Established out of a partnership between Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Government of Rwanda, CMU-Africa is addressing the critical shortage of high-quality engineering talent required to accelerate the economic development and digital transformation of Africa—home to the fastest growing workforce in the world. CMU-Africa was established in 2011 and is the only U.S. research university offering its master’s degrees with full-time faculty, staff, and operations in Africa. CMU’s presence in Rwanda provides a platform to engage in Africa’s most significant opportunities and challenges across the continent through world-class education and contextually relevant research.
Our vision is to educate and empower the next generation of African leaders and innovators by delivering a world-class educational experience. CMU-Africa’s mission is to produce creative and technically strong engineers, who have been trained in the African context, and prepared to make transformative impact in their communities and the world.
We are a fast-growing campus with about 230 enrolled students, aiming to grow to 400 in the next couple of years. Our size and exponential growth create a sense of camaraderie and excitement, with strong community ties and a compound sense of accomplishment in our team members, contributing towards mutually beneficial relationships between staff and students technically strong engineers, who have been trained in the African context, and prepared to make transformative impact in their communities and the world.
- Works closely with the director of knowledge creation and education networks to establish and develop a center for teaching excellence at Kigali location
- Works closely with CMU main campus to model and understand the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation with the intention of developing a similar center in Kigali
- Consults and supports faculty both within CMU-Africa as well as partner institution to enhance teaching and learning practice through events, workshops, seminars
- Leads workshops, seminar, events, learning communities for the improvement of teaching and dissemination of evidence-based teaching strategies
- Project manages and delivers teaching and learning workshops with the support of other CMU-Africa employees
- Stays abreast of and disseminate research and emerging developments about evidence-based teaching strategies
- Develops rapport and collaborate effectively with member institutions, faculty, and CMU-main campus to ensure that teaching and learning events are held successfully
- Supports instructors and faculty through creating communities of learning practice
- Partners with the director of knowledge creation and education network to develop strategic reports qualifying the success of the workshops, events and areas for improvement and future goals
- Demonstrates the highest level of integrity while promoting CMU’s mission and values.
- Manages relationships to facilitate or expand opportunities for interdisciplinary programs; external collaborations/partnerships and center of teaching development
- Performs related duties as assigned
Requirements
- A Master’s degree or PhD in instructional design or related field
- 5+ years of experience working for a higher education institution specializing in teaching and learning support, enhancement and/or enablement. Preferred working with STEM faculty to enhance engineering and/or technology instructional design and delivery
- Fluency in both spoken and written English and French a plus
- Excellent analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative.
- The ability to persuade, negotiate, mediate, create agreement among groups with differing interests, and create focus out of ambiguity are essential skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster a positive and collaborative work culture.
- Strong project management skills to ensure successful network management
- Ability to think creatively
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Superior computer and database management skills. Including, advanced knowledge Microsoft Office Suite and other computer-related concepts. Possess substantial experience with email, word processing, spreadsheet, databases, and presentation software.
- Ability to take initiative, to get things done—whether the tasks are large or small, to encourage independence and decision-making among staff, and to create a work environment that promotes the retention of talented, collaborative and committed staff.
- Ability to make sound decisions and clearly communicate results
