ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING, Office of the Dean for
Undergraduate Education (DUE)-Teaching and Learning Laboratory (T+LL),
to contribute to T+LL’s ongoing programs and activities and develop new
services as needs arise. Responsibilities will include working with MIT
faculty, teaching assistants, and other instructional staff to support
teaching and learning through the implementation of research-based
practices and pedagogies via workshops, individual consultations, and
classroom observations; monitoring current developments in higher
education STEM teaching and learning; serving as a liaison between the
STEM teaching and learning community and MIT; developing online
multimedia resources for MIT educators highlighting evidence-based
classroom practices and findings from the learning sciences;
disseminating information about teaching and learning activities at the
Institute through T+LL’s blog; collaborating with other T+LL staff in
the redesign of its website; supporting T+LL’s two certificate programs
for graduate students and postdocs--the Kaufman Teaching Certificate
Program (KTCP) and the Educational Technology Teaching Certificate
Program (ETCP); and assisting T+LL’s associate directors for assessment
and evaluation in studies related to the effectiveness of pedagogy,
curriculum, and education technology.
T+LL’s mission is to
jointly partner with MIT educators to create an educational environment
where students are academically challenged, actively engaged, and
personally supported.
This is a two-year term appointment.
REQUIRED:
at least two years’ experience in educational development or related
field; college-level teaching experience; demonstrated knowledge of the
issues, best practices, current research, and innovations in STEM higher
education; excellent writing and presentation skills; talent for
listening carefully and communicating tactfully; and ability to work
collaboratively in a high-pressure environment with minimal supervision.
Preference will be given to candidates with a Ph.D. or Ed.D. in an
appropriate field such as engineering education, science education, or a
STEM discipline.
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Internal Number: 14526
About Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Our
mission, as MIT's Teaching + Learning Lab, is to jointly partner with
MIT educators to create an educational environment where our 4,500
undergraduate and 6,800 graduate students are academically challenged,
actively engaged, and personally supported.
