Fw: H-ASIA: Position Faculty Director of Bok Ctr for Teaching & Learning, Harvard Univ.

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
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Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 1:32 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position Faculty Director of Bok Ctr for Teaching &
Learning, Harvard Univ.

> H-ASIA
> November 4, 2011
>
>
> Position: Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for
> Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
>
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> Ed. note: There is nothing specifically relating to Asia in this notice,
> but I suspect there are a number of senior Asianists who would be well
> qualified to strategize about teaching and learning--it is rather what
> many of us have done all of our careers. Fair Harvard is not alone in
> creating new centers for advancing teaching and learning--they are popping
> up all over and may be part of how our
> higher education institutions sell themselves to prospective students,
> along with the new Fitness Center. FFC
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> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.:
> https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=43609
>
> Harvard University
>
> Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching
> and Learning
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Massachusetts, United States
> Position: Full Professor, Tenure Track Faculty
>
>
> Harvard University invites applications for the new position of Richard L.
> Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and
> Learning. Developing a strategic vision for the future of the Bok Center,
> and managing the growth and expansion required to fulfill its mission, are
> primary responsibilities of the Faculty Director. Reporting jointly to the
> Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and the Dean of Harvard
> College, she or he will be a leader in articulating the centrality of our
> teaching mission and elevating its profile on campus. Together with the
> Executive Director and other Bok Center colleagues, she or he will develop
> programs and services to support FAS instructors at all levels in
> enriching their classes with new materials, methods and technologies, and
> assessing their efficacy in teaching undergraduates. The Directors
> portfolio will also include research in innovative pedagogies and
> assessment, and keeping faculty informed of important developments in
> higher education instruction, broadly defined. Even while exploring new
> teaching methods and instructional technologies, the Faculty Director will
> ensure that the Bok Center continues to offer and develop core programs
> and services that foster the fundamentals of good teaching.
>
> The successful candidate will have made significant contributions to
> scholarship and teaching in his or her academic field, and the development
> and evaluation of innovative pedagogies in liberal arts higher education.
> The Faculty Director will be appointed to an
> appropriate academic department or program in Harvards Faculty of Arts and
> Sciences, and have ongoing responsibility for teaching in its
> undergraduate curriculum.
>
> Basic Requirements: A PhD degree in a field represented in the Faculty of
> Arts and Sciences, a record of publication and pedagogical innovation in
> higher education, and demonstrated leadership and senior management skills
> are required.
>
> Further information about this position and instructions for applying are
> available at
> http://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/3782.
>
> Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
>
> Applications from, or nominations of, women and minority candidates are
> encouraged.
>
>
> Contact: http://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/3782
>
> Website: http://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/3782
> Primary Category: None
> Secondary Categories: None
> Posting Date: 11/04/2011
> Closing Date 12/16/2011
>
>
>
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