Director of Honors Teaching and Curriculum

Position Summary

The University Honors Program is accepting applications for the Director of Honors Teaching and Curriculum to begin July 1, 2027. The Director will provide the University Honors Program key infrastructure needed to develop, coordinate, assess, and continually improve the Honors Curriculum. The University Honors Program is a key recruiting tool to attract high achieving students with signature experiential learning opportunities, as well as a community of students who are dedicated to their studies.

The Program attracts students from every academic department on campus, and actively engages with numerous campus partners to embed mission and values in the Honors experience. In Fall 2026, 27% of the incoming class elected to join the Honors Program.

Responsibilities include

Ensuring a coherent and intentional Honors curriculum. Strengthening faculty engagement in Honors education. Creating greater consistency in academic standards & communicating it to faculty & prospective families Leading assessment and continuous improvement of Honors curriculum. Leading Chaminade Scholars Program. This is an administrative appointment in addition to your faculty appointment for a 12 month, 3 year term starting July 1, 2027.

The position is open to all tenured or professional full time faculty, who will receive a 1 course release each semester, teaching 3 courses per year in their home department and 1 course each year in the Chaminade Scholars Program. The position is renewable subject to budget availability and mutual interest.

Minimum Qualifications

Tenured or professional full-time faculty member Successful experience in: engaging with faculty across multiple academic units/divisions teaching Honors students or high-achieving student populations curricular innovation or interdisciplinary education participation in faculty development opportunities especially related to pedagogy or demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching Preferred Qualifications: Successful experience in one of more of the following: undergraduate research or faculty-mentored research program assessment and learning outcomes engaging with the Chaminade Scholars Program and/or teaching in the Marianist or Catholic Intellectual Tradition Special Instructions to Applicants: Those interested should submit: CV Letter of interest addressing all minimum qualifications and any preferred qualifications met Statement that describes how you envision Honors engagement and curricular improvements.

Posting closes at 11:55 PM EST November 20, 2026. Closing Statement: Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community.

The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.