Title: Director, STEM Ed Institute

Employee Classification: AP - Administrative Professional

Pay Grade: AP MGIL2

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Department: ACE - AA-College of Education

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Institute Director provides leadership for the Institute for STEM Education, Outreach, and Workforce Development. As the Director of a community-oriented and campus-wide institute, the Director will report regularly and collaborate with steering and advisory committees comprised of community and campus constituents.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Overall coordination and fiduciary responsibilities for funded projects related to STEM education, outreach, and workforce development, such as the Driving Possibilities partnership with Toyota USA, Lincoln Consolidated School District, Ypsilanti Community School District, and Washtenaw Intermediate School District. 
• Supervision of Institute staff.
• Provide short- and long-term Institute strategy and planning in consultation with steering/advisory committees and the Dean of Education.
• Sustain collaborative community and campus relationships with relevant STEM Education and STEM Industry partners as well as families and community leaders.
• Seek external funding to support community-driven Institute activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in Education or STEM field and academic achievement equivalent to the rank of a tenured faculty member at Eastern Michigan University. 
• Minimum of three years of administrative/leadership experience in education/STEM settings, including experience managing budgets. 
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain partnerships with internal and external constituents and collaborators. 
• Demonstrated commitment to and achievement in diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in educational settings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing sponsored programs in education settings, including fiduciary responsibilities.
• Familiarity with key issues and experience implementing evidence-based practices in K-12 STEM education, outreach, and workforce development.
• Experience working collaboratively and building trusting relationships with K-12 education, postsecondary education, and/or STEM industries. 
• Demonstrated record of securing external funding. 
• Ability to think and act strategically for short- and long-term goals. 
• Experience supervising staff.

Special Instructions:

Applicants should include a cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae that outlines experience.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Anticipated start date is August 2024.

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