Director of SoTL Mentoring

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology is seeking a Director of SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) Mentoring. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The Director of SoTL Mentoring oversees the SoTL Workshop, which takes place each year at the Annual Conference on Teaching (typically 2^nd or 3^rd week of October).

TIMELINE/DUTIES:

• Update workshop application form and STP website (Winter)
• Recruits potential mentees and review applications (Spring)
• Secures commitment from SoTL mentors (Spring)
• Matches mentees and mentors based on interests/expertise (Summer)
• Works with the Vice President for Membership and ACT Steering Committee to reserve a time and space for the workshop at ACT (Summer/early Fall)
• Schedules and runs Zoom meetings for workshop participants and mentors outside of the workshop (year-round)
• Prepare resources for workshop attendees (to be distributed before or during the workshop) (early Fall)
• Facilitates the workshop (October)
• Assesses workshop in meeting its goals, through feedback from both workshop attendees and mentors, and utilizes these data in a cycle of continuous improvement to both increase the effectiveness of the workshop and expand its reach (Fall/Winter)

The term of office is 3 years beginning in January 2027, and the Director of SoTL Mentoring will report to Karen Brakke, Interim Vice President for Membership.