The Duke Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is now accepting nominations and applications for the Faculty Director of the CTL. This is an internal search open to regular rank Duke faculty.
The Faculty Director is an important new academic leadership role at Duke, created to ensure the Center’s work remains grounded in the priorities of Duke’s schools and the real challenges and opportunities faculty encounter in their teaching. Working in close partnership with Joe Salem, the Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs, and CTL leadership, the Faculty Director will help shape faculty development efforts and strengthen connections across Duke’s academic units.
“Great teaching is at the heart of Duke’s academic mission. As we continue to evolve how we teach and learn, the Faculty Director will help ensure CTL’s work remains thoughtful, evidence-informed, and deeply connected to the lived experience of our faculty,” said Salem.
This role is intended for an actively serving Duke faculty member who can help keep the Center closely aligned with evolving school priorities, faculty needs, and the learning experiences of Duke students. This is a half-time (0.5 FTE), term-limited administrative appointment for a three-year term, with the possibility of renewal following review.
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and characteristics:
- High-credibility Duke faculty member with demonstrated teaching excellence and peer respect across disciplinary boundaries.
- Proven faculty developer with real experience mentoring faculty or leading teaching/learning/mentoring-related initiatives (not just interest in pedagogy).
- Clear, evidence-informed philosophy of teaching and mentoring, with the ability to articulate, operationalize it, and defend it.
- Strong cross-school collaborator who can work with deans, departments, and faculty communities without defaulting to a one-size-fits-all model.
- Strategic judgment and scope discipline – able to align CTL work to Duke-wide priorities while resisting mission creep into revenue, digital growth, or tech-first agendas.
- Trust-builder and facilitator with the interpersonal skill to convene faculty, surface tensions productively, and maintain credibility as a peer.
Particular interest will be given to faculty who bring prior leadership or service in teaching and faculty development, familiarity with emerging pedagogical practices and/or digital and future-oriented teaching approaches, and/or scholarship in teaching and learning.
See the full job description for more information about the role and application process. Please consider applying or nominating a colleague who would bring thoughtful leadership to this role. Applications are due by the end of the day on Sunday, March 15.
Questions may be directed to the search committee chair, Scott Dyreng (scott.dyreng@duke.edu) or Stefany Sanders, Chief of Staff for CTL (stefany.sanders@duke.edu).
