UVA Lab School Innovation Hub Director

The School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia seeks a Lab School Innovation Hub Director. The UVA Innovation Hub at Charlottesville Middle School is a new college partnership laboratory school between the School of Education and Human Development, the Equity Center and Charlottesville City Schools. The mission of the UVA Innovation Hub is to engage all students in personally meaningful, computationally rich and interdisciplinary learning experiences. The vision of the UVA Innovation Hub at Charlottesville Middle School is to provide educational opportunities that inspire curiosity, fuel innovation, and empower all students to solve problems and pursue lifelong learning. The Director plays a pivotal role in shaping the lab school’s culture and practices. The Director will identify and address the current needs of the lab school, provide recommendations, develop strategies for implementation, manage key personnel, oversee budgetary matters, and pursue opportunities for grants and sponsorships to enhance the UVA Innovation Hub capabilities. The Director will have an office in the EHD and will require frequent travel to CMS to work with the lab school staff and CMS educators.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify current needs of the lab school, supply information, make recommendations and develop strategies for implementing the priorities for the Governing Board.
• Manage the UVA Innovation Hub employees including Lab Manager, Research Scientist and Innovation Specialists, providing guidance and support in their roles. Conduct performance evaluations of the lab school staff, including feedback and professional growth opportunities.
• Oversee Innovation Academy Fellowship program, a year-long, cohort-based professional development program.
• Work closely with community partners and the UVA Equity Center’s Community Partnerships Program Manager to establish and strengthen community connections for students and teachers.
• Establish and manage partnerships toward the development, implementation, and sustainability of the lab school.
• Execute and manage contractual agreements associated with the lab school.
• Oversee the UVA Innovation Hub's budget and along with the governing board to ensure effective use of resources.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, including feedback from students, parents, and community members.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree

Experience: Eight years of increasingly responsible experience. Master's degree is typical and may substitute for some experience. Relevant exempt level experience may substitute for a degree.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience integrating computer science in K-8 school settings.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Previous experience bringing collaborative efforts to fruition.
• Experience with program design and creation, management, and event coordination.
• Experience providing professional learning experiences around computer science integration with K-8 teachers.
• Willingness and eagerness to learn and grow individually and as part of the lab school team.
• Demonstrated maturity, wise decision-making, and professionalism.
  
  

Physical Demands

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

Application instructions: Apply Now. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile, search Find Jobs and then R0061618. Complete an application online and include the following documents:

• A CV/resume
• A cover letter
  
  

All documents can be loaded into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

This position will remain open until filled. Review of applicants will begin in June. Anticipated start date: July.

For questions about the application process, please contact Margaret Weeks, Academic Recruiter. Before a formal offer of employment is extended, the selected candidate will undergo a background check per university policy.

This position is a restricted position, and is dependent upon project needs, availability of funding and performance. The anticipated length of employment based on current funding is 4 years. This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas. This is a 12-month Exempt level, benefited position.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.