Due July 1: Accepting Applications for a Faculty Fellow for High Impact Practices (HIPs)

June 28, 2026

We are happy to announce that we are accepting applications for a 2026-27 HIPs faculty fellow. Creating capacity, quality, fidelity, and access in high impact practices is essential to reach Ball State’s strategic imperative that all undergraduate students take a high impact course. This faculty fellow will be a key player in these efforts. 

The faculty fellowship will focus on: 

Faculty Development: Creating and facilitating programming to support faculty in teaching high impact practices, creating resources, and mentoring faculty.

Program Administration Support: Partnering with the Director of High Impact Practices to manage and improve existing reports, resources, and programming on HIPs, including mini-courses, scholarships, awards, recognitions, grants, and events.  

The successful candidate will have these credentials:

  • Full-time faculty member with a minimum of a master’s degree who has taught at the college-level for at least five years
  • Experience/interest in a faculty leadership role and/or creating resources for faculty
  • Experience teaching high impact classes and conversant in the scholarship on high impact practices
  • Success in collaborative work environments
  • Manages time well and meets deadlines

Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications:

  • Tenure-track or tenured faculty with HIPs teaching experience  
  • Terminal degree  
  • Demonstrated excellence in mentoring or collaborating with colleagues on HIPs.
  • Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and communication skills.
  • A record of scholarly work (publications, conference presentations) related to the effectiveness, assessment, or implementation of HIPs, community-engaged teaching, or experiential learning. 

The faculty fellow will receive a course release or a $3000 stipend each term (Fall, Spring, and Summer) with the possibility of renewal for the 2027-28 academic year. The time commitment is 10 hours/week. Interested candidates must secure approval from both their department chair and dean prior to appointment. Interested individuals should send their vita along with a brief letter of interest to Jackie Grutsch McKinney at jrmckinney@bsu.edu by July 1, 2026.  

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