Fairfax, Virginia2 days ago
Manages Accelerator budget by checking expenditures from Accelerator budgets are within the budgeted allocations; Reviews Accelerator budgets and expenditures with the College of Science; Pursues funding opportunities that will increase the capacity of the Accelerator; Manages the LA (Learning Assistants) program; Supervises individual faculty leaders; Directs workshops for faculty and student participants; Applies and advocates for funding to support the program; Coordinates expansion of the program to other Colleges at Mason; Leads efforts to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the program; Coordinates data collection and analysis regarding programs, especially those involving the community beyond Mason, such as FOCUS, Noyce, STEM Bridge, and Women Leaders in STEM; Leads and contributes to education research projects, and mentors MS and PhD students for Discipline-Based Educational Research (DBER) in the College of Science; Coordinates with multiple committees and working groups within the College of Science, to include Curriculum Committee, Faculty Matters Committee, Emerging Pedagogies Committee, any others as needed; Creates regular reports for the College of Science leadership and faculty; and. Represents the Accelerator for both university initiatives and public-facing communications, and leads workshops to address the evolving landscape of science education; Creates, designs, recruits, and implements faculty development workshops connecting to any and all areas of STEM education, including such concepts as active learning, innovations in assessment, and inclusive pedagogy; Manages Accelerator meetings and responsible for scheduling, chairing, and keeping records of Accelerator meetings; Administers Accelerator grants by ensuring that tasks within the scope of effort are accomplished in a timely fashion and that expenditures are within budgeted allocations; Ensures grant proposals contain necessary line items such as personnel, travel, conference costs, equipment, space renovations, equipment maintenance, etc.