Position Opening at University of North Georgia

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Position Opening at University of North Georgia – Director of Academic Engagement

The Director of Academic Engagement will be responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating service-learning initiatives designed to promote community engaged learning by students, as well as scholarship and teaching by faculty. S/he will report directly to the Associate Provost for Research & Engagement and Chief Research Officer.       

Requirements:

·         Master’s Degree

·         Three years previous experience in service-|earning including knowledge of service-learning theory and practice.

·         Knowledge of current issues and future directions in higher education, service-learning and civic engagement

·         Knowledge of scholarship of teaching and learning. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

·         Implement University Strategic Plan in regards to service-learning. Confer with the Associate Provost for Research and Engagement on service-learning planning, programming, and budgets

·         Serve as a campus resource on service-learning and community-engaged scholarship

·         Collaborate with the Office of Regional Engagement and the Center of Global Engagement to develop and coordinate community based partnerships that create service-learning opportunities and offer faculty development to increase their knowledge of the values that service-learning provides

·         Develop training curricula and other resources to assist faculty engaged in service-learning, community based research, and other forms of engaged scholarship

·         Maintain ongoing data collection.

·         Work with state, regional, and national service-learning agencies and organizations.

Learn more and apply at https://ung.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=17042&job=director-of-academic-engagement