The EDI Faculty Fellow is a great opportunity for any faculty members looking to support colleagues in their professional growth and to expand and deepen their own understanding and practices. A description of the role, details of service, and information on the application process is included below.

Applications are due by Monday, October 21, 2024 at 5pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tyler Roeger, Associate Dean of CETAL, at troeger@elgin.edu

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EDI Faculty Fellow Role Description 

To support equity, diversity, and inclusion as it relates to teaching and learning and faculty and administrator professional development, the EDI Faculty Fellow, in collaboration with CETAL and other applicable departments

• Leads projects, in collaboration with CETAL and other faculty when appropriate, for the creation of asynchronous professional development courses, such as developing the existing Equitable Tenure Support Seminar series into a longstanding asynchronous course. 

• Contributes to existing asynchronous faculty development resources and provides support in developing and revising additional asynchronous professional development, such as the in-development Equitable and Inclusive Teaching course. 

• Aids in developing and leading, when applicable, workshops on topics aligned with the College’s EDI focus for a given year. 

• Carries out research projects, such as on retention of minoritized faculty at ECC, and develops recommendations. 

Compensation and Terms of Service   

• Compensation rate to include payment at the voluntary overload rate, equivalent to three credit hours per semester, or release time from instruction equivalent to three credit/contact hours per semester.

• The EDI Faculty Fellow serves for one academic year in the role. For AY24-25, the expectation is the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.

• The EDI Faculty Fellow seeks guidance and support from, and plans projects in collaboration with, the Associate Dean of CETAL. 

Selection Process

• Applicants are requested to submit CV and responses to 3 short answer questions by Monday, October 21, 2024. 

• Finalists are invited to complete an interview with CETAL Associate Dean (may also include Designee of VP office). 

• Applicants are expected to receive notification by the CETAL Associate Dean and Vice President of Teaching, Learning, and Student Development (or Designee) of decision by the week of November 11- 15.

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