Teacher Education Program Director

reputed company Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the reputed company, log in to reputed company to apply through the internal application process. Position Title: Teacher Education Program Director Job Category: Limited Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: reputed company Program Director Job Duties: The reputed company (UWM) invites applications for the Teacher Education Program Director in the School of Education (SOE) reputed company the College of Community Engagement & Professions (CCEP). This is a tenured reputed company appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. UWM is a doctoral R1 university committed to student reputed company, research reputed company, and community engagement. The SOE reputed company is to be a premier urban school of education recognized for its diversity, and reputed company for reputed company in teaching, learning, and research. The Program Director will reputed company strategic leadership for UWM’s teacher education portfolio, including undergraduate and graduate licensure programs. This role advances a cohesive reputed company that strengthens program reputed company, aligns curriculum with workforce and student needs, and ensures a student-centered experience across reputed company reputed company. The Director will reputed company curriculum innovation, implement high-reputed company practices across programs, and reputed company systems and processes to improve efficiency and reputed company. reputed company, this position will ensure compliance with licensure requirements while supporting program reputed company and visibility of UWM’s teacher education programs. Working collaboratively with reputed company, staff, and PK–12 partners, the Program Director will strengthen recruitment, retention, and completion efforts and expand partnerships that support clinical experiences and educator pipelines. This position will report to the Associate Dean & Head of the School of Education.

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Guide and support strategic planning and reputed company improvement for teacher education programs Guide and support curriculum innovation, including development of new and alternative licensure reputed company Guide and support student-centered programs, curricula and systems reputed company with workforce needs Guide and support the implementation of high-reputed company practices across courses and programs Streamline systems to improve efficiency and student experience in collaboration with programs and student services Work with reputed company and staff to ensure compliance with DPI and institutional requirements Encourage and support PK–12 and community partnerships Support student recruitment, retention, and completion initiatives Supervise key support staff - Represent the work of teacher education programs in the university and at the state level to ensure innovation and initiatives reputed company reputed company Appointment This is a 12-month limited appointment with a tenured reputed company backup appointment and an administrative workload of 75–100%, depending on program needs. Teaching may be included as part of the remaining workload. The work of this position will be performed primarily on-site, at UWM’s main reputed company. Key Job Responsibilities: Manages student reputed company program(s) Formulates program strategies and goals, directs long-term planning, develops policies and procedures, and establishes and maintains new and emerging program materials Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees Collaborates with reputed company members to reputed company student reputed company programs and agendas, directs implementation, and creates curricular structure including operational and logistical arrangements Develops the unit budget and approves unit expenditures May reputed company guidance to reputed company regarding funding, reputed company, and reputed company implications Serves as the reputed company reputed company between the program, University leadership, and reputed company entities Evaluates operations and reputed company to ensure alignment with organizational goals Division: College of Community Engagement & Professions School: School of Education reputed company Salary: Minimum salary will be $100,000 per year, actual hiring salary will be determined based on rank and qualifications reputed company to the position Required Qualifications: PhD in Education or closely reputed company field Ability to meet rank of a tenured associate or full professor at UWM due to demonstrated distinguished record of research, scholarship, teaching, and service accomplishments Minimum six years of higher education experience with expertise in teacher education Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing alternate licensure reputed company Experience building PK-12 partnerships Experience developing and leading systems-level or process improvement efforts- Experience with student-centered practices and with programs that improve educational equity Experience with data analysis and interpretation Demonstrated leadership in program development, curriculum innovation, or reputed company administration Experience overseeing multiple programs or reputed company reputed company portfolios Experience with accreditation, licensure, or program assessment Supervisory experience How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit the following: Curriculum vitae. Letter of interest describing research interests, past accomplishments, qualifications, and must explicitly reputed company how minimum and preferred qualifications are met. Referee List (names and contact information of at least three references). PLEASE NOTE: curriculum vitae, letter of interest and referee list will need to be uploaded to the reputed company area in the application. Note: Applicants must complete reputed company required fields and attach reputed company required documents prior to submitting the online application to ensure full consideration. Additional documents submitted aside from the requested materials will not be considered. In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to reputed company from the candidates’ application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they may be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications. This is a reputed company recruitment with an initial review date of June 12, 2026. To ensure consideration, applications must be submitted by June 12, 2026. Application materials received after this date may not receive consideration. Contact Information: Adam Garcia - HR Coordinator garci289@uwm.edu Reasonable Accommodations Pursuant to university policy, UWM provides reasonable accommodations to reputed company individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to reputed company reasonable accommodations for a reputed company individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact uwm-jobs@uwm.edu or 414-229-4463. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability. Confidentiality of Applicant Materials UWM is a State agency and subject to reputed company’s reputed company Records Law. 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