Call for Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellows

Fall 2026 - Spring 2028

Application deadline May 1, 2026

The Center for Teaching Excellence seeks one or more faculty members to serve two-year terms as a Faculty Fellow. A Fellow’s responsibilities are based on the faculty member’s background, interests, and experiences, as well as CTE’s specific needs.  

We welcome forward-thinking applicants with broad experience who can help advance our work in one or more of our core areas: building intellectual community around teaching, designing and innovating curriculum and teaching practice, implementing new technologies, documenting and evaluating teaching, and using assessment and data analytics to improve learning. For this cohort, we are especially interested in Fellows with experience or interest in: 

  • AI-Ready Education. Integrating AI tools thoughtfully into course design and classroom practice, and preparing students for an AI-dense future. 
  • Teaching for a Changing Landscape. Innovating and adapting teaching to the evolving needs of students, who face a career landscape in flux.  
  • Teaching at Scale. Engaging and motivating students to learn in large courses and in online courses.  
  • Developing the Next Generation of Instructors. Supporting graduate students and early-career faculty as they develop their teaching. 

 Each Fellow is expected to have responsibilities in specific areas of CTE programming, actively participate in CTE programs (e.g., working groups, discussion sessions, Student Learning Symposium, and Celebration of Teaching), contribute to the Center's Teaching Summit, Course Design Institute and GTA preparation program, and guide individual faculty members through CTE resources for development of their teaching. CTE Faculty Fellows also serve as liaisons to the University at large on matters related to teaching.

The Faculty Fellows program has four key goals: 

  1. Enriching CTE's work by drawing on the diverse perspectives and teaching expertise of KU faculty members.  
  2. Broadening CTE’s impact within the KU community through the Fellows' sharing of their knowledge and expertise. 
  3. Expanding CTE's ability to help instructors and GTAs explore innovative ideas and adopt evidence-based teaching practices. 
  4. Bolstering Fellows' professional growth in teaching and leadership. 

Qualifications 

  • Tenure-track applicants should hold the rank of associate professor or higher; non-tenure-track teaching faculty should have at least five years of experience as a teaching professor at KU (or equivalent elsewhere). 
  • Experience with reflective and evidence-based teaching practices.  
  • Success with documenting teaching effectiveness. 
  • Participation in CTE long-term programs (faculty seminars, working groups) is a plus. 
  • Priority will be given to applicants who do not have a substantial administrative role in another unit or are a Fellow in another unit. 

Expectations and compensation 

A Faculty Fellow is expected to commit four to five hours a week to CTE-related work during a typical semester. That may vary during a given semester, though, depending on the Center's needs and the Fellow's interests. Fellows meet regularly as a group with CTE’s leadership team several times a semester. Most Fellows’ work must be done in person on the Lawrence and/or Edwards campus. 

As compensation, Faculty Fellows receive $7500 (gross), disbursed in three overload payments of $2500 each in the spring term of each full academic year they serve. In addition, Fellows receive a $1500 travel/professional expense budget each year, preferably to support participation in teaching-related conferences or institutes. 

Application process 

If you are interested, please submit a curriculum vitae and a letter (two-page limit) that explains your interest in the position and how you believe you could support CTE programs and initiatives. Application letters should include a brief description of why you are interested in the Faculty Fellows program and what qualifications you would bring to the position.  

Submit application materials to Judy Eddy at by May 1, 2026. Brief interviews will be scheduled in early May. Applicants will be notified of the review committee’s decisions by June 1. The start date will be August 17, 2026. 

If you have any questions, please contact CTE’s director Andrea Follmer.