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Physical Address
Lovejoy Library, Southwest Corner of the Second Floor
Rooms 2040 and 2030
Email: facultycenter@siue.edu
Phone
Director's Office: (618) 650-5448
Graduate Assistant's Office: (618) 650-5447
Mailing Address
Center for Faculty Development and Innovation
Box 1063
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1065
Interested in Joining the Team?
We will be opening searches for the following positions to join our team in Fall 2025. To prepare, please assemble a CV and letter of application addressing your interest in and qualifications to fulfill the responsibilities outlined below.
Compensation for each role is assigned according to campus role/bargaining unit:
Faculty: Fall 2025 ($4,000 stipend or a course release) and Spring 2026 ($4,000 stipend or a course release). *Where relevant summer stipends will be commensurate with the scope of work.
Staff: Compensation will be commensurate with the scope of work following discussions with your unit supervisor and in accordance with any relevant CBA.
Professional Leadership Fellow
The Professional Leadership Fellow will be an essential piece in the expansion of professional development offerings to staff and mid-career faculty. This Fellow will directly support the Peer Research Consultants, an established program to guide and mentor faculty as they develop, expand, and disseminate their research agendas. Focusing on leadership, this Fellow will also coordinate across campus to identify areas of need and develop programming to better equip and support our more established campus community members. This Fellow will coordinate with other CFDI Fellows to support the Midweek Mentor by offering topics, videos, and/or speakers that share and describe techniques for growing as a professional, leader, or scholar. Importantly, many events, programs, and opportunities organized by this Fellow will bear the Collaboratory branding. The ideal candidate for this role has demonstrated leadership experience in an academic unit or professional society, is excited to group the CFDI in ways that best serve the campus community, and has a passion for bridging relationships across faculty, staff, and administrators.
Key Responsibilities:
- Program Management: Design, implement, and lead programming and opportunities focused on professional excellence, leadership skills, and scholarly productivity. This includes workshops, seminars, Midweek Mentor, and other collaborative projects.
- Consultation and Support: Coordinate with the Peer Research Consultant team to provide support for faculty in their scholarly endeavors.
- Mentoring & Networking: Develop a network of campus leaders to serve as mentors and contacts for faculty and staff seeking opportunities to grow as professionals in our SIUE community.
- Evaluation: Evaluate the impact of leadership programming on campus community climate, satisfaction, and productivity.
Compliance and Technology Fellow
The Compliance and Technology Fellow will play a pivotal role in advancing the university's commitment to integrating AI into our practices and support compliance around digital accessibility. The Fellow will 1) lead initiatives that empower campus community members across various disciplines to effectively incorporate artificial intelligence into their workflows, teaching, research, and service and 2) work with faculty and staff to meet accessibility compliance expectations across platforms. This Fellow will also support the Midweek Mentor by offering topics, videos, and/or speakers that share and describe techniques for technological literacy, AI, and digital compliance. Importantly, some events, programs, and opportunities organized by this Fellow will bear the Collaboratory branding. This position requires a dynamic and innovative campus community member who is passionate about these topics and their potential to transform higher education.
Key Responsibilities:
- Program Development: Design, implement, and lead faculty development programs focused on the integration of AI in teaching, research, and service and digital accessibility compliance. This includes workshops, seminars, Midweek Mentor, and other collaborative projects.
- Consultation and Support: Provide one-on-one and group consultations to campus community members seeking to incorporate AI into their coursework and research. Assist faculty in identifying appropriate AI tools and methodologies that align with their academic goals. Discuss staff and faculty on best practices in digital accessibility and case-by-case basis troubleshooting.
- Resource Development: Develop and curate educational resources, including tutorials, case studies, and best practices, that support the campus community in leveraging AI technologies effectively and complying with digital accessibility guidelines.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with other university departments, including Information Technology Services (ITS), ACCESS, and other campus offices, to ensure comprehensive support for the campus community in AI/Digital Accessibility initiatives.
- Evaluation: Evaluate the impact of initiatives developed with AI and digital accessibility themes on faculty/staff readiness, student success, and campus technology literacy. This will be reported annually to the Director to be shared with the Provost’s office.
- Advocacy: Serve as a campus leader and advocate for both the value of AI in academia and the essentiality of digital accessibility.
Faculty
Staff
Graduate Assistants
- Paige (Peach) Looney: 2022 - 2024
- Chiadi Kanu: 2021 - 2023
- Alexandra Owen: 2020 - 2021
- Prairie Boschulte: 2019 - 2020
- Amanda Raymond: 2019 - 2020
- Tri Pham: 2018 - 2019
- Megan Mosely: 2017 - 2019
- Sarah Lau: 2016 - 2018
- James Beil: 2015 - 2017
