Director, Centre for Learning Strategy Support

Date Posted: 11/02/2026

Req ID: 50886

Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students

Department: Centre for Learning Strategy Support

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Existing Vacancy: Yes

DescriptionAbout us

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services, supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units: Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Learning Strategy Support, Clubs & Leadership Development, Co curricular Community Engaged Learning, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and T-Card Services. Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity.

In support of U of T’s vision, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students. We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do,



reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

We strive to hire and invest in candidates that reflect and support the diverse perspectives, experiences and identities of our students and our communities.

Your prospect

Reporting to the Executive Director, Student Life Programs & Services the Director provides strategic leadership for the University’s learning strategy supports and advances evidence-informed approaches that strengthen students’ development as effective, reflective and self-directed learners.

As an integral member of the Student Life management team, the Director provides overall leadership, strategic direction and management for learning strategy programs and services. The Director advances approaches grounded in metacognition, self-regulated learning, student development and strengths-based practice, helping students understand how they learn, build effective strategies and pursue student-determined academic and broader educational goals. The Director will be a key leader in the University’s efforts to eliminate barriers to learning strategy support, within the context of a large, diverse, research-intensive and primarily commuter student population across the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto.

The Director will have demonstrated, through experience, strategic leadership,



strong administrative acumen including fiscal management and project management;
excellent interpersonalcommunication, facilitation and public speaking skills;
a history of innovationand change management, leadership and policy development in the areas of Centre for Learning Strategy Support;
ability to work collaboratively across departments;
demonstrated capacity for motivating and engaging students and staff;
understanding of contemporary research and practice in postsecondary learning, learning strategy, inclusive pedagogy, educational technologies and emerging models of student learning and academic well-being;
an understanding of theintersections of identity and learning and a strong commitment to the goals of equity consistent with the educational mission of the academic divisions/departments and the institution.

The Director, working with staff within Centre for Learning Strategy Support and partners across the St. George campus will ensure that programming and services support, engage and challenge students to help them develop knowledge, strategies and self-awareness that support learning and student-determined goals.

Qualifications RequiredI. EDUCATION

Must have a Master’s Degree in Adult Education, Student Development, Higher Education, Developmental or Counselling Psychology or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. A PhD is preferred. Education and/or professional experience should provide a strong knowledge base in postsecondary student learning, adult learning, student development, metacognition and self-regulated learning, learning strategy, inclusive learning, program and curri

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