The University of New Hampshire at Manchester is seeking candidates for the position of Director of the Center for Academic Enrichment (CAE), a comprehensive learning center providing reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, tutoring, and academic support programming. (View information about the CAE at: http://unhm.unh.edu/current-students/academic-support-services/center-for-academic-enrichment/index.php ) The Center for Academic Enrichment is affiliated with the National Association for Developmental Education, the Learning Assistance Association of New England, the New England Writing Centers Association, and the College Reading and Learning Association. The UNH Manchester tutor training program is certified by the College Reading and Learning Association. The CAE supports student learning within and across the disciplines to foster student academic success. The CAE and its Director are integral parts of the curriculum and critical to the academic mission of the college.

UNH Manchester is the sixth college of the University of New Hampshire. As the urban campus of the University of New Hampshire, UNH Manchester provides access to public higher education for people who live and work in the greater Merrimack Valley. Located in the heart of the I-93 corridor, UNH Manchester is a vital part of the educational, economic, and cultural life of central and southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, serving the needs of a diverse urban population and bringing the resources of the state’s flagship university to the urban center. UNH Manchester is committed to the economic growth and welfare of the region, encouraging students to connect their work in the University with their lives in the community.

UNH Manchester offers selected liberal arts and professional degree programs at the associate and baccalaureate levels and makes available graduate programs offered by the University of New Hampshire; serves a wide variety of students: full-time and part-time, traditional and
nontraditional and other students with diverse needs; actively strives to identify, recruit, and retain students, faculty, and staff from under-represented groups; maintains a small student/faculty ratio; and encourages and supports research and scholarship by the entire UNH Manchester community.

The Director position is a 12-month professional/ administrative/ technical position with teaching responsibilities and reports to the Assistant Dean of Academic Student Services. Successful candidates will be expected to:
• Oversee the daily operations of the Center for Academic Enrichment including: supervise, evaluate, and foster professional growth of professional staff including Associate Director, professional science tutor, and administrative assistant; hire, teach , train, supervise, and evaluate the undergraduate peer writing tutors and the professional writing tutors.
• In collaboration with library faculty, oversee training of peer tutors for library mentor program.
• With Associate Director of the Center oversee CRLA re-certification and oversee budget and staff schedules.
• Provide direct service to students and faculty including: advise students, tutor students in reading and writing across the disciplines, create and deliver academic skills workshops, and provide services for students with disabilities. Liaison with college faculty for writing support and supplemental instruction.

• With Associate Director team teach Tutor Development course every semester.

• In collaboration with the Director of the First Year Writing Program, coordinate, administer, and score the reading and writing assessments and make recommendations for course placement.

• Serve on college-wide standing committees.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Evening hours expected.

Minimum Qualifications
M.A. in English/focus in writing or comparable. Ph.D. preferred in education or English composition and rhetoric. Five years experience in academic support at the post-secondary level. Two years experience in management/leadership position in academic support.

Preferred Qualifications
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
Knowledge of learning theory
Prior teaching, classroom experience or comparable
Excellent communication skills which allow him/her to work with diverse student populations, faculty, and staff
Experience working with ESOL students and students with disabilities
Experience with electronic course management system (Blackboard)
Excellent organizational skills
Commitment to student success

Review of applications will continue until January 26, 2011. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and proof of eligibility will be required upon acceptance of an employment offer. Anticipated start date of June 2011. Background check required prior to employment. If interested please submit a cover letter, resume/CV including references with contact information, and statement of learning center philosophy, including teaching philosophy at https://jobs.usnh.edu.

The University of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.