The Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University invites applicants for the position of Assistant Director of STEM Education. In this role, you’ll enrich high-quality signature programs and elevate high-profile strategic initiatives, while benefiting from mentorship that expands your skillset as an educational developer.
What You’ll Get to Lead and Learn
- Catalyze STEM Teaching Excellence through initiatives that infuse learner-centered teaching practices fostering resilience and sense of belonging, including leadership of the CIRTL Certificate Program.
- Increase instructors’ self-efficacy to enrich first-year STEM courses with evidence- and strengths-based practices that bolster academic integration, learning, and success for all students.
- Partner with the STEM Education Advisory Board on assessment and curricular development projects targeting gateway, large-enrollment, lab, and high-attrition courses, and integrating high-impact practices like e-Portfolios.
- Design and deliver transformative programs, including the Course Delivery Lab, Course Design Institute, and the University Practicum, shaping teaching at scale while deepening your expertise in active learning and innovative pedagogy.
- Champion pedagogical approaches that are agile and responsive to the changing higher education landscape, including generative AI, ensuring continuity of learning while safeguarding instructor vitality.
- Convene communities of practice to scaffold Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects, and develop open educational resources to elevate both Searle’s reach and your own scholarly profile.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you feel inspired by these possibilities, we invite you to review the qualifications and to check out our website to learn more about the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University—where “creating the conditions in which students and educators can thrive is a collective endeavor.”
To apply, please submit a cover letter highlighting your interests and unique qualifications, along with your CV, by the February 2, 2026 submission deadline. We encourage early applications, as review will begin upon receipt.