Position Summary:

Working collaboratively within the programs division and with the Committee on Faculty, the Chair and the Director of the Graduate Program in American History and government, and the Teacher Program Managers, the Director of Teacher Program Faculty is responsible for recruiting, scheduling, monitoring, and mentoring faculty in programs offered by Teaching American History (TAH), a project of the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University. This position is responsible for the quality of teaching in all TAH programs. The Director of Teacher Program Faculty does not need to reside in Ashland, OH.

The Ashbrook Center, an independent center at Ashland University, restores and strengthens the capacities of the American people for constitutional self-government. Since 1983, Ashbrook has demonstrated an extraordinary track record of success by building and refining a series of high-quality programs that impact teachers and students.

Essential Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifies faculty requirements for all TAH seminars and programs.
• Identifies and recruits faculty.
• Schedules faculty for graduate classes, and all other seminars and webinars.
• Reviews syllabi for all seminars and courses to ensure they meet program requirements. Advises faculty on how they can meet these requirements
• Assists Teacher Program managers in developing seminar topics and content.
• Develops and implements faculty assessment program.
• Oversees marketing for one day and multi-day seminars.
• Mentors faculty and fosters faculty development.
• Designs and oversees two, multi-day seminars for faculty each year.
• Assists in management of graduate program through membership on the graduate faculty committee.
• Updates and maintains the faculty handbook, institutionalizing its requirements and precepts.
• Teaches in graduate and other seminars.