The City University of New York

Academic Center Manager (HEA) - Academic Center for Excellence in Research and Teaching (ACERT)

POSITION DETAILS

Hunter’s Academic Center for Excellence in Research and Teaching (ACERT) seeks an Academic Center Manager to collaborate with our Faculty Director while overseeing the center’s day to day operations. The ACERT mission is to promote excellence in teaching and research across the college by fostering a community in which faculty use innovative pedagogy, technology, and assessment to enhance their activities as teachers and scholars, and thus to facilitate engaged learning. From its inception, ACERT has been a hub for discussing pedagogical issues and supporting scholarship in all of its forms across Hunter’s three campuses and its many and varied departments, schools, and centers; thus, the Managing Director must excel at reaching out into the faculty to maintain and extend a dense network of intellectual exchange and dissemination of best practices.

Reporting to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, in additional to CUNY title overview, the Academic Center Manager will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Collaborate on the planning and implement ACERT’s year-round programming as identified by the ACERT Faculty Director and Steering Committee, including, but not limited to (seminars, research and writing support, special events, and funding opportunities for pedagogical exploration);
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize data and create reports about ACERT’s impact and effectiveness;
• Directly oversee ACERT’s office assistants, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to foster a collaborative and productive work environment;
• Strategically Administer the approved budget, ensuring responsible allocation of resources that are in compliance with intuitional policies;
• Prepare and present comprehensive annual reports that reflect the center’s financial status and alignment with the center and college’s broader goals;
• Collaborate with the ACERT Faculty Director to schedule Steering Committee and Advisory Board meetings;
• Manage the execution of a comprehensive outreach and communication plan that enhances ACERT’s visibility and impact.
• Oversee the maintenance of the ACERT website, blog, and newsletter, while fostering relationships with faculty across the college to promote engagement;
• Initiate and maintain collaborative relationships with various stakeholders within Hunter College and across the City University of New York (CUNY) system; and
• Actively engage in CUNY-wide initiatives related to teaching and learning, including participation in the Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Council, Digital Humanities Initiative.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree and six years’ related experience required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum three years of experience in instruction at the college level and faculty development in higher education
• Ph.D./Ed.D. or discipline-specific terminal degree
• Familiarity with a wide range of educational technologies and their application to teaching/learning
• Expertise in academic assessment
• Record of publication in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)
• Involvement in Open Educational Resource (OER) projects and/or innovative projects in scholarly communications

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Manages a College's specialized academic and/or research center operations under the direction of a senior administrator.

• Implements and monitors comprehensive curriculum development program; makes recommendations to improve Center policies and procedures
• Delivers a schedule of courses and workshops; analyzes programming outcomes
• Oversees Center's budget and daily administration
• Assists Director with developing funding and resource strategies
• Prepares reports for management; may write grant proposals
• May manage professional and/or clerical staff
• May act on behalf of Director in his/her absence
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Academic Center Manager

CUNY TITLE

Higher Education Associate

FLSA

Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with education and experience, within approved range:$82,928 - $90,375.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or https://cuny.jobs/ and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number.

Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï, –, _ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• Cover Letter or Statement of scholarly interests
• Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
• Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on May 5, 2025. The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open after initial round.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

29891

Location

Hunter College

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