Department: College of Science
Classification: Administrative Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Position: The Director of the STEM Accelerator is responsible for reaching the following 5 goals:
Contributes to the growing body of literature on STEM education; Advances pedagogical innovation, teaching assessment, and peer evaluation; Be recognized as an educational role model and mentor to new faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants in the College of Science; Mentors MS and PhD students in STEM education and discipline-based education research; and Elevates the value of teaching in the College of Science. Please note: This position is not eligible for tenure.
Responsibilities: - Represents the Accelerator for both university initiatives and public-facing communications, and leads workshops to address the evolving landscape of science education;
- Creates, designs, recruits, and implements faculty development workshops connecting to any and all areas of STEM education, including such concepts as active learning, innovations in assessment, and inclusive pedagogy;
- Manages Accelerator meetings and responsible for scheduling, chairing, and keeping records of Accelerator meetings;
- Administers Accelerator grants by ensuring that tasks within the scope of effort are accomplished in a timely fashion and that expenditures are within budgeted allocations;
- Ensures grant proposals contain necessary line items such as personnel, travel, conference costs, equipment, space renovations, equipment maintenance, etc.;
- Manages Accelerator budget by checking expenditures from Accelerator budgets are within the budgeted allocations;
- Reviews Accelerator budgets and expenditures with the College of Science;
- Pursues funding opportunities that will increase the capacity of the Accelerator;
- Manages the LA (Learning Assistants) program;
- Supervises individual faculty leaders;
- Directs workshops for faculty and student participants;
- Applies and advocates for funding to support the program;
- Coordinates expansion of the program to other Colleges at Mason;
- Leads efforts to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the program;
- Coordinates data collection and analysis regarding programs, especially those involving the community beyond Mason, such as FOCUS, Noyce, STEM Bridge, and Women Leaders in STEM;
- Leads and contributes to education research projects, and mentors MS and PhD students for Discipline-Based Educational Research (DBER) in the College of Science;
- Coordinates with multiple committees and working groups within the College of Science, to include Curriculum Committee, Faculty Matters Committee, Emerging Pedagogies Committee, any others as needed;
- Creates regular reports for the College of Science leadership and faculty; and
- Develops a vision to expand the Accelerator within the College of Science.
Required Qualifications: - Master's degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
- Experience in budget administration (generally 5+ years);
- Experience teaching in higher education (typically 5+ years);
- Track record of successful grant administration and management;
- Current knowledge of STEM education research;
- Superior writing and oral communication skills;
- Ability to communicate with and manage diverse groups and individuals; and
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Preferred Qualifications: - Terminal degree in related field;
- Experience teaching in higher education (typically 10+ years); and
- Experience in full-time college-level administration (generally 5+ years).
Instructions to Applicants: For full consideration, applicants must apply for the
Director of the STEM Accelerator at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume for review
. Posting Open Date: November 19, 2025
For Full Consideration, Apply by: December 3, 2025
Open Until Filled: Yes
