Intermediate Instructional Specialist

Guided by Like No Other, Athabasca University’s (AU) strategic plan, AU’s approach to accessible yet transformative education and research is truly distinctive. Our academic mission is to remove barriers to post-secondary education for learners, regardless of their age, location, career, or educational background.

Based in the beautiful region of Athabasca, Alberta, AU is one of four Comprehensive Academic and Research Universities (CARUs) in the province. We are a public, board-governed, open, and online university serving more than 37,000 students across Alberta, Canada, and around the world.

AU seeks to be an agile and inclusive workplace in which all team members can grow, make their highest contribution, and each make a difference to our academic vision and mission.

Led by President Dr. Alex Clark, AU is embarking on an exciting new chapter. Drawing from five decades of growth in distance and online education, we aim to grow our position as Canada’s foremost innovator in flexible, online and accessible learning. With an inclusive Senior Leadership Team dedicated to empowering every team member to contribute, learn and thrive, AU stands poised for an exciting and ambitious next stage of development.

Athabasca University's Learning Services Tutorial is recruiting for a temporary Intermediate Instructional Workload Specialist ending March 2027.

This position has place-based duties in Athabasca, Alberta.

This is a secondment opportunity for full-time and part-time permanent staff. Should there be no successful candidate through this posting as a secondment appointment, then the position may be filled as a temporary position. Employees requesting secondment are asked to provide a supporting written submission demonstrating that the secondment is career related.

First consideration will be given to internal applicants according to the AUPE Collective Agreement, Article 11.02.

The Position:

Under the direction of the Coordinator, LST, this position is responsible for administrative duties related to: comparative workload analysis (student/tutor work assignment ratio); salary and benefit related functions, for employees who fall under the AUGC/CUPE Collective Agreement. Attention to detail, accuracy and the flexibility to work on multiple assignments at any one time are critical as well as resolution or referral of student and tutor queries and providing information to tutors and students by mail and/or electronic mail.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of two year post secondary training, or diploma, in administration area is preferred, with three years related office experience. Equivalences may be considered.
• Must be able to work independently, handle pressure, and be thorough, decisive and analytical.
• Must have excellent organizational and communication skills. Ability to communicate in a clear manner is essential (oral and written).
• Knowledge of a variety of technical equipment and systems (e.g. Brightspace, Moodle, Grades, Banner, Microsoft Office, Access) is essential.
• Experience working in a unionized environment and interpreting Collective Agreements is preferred.

A detailed job description can be viewed at:
Intermediate Instructional Workload Specialist.

Contact Information:

For more information regarding this role, please contact Richard Nolan, Coordinator, Learner Academic Support Services, LST, at

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Athabasca University (AU) has widened access and increased opportunity to higher education for over 50 years for everyone by providing access to high-quality university education and professional development for students by removing physical, digital and systemic barriers to learning and success.

An open and online university, AU is a unique hybrid workplace with more than 1300 staff working across five faculties and six portfolios. From AU’s home on the Indigenous lands of Treaty 6, Treaty 8 and Metis Northern Alberta, we are Alberta’s only rurally-situated university with:

• Over 37,000 students across five faculties—with 33,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students
• 900 courses over 70 programs—with choices from micro-credential and baccalaureate to…