Call for Strategy and Innovation Office Faculty Fellows
The following message was sent to faculty on Aug. 6, 2021.
Dear Colleagues,
In order to include multiple faculty perspectives in the development of academic initiatives to support enhanced teaching practices, we seek to engage one or more faculty fellows for Academic Year 21-22. The Instructional Innovation Fellows program offers significant professional development and an opportunity to help shape academic innovation, specifically in areas related to instructional innovation, across all Ohio University campuses. Fellows will work directly within the Office of Instructional Innovation (OII). The Office of Instructional Innovation is the primary academic support unit of the Strategy and Innovation Office (SIO), with a close connection to the Provost’s office. Fellows will interact regularly with leadership of OII, SIO, and the Associate Provost for Faculty Development, the Teaching, Learning, and Assessment committee, academic departmental leadership, and colleagues across campuses. It is anticipated that fellows will devote between 25-100% of their workload (or additional effort beyond workload) to the fellowship; depending on the needs of the home department or school, faculty fellows will receive a stipend and/or course release(s).
Specific projects for each fellow will be aligned with the fellow’s interests, experience, and research (where applicable) to the extent possible. Among other potential projects, fellows will be responsible for providing individual teaching consultations, mentoring, and programming to faculty at various stages in their academic career. Additionally, the faculty fellows will work with OII and others to determine how we might showcase faculty innovation and best practices in teaching and learning to the OHIO campuses.
Eligibility: Fellows must be full-time faculty (tenured, tenure-track, and instructional faculty) at Ohio University with a strong record of teaching excellence. Fellows should have an interest in institutional strategy with demonstrated experience in pedagogical and instructional innovation. Faculty members from all campuses and locations are welcome to apply. The SIO is strongly committed to actionable steps to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, and faculty fellows who are similarly committed are strongly encouraged to apply. Faculty from minoritized groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Application Process: Please send an updated CV and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in serving as a 2021-2022 Faculty Fellow. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until program needs are met; for fullest consideration, email your application materials to csio@ohio.edu by 5 p.m. on Monday, August 16, 2021.
Sincerely,
Brad Cohen
Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer