Dear Colleagues,
Miami University's Office
of Community Engagement and Service is currently searching for an
Associate Director for Community-Engaged Learning.
Please see details below.
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Associate Director for Community-Engaged Learning
Job Description Summary:
The Associate
Director for Community-Engaged Learning works to provide students with a
multitude of curricular and co-curricular community engagement opportunities.
Working in collaboration with colleagues in Student Affairs, Academic Affairs,
student organizations, and a wide range of community organizations, the
Associate Director develops and supports programs designed to help students
combine their personal, academic and career interests with their desire to make
worthwhile contributions in their communities. To achieve this, the Associate
Director will facilitate broad-based, interdisciplinary efforts linking action
to co-curricular initiatives (e.g. student organizations, Residence Life, Greek
Life), teaching and research, in Oxford, the Greater Cincinnati region, the
United States, and around the globe
Primary
Responsibilities
The
Associate Director for Community-Engaged Learning will report to the OCES
Director and work closely with colleagues in both Student Affairs and Academic
Affairs to help set strategic direction, facilitate campus-wide participation
in community engagement around public challenges, design and administer program
assessment and evaluation tools, identify and pursue external funding
opportunities, and produce/support Community-Engaged teaching, research, and
scholarship.
Campus & Community Asset Development
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Identify, develop and maintain partnerships with nonprofit,
municipal, school, campus, and industry partners, in Oxford, Ohio, across the
country, and around the world, to engage in and advance learning and action
related to curricular and co-curricular activities at Miami University;
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Identify local/regional assets and challenges around which
cross-divisional and interdisciplinary community engagement initiatives can
align
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Collaborate closely with and serve as a connector among Miami
University’s other community-related initiatives and offices;
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Serve as a liaison between the Community Placed-Based
Interdisciplinary Program (CPBIP), OCES, and relevant community partner
agencies;
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Supervise OCES Student Leaders to facilitate growth of current
initiatives;
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Attend weekly staff meetings and help to support OCES events,
programs and initiatives;
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Establish systems to assess community engagement programs and
conduct formative assessment throughout the year;
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Represent OCES on campus and in the community at events and
presentations; and
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Identify grant opportunities and work with Director to draft and
submit proposals for the same.
Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Scholarship
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Recruit and advise faculty to incorporate Service-Learning and
other forms of Community Engagement into their courses and programs;
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In collaboration with the Director, work with a Faculty Advisory
Council to expand forms of Community-Engaged teaching, research, and
scholarship across Miami University;
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Lead the Miami University Service-Learning Designation Committee
and administer the S-L designation process;
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Assist in management of CPBIP’s Faculty-Partner Learning
Community;
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Generate faculty engagement newsletters highlighting resources,
publication and conference opportunities, funding, showcased faculty, and other
items of interest;
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Provide effective informational outreach through presentations and
discussions with departments, schools, and others, as needed;
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In collaboration with OCES staff, develop and maintain systems for
matching courses and projects with partners for community engagement and
Service-Learning;
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Identify, curate, and develop new resources and tools to help with
course revision and development;
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Working with the Office’s Director and Academic Affairs, establish
systems to assess Service-Learning and community engagement learning outcomes
and assist with assessment activities; and
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Actively participate in and contribute to national and
international community engagement networks.
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Christie Zwahlen
Director, Office of
Community Engagement & Service
Hanna House, 219 E.
Spring St., Oxford, OH 45056
p:(513) 529-1423 I f:(513)
529-6527
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