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Senior Associate Director of Instructor Engagement and Educational Development
Position overview
Position title: Academic Administrator VIApplication Window
Open date: August 5, 2026
Next review date: Friday, Sep 4, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Sep 4, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) was established in August 2023 to support UCLA’s educational mission to engage a university-wide community of scholars composed of educators and the diverse learners they serve in a collaborative process to discover and advance knowledge and practice across the disciplines both in and beyond the classroom. The TLC is a key driver of innovation and excellence in teaching across UCLA’s broad academic landscape, a campus resource for programming in support of inclusive and evidence-based teaching practices, and a champion of pedagogical research.
The TLC is recruiting a Senior Associate Director of Instructor Engagement and Educational Development, who reports to the Director of Instructor Engagement and Educational Development (IEED). The Senior Associate Director provides strategic leadership for the design, implementation, administration, and assessment of educational development programs, services, and resources that promote inclusive excellence in teaching across undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. The position leads initiatives that strengthen instructor engagement through workshops, consultations, learning communities, classroom observation programs, teaching resources, and pedagogical pathways that support continuous instructional improvement. The Senior Associate Director also advances the effective use of modernized learning spaces, collaborates with campus partners to expand educational development initiatives, and contributes to institutional priorities related to teaching innovation, artificial intelligence, digital accessibility, and evidence-based instructional practices.
Core responsibilities include but are not limited to leading the development, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of educational development programs and services; overseeing pedagogical programming that supports modernized learning spaces and innovative teaching practices; designing and expanding classroom observation and formative feedback initiatives; engaging instructors, departments, and professional schools in evidence-based and inclusive teaching practices; collaborating with campus and UC partners to strengthen educational development programming and strategic partnerships; supervising and mentoring professional staff; utilizing assessment findings to evaluate program effectiveness and guide continuous improvement; and representing the Teaching and Learning Center on campus, UC systemwide, and national committees focused on teaching and learning.
In addition, responsibilities include developing instructional resources, consultations, workshops, institutes, and learning communities that support faculty across all stages of their teaching development; promoting instructor engagement through scalable pedagogical pathways and outreach initiatives; collaborating with colleagues to integrate emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital accessibility, into educational development programming; contributing to institutional strategic planning related to teaching and learning; supporting grant-funded initiatives and research on educational development and the scholarship of teaching and learning; presenting at professional conferences; and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and inclusive excellence that advances UCLA's mission of teaching and learning.
This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement consistent with UCLA and Teaching and Learning Center policies. The incumbent must reside in the state of California (or be willing to relocate) and is currently expected to work on campus a minimum of three days per week.
Qualifications
● As a normal requirement, the appointee should have a terminal or top degree in the appointee's field, or the highest degree commonly expected for appointment in the activity.
● Demonstrated experience (3-4 years) in academic administration supporting teaching and learning at a postsecondary institution(s).
This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement consistent with UCLA and Teaching and Learning Center policies. The incumbent must reside in the state of California (or be willing to relocate) and is currently expected to work on campus a minimum of three (3) days per week.
● Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-based pedagogy, learning sciences, and inclusive teaching practices.
● Experience developing educational development programming and resources.
● Experience with learning spaces educational development programming.
● Knowledge of classroom observation protocols, programs, studies or policies in higher education.
● Experience managing instructional initiatives, educational programs, or other larger-scale educational development initiatives and projects.
● Record of scholarship or professional contributions related to education development, scholarship of teaching and learning, and/or discipline-based educational research.
● Ability to effectively manage and collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
● Possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, and verbal/written communication skills.
● Ability to work independently, be flexible, and pay attention to detail while keeping in mind the overall TLC mission and goals.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.
The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:
Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
Expand our reach as a global university
Enhance our research and creative activities
Elevate how we teach
Become a more effective institutionPrompt for candidates for recruitment:
Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service
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3-5 required professional references (contact information only)
Help contact: jvega@teaching.ucla.edu
About UCLA
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
- “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
- UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
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