Job Description

Online Faculty Development 

• Lead professional development opportunities in multiple modalities in pedagogical practices for teaching online and create quality online learning experiences.
• Develop stand-alone resources to assist instructors in developing and teaching online and hybrid courses in collaboration with members of the Online Learning domain
• Identify and collaborate with relevant experts from academic and administrative units across campus to help create resources that address many discipline-specific pedagogical needs
• Develop and customize online teaching content and materials according to academic
  units needs.
• Provide consultations and develop learning experiences about teaching online.
• Coordinate and facilitate cohort-based learning experiences for instructors engaging in online teaching academy activities, workshops, and events
• Transition faculty from "design" phase to the "teaching" phase on an online course development process. Lead workshops and office hours to help faculty with facilitating online teaching.
• Develop and facilitate a community of practice for instructors developing and teaching online and hybrid courses in collaboration with the other members of the CAI learning experience design community.
• Consult with programs to coordinate educational opportunities for faculty teaching in the online space.
• Partner with CAI's Marketing and Market Strategy team and develop content for the Online Teaching website. 

Faculty Experience 

• Be a liaison for the faculty experience throughout the design process, bringing reflections and experience from faculty interactions to CAI teams.
• Promote excellence in the faculty experience, through evaluation of design processes and adherence to the Center's exceptional service model.
• Identify appropriate milestones and methods for measuring faculty experience and sentiment throughout the innovation experience.
• Implement clear feedback mechanisms to refine services to improve the experience.
• Provide Online Learning domain leadership with recommendations for service-oriented improvements during the end-to-end lifecycle of a project.
• Develop channels for increasing the visibility of, and celebrating, faculty contributions to academic innovation. 

Online Course Design 

• Lead complex course design projects with a focus on pedagogical approaches that result in engaging online learning experiences by advocating for learner-centered instructional strategies, and aligning learning outcomes with activities and assessments to ensure continuity between outcomes, course content, and design goals
• Collaborate with faculty, program leaders, Learning Experience Designers, Design Managers, and Media Designers at the Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) to design high-quality online and hybrid courses
• Apply a range of instructional design methods and learning theories to learner-centered course design. Implement inclusive design approaches, considering diverse audiences of learners, and foregrounding issues of equity and accessibility throughout the design process
• Support partner and team member relationships, process management, and project success
• Define a scope of work in response to affordances and constraints introduced by program requirements and project partners while ensuring a high-quality course design
• Use DEI-focused design and inclusive design strategies to create more equitable online courses 

• Bachelor's degree in education, educational psychology, learning sciences, instructional design, or educational technology
• 3 or more years of experience (or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience)
• Experience with learning theories, instructional design methods, and learner-centered design principles, and the ability to explain related concepts
• Experience collaborating with a variety of instructor roles (e.g. tenure track, adjunct, clinical, or graduate student instructors) in a higher education environment
• Experience teaching in an online environment
• Expertise in assessing project outcomes and making recommendations for improvement and iteration
• Experience using online education platforms and tools (e.g., Canvas, Coursera, and edX)
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment
• Demonstrated initiative and service-oriented attitude

Please Note: This is a 5 year term limited position with the possibility of renewal depending on funding.

The mode of work for this position is Hybrid . The work requirements for this position allow both onsite and offsite work and you will have an expected regular and recurring onsite presence. On occasion, you may be required and must be available to work onsite more frequently if necessitated by our center's policy and domain leadership or by your job requirements.

Excellent benefits are available, for details, see  

Salary Information 

The salary for this position will be based on your education and experience. 

The general salary range for this position is $75,000 - $83,000. You can expect to be paid a great compensation package. Factors used to determine salary include education level, experience for the position and internal equity within the unit. You are encouraged to discuss salary questions to honor agreement and transparency throughout the recruiting process.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

The Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) is committed to inclusion in our organizational work, culture, climate, and the products we create. We aim to recruit a diverse team as a reflection of our commitment to our work designing equitable and inclusive learning and work environments that are necessary for the university community to make progress on solving societal challenges. CAI draws on each of our team member's unique backgrounds and experiences to guide our everyday work in the center, and our team collaborates with students, staff, and faculty on projects that center our commitment to DEIJ work. All interested applicants, including those from groups historically marginalized by educational privilege, are encouraged to apply. 

Organizational Statement on Harassment

We believe all individuals deserve to be treated with respect and have the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes mutual respect and a safe space for collaboration. Any concerns shared with Individuals with Reporting Obligations in the Center for Academic Innovation will be reported to the Equity, Civil Rights, & Title IX Office to be reviewed and addressed, and the Center for Academic Innovation encourages reporting of any forms of harassment including sexual and gender-based harassment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. 

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

About University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A great university is made so by its faculty and staff, and Michigan is recognized as one of the best universities to work for in the country. The Michigan culture is known for engaging faculty and staff in all facets of the university to create a workplace that is vibrant and stimulating.For two consecutive years, the Chronicle of Higher Education has placed U-M in its "Great Colleges to Work For" survey. In particular, the university earns high marks for strong relations between faculty and administrators, a collaborative system of governance, strong pay and benefits, and a healthy work/life balance.

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