Require Masters of Arts in Teaching Program Director in North Carolina
Job title: Masters of Arts in Teaching Program Director
Company: University of North Carolina
Job description: The School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an experienced scholar and administrator to serve as director for its Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. The director will play a central role in the administration, coordination, and teaching, as well as growth of the program and associated strands. This is a full-time, fixed-term, 12-month appointment at the rank of clinical assistant, associate, or full professor. The start date is July 1, 2024, with an initial 3-year appointment. The appointment is renewable and contingent on performance and availability of funds.
The position is a unique opportunity to provide leadership for the MAT program and closely related strands, including the pre-MAT, UNC-BEST, and NC Teaching Fellows programs. The successful candidate will:
- Direct and represent the MAT program to both internal and external audiences, providing oversight and management of all key operational areas of program delivery, and ensuring the achievement of program metrics and outcomes.
- Direct, closely coordinate, create efficiencies, and achieve synergies among the pre-MAT, UNC-BEST, NC Teaching Fellows, and MAT programs to strengthen programming and bolster enrollments in teacher education.
- Work with faculty on the continuous improvement of program curricular and co-curricular elements and facilitate course development and updates as needed in alignment with research, best practice, and/or state and accreditor standards.
- Assist with recruiting students, reviewing applications, and managing admissions.
- Coordinate course scheduling and staffing.
- Teach courses in the program commensurate with their expertise.
- Hire and manage supervisors, as well as supervise student interns as needed.
- Coordinate with respective School of Education staff the internships and other placements for the MAT program.
- Track student progress from application through graduation, ensuring high levels of application yield, as well as persistence and graduation.
- Coordinate with, and/or assist, the Assistant Dean for Educator Preparation and Accreditation on matters related to licensure and add-ons for prospective teachers, as well as ongoing program evaluation, assessment, and accreditation.
- Coordinate with the School of Education Director of PK-12 Partnerships to maintain, grow, and deepen relationships with our network of B-12 school and district partners.