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Posted:
September 20, 2020
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Salary:
Open

The USC Center for Excellence in Teaching is a resource center that ensures USC’s core values and strategic priorities are reflected in the university’s teaching mission; serves as a resource to USC’s schools for developing, evaluating, and rewarding teaching excellence; and supports best practices in instruction and course design.  

For additional information, check out the website at http://cet.usc.edu

This is an experienced faculty development position, requiring extensive pedagogical expertise, with a focus on best practices in both on ground and online instruction across the university. The position is an on ground position at USC’s University Park Campus, and may require travel to our Health Sciences Campus in East Los Angeles.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Serves as a discipline specialist (i.e. Arts & Humanities, STEM, Social Science, or Clinical Education) to assigned schools, departments, and/or faculty. Analyzes academic programs, courses, and stakeholder input to inform recommendations for program/course alignment, program/course design, and instructional strategies. Provides actionable strategy, framework, and ongoing support for best-practice solution implementation. Provides recommendations and guidance, aligned with faculty, program, school, and university priorities and discipline-endorsed pedagogy, to schools, departments, programs, faculty and/or staff for online, face to-face, and/or blended instruction

  • Conducts training needs assessments and provides instructional sessions for stakeholders based on individual or group needs (i.e., large-scale university-wide faculty development institutes, school-based seminar series, online modules, workshops, and small group or individual consultations). Researches, develops, distributes, and provides training for customized resources. Recommends and implements new central strategies or services based on school-based needs assessment trends and pedagogical research. Convenes, leads, and facilitates university-wide school instructional designer advisory group to align school and university pedagogical support efforts, and facilitate the exchange of innovative instructional design ideas, research findings, and applications

  • Supports the development, establishment, and evaluation of university-wide teaching initiatives with evidence-based recommendations. Serves as a central pedagogical specialist for faculty and staff. Researches, develops, and provides central training and customizable resources for teaching development and best practices, and rigorous, criterion-based tools for evaluating teaching

  • Provides modeling, demonstrations, and basic support for the use of the university-supported learning management systems, video conferencing platforms, and other university-supported e-learning tools. Plans, creates, and uploads training resources using multimedia authoring tools. Researches current trends in emerging educational technology

  • Researches current trends, issues, and developments in instruction, program/course design, and innovative pedagogies. Engages in professional development and conducts research, presents, or publishes on innovative faculty development, instructional, and program/course design practices

  • Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Minimum Requirement:

Minimum Education:  Master’s Degree
Minimum Experience: 5 years
Minimum Field of Expertise: Experience in pedagogically-based faculty development training, including group trainings and individual consultations on program and course design and instructional practices, specifically in higher education environment; teaching experience as a faculty member (part-time or full-time) in the higher education environment; formal training in instructional design. Expertise in inclusive course design and instructional practices. Competency with LMSs (i.e., Blackboard and Canvas), and video conferencing (i.e., Zoom). Competency in creating video-based and written pedagogical guidance resources. Excellent attention to detail and verbal, written, presentation, customer service skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Doctoral Degree

Experience:

  • Knowledge of emerging educational technologies, currency with developments in the field
  • Background in Social Science education or Clinical/Medical Education
  • Knowledge of multimedia authoring tools (e.g., Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse, inclusive educational environment
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate change in higher education faculty
  • High degree of professionalism and confidentiality
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team under deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and collegially within a highly competent team
  • Ability to provide constructive feedback effectively, and to respond to feedback productively
  • Ability to manage workload of multiple concurrent projects
  • Ability to problem solve and think critically
  • Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and environment
  • Ability to produce high quality work with quick turnaround times
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite

Field of Expertise:

  • Pedagogy/Andragogy
  • Faculty Development and Training in Higher Education
  • Instructional Design in Higher Education
  • On ground and Online Instruction in Higher Education
  • Multimedia Authoring
  • Educational Technology


Minimum Education: Master’s degreeMinimum Experience: 5 years Minimum Field of Expertise: Experience in pedagogically-based faculty development training, including group trainings and individual consultations on program and course design and instructional practices, specifically in higher education environment; teaching experience as a faculty member (part-time or full-time) in the higher education environment; formal training in instructional design. Expertise in inclusive course design and instructional practices. Competency with LMSs (i.e., Blackboard and Canvas), and video conferencing (i.e., Zoom). Competency in creating video-based and written pedagogical guidance resources. Excellent attention to detail and verbal, written, presentation, customer service skills.

Internal Number: REQ20093323
About USC
USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.
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