Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager

Curriculum And Pedagogy Manager

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Job Summary:

Independently plan and implement academic affairs operations including faculty support, curriculum management and training.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) has an opening for a Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager (CPM) that independently plans and implements academic operations including faculty support, curriculum management and training. The CPM plays an essential role supporting introductory and foundational courses offered by OEB, including OEB 10 and 50-level courses. This position works closely with faculty course heads to develop and deliver innovative curricula and course materials, to organize and manage teaching fellows, and to coordinate domestic and international field trips.

The CPM will report to OEB's Chairs and will work collegially with OEB faculty members, head TFs, TAs, and graders and OEB Administration.

Curriculum Development:

• Works with the Course Head Instructor(s) to revise course syllabus, course schedule, learning objectives, and reading assignments;
• Works with faculty course heads to create/update group projects; updates labs and optimizes experiments;
• Creates/updates section materials to be used by teaching staff;
• Develops new modules;
• Experiments with and implements new pedagogical approaches.

Assessment, Assignments, Problem Sets:

• With the course instructors, develops students' assessments including in-class assignments, problem sets, midterms, and final exams;
• Creates practice exams, answer keys and grading rubrics;
• Supervises in-class examinations and administrative record-keeping;
• In addition to their primary course responsibilities, the CPM may occasionally provide instructional support and contribute to broader course development needs as required to ensure student success.

Course Management and Coordination:

• Creates, manages and updates course Canvas site: posts syllabus, assignments, assessments, other course materials;
• Coordinates lab component with Teaching Lab staff: requests necessary lab materials, organizes lab run-throughs with teaching staff, provides hands-on help whenever needed;
• Assists with lab set up, plant and animal husbandry and regulatory and University compliance as needed;
• Organizes student sectioning;
• Works with the media team for technology-related needs;
• Answers student and teaching staff emails; and
• Manages course budgets with OEB Administration.

Teaching Staff Hiring, Training, and Management:

• With faculty course heads, updates position descriptions, solicits applications, and interviews candidates for Teaching Assistants (TAs), Teaching Fellows (TFs), and Graders;
• Runs training sessions for TAs/TFs; coordinates with Bok Center for any additional teaching training and feedback;
• Schedules, plans and runs weekly course staff meetings;
• Schedules and coordinates office hours;
• Addresses and resolves teaching staff concerns/conflicts/performance issues.

Student Support:

• Hosts weekly office hours and meets with students 1:1;
• Organizes and provides extra help to struggling students;
• Coordinates accommodation requests from the Disability Access Office (DAO);
• Curates and disseminates to teaching staff, ensures accommodations are in place;
• Prepares and holds review lectures;
• Engages in student-facing work that involves sensitive information and requires a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

Classroom Teaching:

Creates and delivers occasional class lectures as a guest lecturer. Will have the opportunity to instruct in the teaching practicum for first year graduate students.

Department Curriculum Support:

Supports Director of Undergraduate Studies in curriculum-related projects and data analysis.

Community Engagement:

May assist in developing departmental activities that build scientific community and engagement, such as retreats, networking events, etc.

Outreach:

May assist with curriculum development for OEB…