Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons Manager

The Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D) seeks an innovative, creative, and dynamic non-traditional fine arts librarian and/or
teaching specialist to serve as the Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning, housed in the College’s Learning Commons. The next
Director will have the vision and experience to create resources and experiences that emphasize content over form, reflecting the changing
role of the stewardship of objects in the digital age (See College Art Association Standards and Guidelines for Visual Resources
Professionals). He/she/they will lead the Center so that information literacy, intellectual access to information, critical thinking, and
the creation and management of access to information are central to the Center’s mission. The Director will also foster an inclusive
learning environment and curate resources and access to information that support learning within a diverse, global community. The new
Director will assist the College in continuing the effort to reposition the Learning Commons as the hub of creative and critical thinking
for the campus. The Learning Commons includes The Stacks book collection, audio-visual resources, the Writing Center and Career Services,
and an activated learning environment that allows for lectures, guest speakers, studio and academic tutoring, study space, and walls for
exhibiting curated works of art.

In 2020, PCA&D re-launched the academic library as a library of the future through a new
collaborative model: the Learning Commons. The 2019-2024 Strategic Plan identified the development of a series of new centers of learning,
making, and collaboration for the PCA&D community and its partners: the Center for Creative Exploration; the Institute for Leadership,
Creative Entrepreneurship, and Innovation; the repositioning of the campus within the greater Lancaster area as a Creative Hub; and the
Center for Teaching & Learning. The new Learning Commons became the site of the Center for Teaching & Learning in the summer of 2020 and has
since been the structure through which resources are accessed, information and visual literacy training occurs, and faculty and student
scholarly and creative activity are supported.

The next Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons Manager
will continue this enterprise by providing leadership in professional development, supporting student learning and development, and
collecting, managing, and facilitating use of research and learning resources from the Learning Commons collection.

The Director
will continue the Center and Common’s support for the College’s current strategic plan, which focuses on the interconnectedness
of these ideas: Creativity, Partnerships, and Lancaster. The Director will also draft a new strategic plan for the Center and Commons,
drawing on the College’s new Strategic Plan to be launched AY 2023-2024 as well as the Center’s current mission, vision, and
goals.

Center and Commons Mission

The PCA&D Center for Teaching & Learning supports the education of critical thinking,
creative, compassionate seekers and producers of knowledge and art. Through its programming, the Center fosters an active, ethical, and
inclusive thinking and learning environment to support student development and enrichment. The Learning Commons is an active, inclusive, and
collaborative learning environment where students meet, training is provided, and resources and services are offered to all students,
faculty, and staff. Its resource collection includes physical and digital libraries as well as art and design equipment available to all
students.

In addition to management of the Learning Commons, the Director for the Center of Teaching & Learning collaborates with
two other programs hosted within the Learning Commons, the Writing Center and Career Services, to create an integrated network of
programming, resources, and training for student success.

Center and Commons Vision

Imparting to the PCA&D community a
dedication to lifelong learning, conscious and continuous self-improvement, innovative thinking and making, and caring for the world and
people around us.

Center and Commons Goals

• Promote diverse, equitable, and inclusive perspectives, experiences,
  visions, and voices
• Support teaching & learning with resources, techniques, tools, and training including innovative pedagogy and
  academic success skills for students
• Create meaningful work study opportunities for student workers that benefit themselves and
  the College as a whole
• Connect Learning Commons endeavors with the efforts of other offices and departments to reinforce visibility
  and accessibility of programming and services
• Make space for student learning outside of the classroom, individually and
  cooperatively
• Access to specialized equipment and resources
• Cultivate sense of community and belonging
• Provide
  programming and services that support the educational mission of the College, including: information and visual literacy, visual resource
  collections that support art making and research, and primary and secondary source materials

The Director of the Center for
Teaching & Learning and Learning Commons Manager reports to the Provost. PCA&D is looking for someone to help the College move forward with
its work in providing excellent teaching and learning programming as well as fulfilling the traditional duties associated with an academic
Learning Commons.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides Information and Visual Literacy instruction and
  programming. Develop and deliver learning experiences that support all levels of information literacy and visual literacy development (from
  incoming first-year students to seniors developing senior show exhibitions).
• The Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning
  will produce and curate learning content, materials, and programming, which they promote to the PCA&D community.
• Maintains all data
  systems that support patron usage, track Learning Commons materials and resource usage, and support circulation of materials in the PCA&D
  community and beyond.
• Serves as liaison to the PCA&D community through academic support programming and activities for faculty and
  students, collaboration on research for exhibitions with the Director of Exhibitions, joint mentoring and tutoring work with the Director of
  the Writing Center, and support orientation activities and offer onboarding and training for new students, staff, and faculty.
• Serves as liaison to the Lancaster community through outreach activities with nonprofit organizations and/or k-12 learning partnerships
  or activities.
• Supports and maintains information resources, physical, e-reserves, and/or all formats required for the study of art
  and design, for PCA&D patrons, faculty, staff, and students.
• Documents, compiles, and regularly reports on instruction, assessment
  of student learning (information literacy and visual literacy), and other activities. Regularly submits reports to the Provost, Dean of
  Faculty & Academic Affairs, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, and Faculty Chairs Council.
• Provides circulation desk coverage and
  staffing. Hires, trains, and manages student assistants working in the Learning Commons.
• Communicates regularly with PCA&D
  community including patrons, staff, faculty, and students.
• Participates and maintains memberships in professional associations and
  consortia partnerships that support and expand access to information and visual resources for PCA&D patrons.
• Collaborates with
  administrative offices as required, including Admissions; Student Life; Registrar; Strategic Communications; Information Technology, Bursar,
  and Development.
• Serves on committees and supports accreditation work of the College; conducts regular program review of Center for
  Teaching & Learning / Learning Commons programming, resources, and services.
• Coordinates with the office of Information Technology
  to maintain and improve information resources and Learning Commons data systems.
• Oversees equipment rental and the interlibrary
  loan process.
• Manages Center for Teaching & Learning / Learning Commons budgets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• PhD preferred in: Library and Information Science degree; PhD in Fine
  Arts/Interdisciplinary Arts; or Teaching, Learning and Technology. Master of Library and Science, or Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts or
  Art History will be considered.
• Library Science or familiarity with Library Systems Management preferred.
• Visual arts or
  arts education background preferred; familiarity with a professional art college, or an art and design program preferred.
• Ability
  to work independently and collaboratively as needed.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity.
• Reliable and
  excellent in time management.
• Ability to teach and supervise student assistants and develop work experience that also contributes
  to student learning.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working in higher education or k-12 education settings, preferably in
  Learning Commons or academic resources setting.

Additional Information

This is an exempt, full-time position, based
on our Lancaster, PA campus. PCA&D offers a comprehensive bene?ts package including medical/dental/vision, Life insurance, Short and
Long-Term Disability, and a 403(b) retirement plan plus match after qualifying period.

For consideration, please submit the following
to provost@pcad.edu :

• Curriculum
  Vita
• Cover letter addressing all aspects of the position
• Contact information for 3 professional references. (References
  will only be contacted after consultation with ?nal candidates.)
• Include “Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning and
  Learning Commons Manager” in the subject line of the email.

Communication will generally be limited to candidates
selected for additional consideration. Review of applicants will begin immediately; applications will be accepted until the position is
?lled. Priority will be given to applications received by July 5, 2023