POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT> Bowdoin College, Brunwick, ME: Dir, Lrng & Tchng Center
Ev Shepherd
Job Posting:
Director of the Baldwin Learning and Teaching Center
Bowdoin College invites applications for a Director of the
Baldwin Learning and Teaching Center. Reporting to the Dean
for Academic Affairs, the full-time Director will create and
oversee a new endowed program to strengthen the culture of
learning at Bowdoin by assisting students in attaining their
academic goals and faculty members in enhancing student
learning. The Director will coordinate existing academic
resources and offer new services--provide academic
counseling, conduct workshops, initiate and coordinate
tutoring and group study activities, train peer tutors and
facilitators, and work with the faculty to assess and improve
the quality of teaching.
Candidates should have an advanced degree in a field related
to learning and teaching such as education, psychology, or
counseling. Candidates with advanced training in other
disciplines and substantial experience, preferably at the
postsecondary level, in learning assistance and/or faculty
development will also be considered. Further assets would be
previous work with diverse student populations, with students
with learning disabilities, or with students who speak
English as a second language. Experience working with faculty
or creating and developing a new program would be additional
strengths.
Bowdoin College is a highly selective, four-year liberal arts
college with 1550 students located in Brunswick, Maine, two
hours north of Boston and 25 minutes from Portland. The
College is committeed to equal opportunity through
affirmative action. Applications from women and members of
minority groups are encouraged.
Applicants should send a letter of interest that conveys
their vision of a Learning and Teaching Center, a curriculum
vitae, and the names and telephone numbers of three
references to the Manager of Employment, Human Resources,
3501 College Station, Bowdoin College, Brunwick, ME 04011-
8426. Review of candidates' materials will begin on February
22, 1999.
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