• Experience as a math tutor is helpful.
• Strong understanding of the academic needs of students in mathematics.
• Excellent communication, leadership, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in using educational technology and data analysis tools.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and strong desire to support student success.

Additional Information:

Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Application Instructions:

Please complete application, submit a letter of interest and CV, and contact information for three professional references.