Funding Period: Spring 2027 (January 10 – May 24, 2027)
Stipend Amount: $5,000 per associate (pay distributed semi-monthly for approximately 100 hours of work over 5 months). Funding available for two associates.
Application due date: November 12, 2026
Engaged Teaching Faculty Associates provide instructional support around the development and documentation of engaged teaching, an approach that actively involves students in meaningful and relevant learning that enhances student success.
Timeline
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Proposal Submission Deadline | November 12, 2026 |
| Award Decisions Announced | Week of December 07, 2026 |
| Project Implementation Period | Spring 2027 |
Expectations
Over the funding period, Engaged Teaching Faculty Associates will:
- Co-develop and facilitate faculty development programming for peer mentors and authors submitting to Stearns Center’s new online repository for teaching artifacts that utilize engaged teaching strategies.
- Co-develop faculty development that supports faculty in the documentation of the impact of engaged teaching
- Facilitate sessions for Engaged Teaching: CTL Fund High Impact Project teams, who develop department-based faculty development supporting engaged teaching
- Facilitate faculty development programming around engaged teaching, such as CPD’s High Impact Practices Cluster
- Assist with additional Stearns Center initiatives as needed. Faculty associates have the option to attend Stearns Center team meetings.
Qualifications
- Experience leading faculty training in teaching and learning (examples could be evidenced by course coordination, mentoring TAs, leading a department workshop etc.),
- Evidence of personal professional development in teaching & learning/pedagogy (can include attending programming at GMU and/or beyond) & teaching innovation in your classroom.
- Evidence working with faculty from different disciplines, departments or programs
- The faculty associate should also have strong communication and interpersonal skills, experience with project management, and a record of excellent teaching.
To Apply
Applicants should answer the questions in the online application form and upload supporting documents as requested. At the conclusion of the fellowship appointment, the associate will be expected to submit a brief report that summarizes their activities, impact and any assessment work that they completed.
Please complete the online application form and upload a single PDF file containing a CV and a cover letter that speaks to the following:
- why you are interested in this position and what you hope to gain
- any faculty development experience, including participation in any Stearns Center faculty development
- any experience working with faculty from different departments and/or appointment types
- any training formal or in-formal) around in education/teaching & learning/faculty develop,
- your teaching experience