Curriculum & Pedagogy Manager

Company Description

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth

C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872), Harvard Athletics and the Division of Continuing Education. The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest range of liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeks to foster an environment of ambition, curiosity and shared commitment to knowledge and truth that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation of leaders through a transformative educational experience.

• Collaborates with Course Head Instructor(s) to develop, revise, and maintain course syllabi, schedules, learning objectives, and instructional materials.
• Creates, develops, and updates lectures, discussion section materials, writing assignments, reading guides, digital resources, and course modules.
• Partners with faculty to develop inclusive course syllabi, policies, and teaching practices that promote student engagement and belonging.
• Designs and implements assessments and establishes consistent grading standards across course sections and writing labs.
• Coordinates the development and ongoing revision of writing labs in collaboration with the Expository Writing Program.
• Develops metacognitive learning modules and other instructional resources that strengthen student learning, academic success, and disciplinary skills.
• Evaluates course effectiveness using student feedback, assessment data, and emerging pedagogical research to support continuous curricular improvement.

• Oversees all aspects of course administration, including course websites, instructional technology, budgets and expenditures, records management, scheduling of discussion sections, and day-to-day communication with students and instructional staff.
• Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, and supervises graduate and undergraduate instructional staff, including Teaching Fellows (TFs), Teaching Assistants (TAs), and Course Assistants (CAs), as applicable.
• Plans and facilitates weekly instructional staff meetings and coordinates teaching assignments, office hours, and course logistics.
• Provides ongoing mentorship, coaching, and performance feedback to instructional staff while addressing concerns, conflicts, and performance issues in collaboration with faculty.
• Establishes and promotes best practices for teaching, grading consistency, and instructional effectiveness across all course sections.

• Develops and delivers pedagogical training for graduate student Teaching Fellows and other instructional staff.
• Partners with faculty to design and implement graduate teaching practicum curricula.
• Explores, evaluates, and implements evidence-based and innovative pedagogical approaches that enhance student learning and engagement.
• Delivers review sessions, workshops, and occasional class lectures as needed.

• Holds regular office hours and individual meetings with students to provide academic guidance and support.
• Organizes review sessions, writing support, and additional instructional opportunities for students requiring extra assistance.
• Coordinates the implementation of Disability Access Office (DAO) accommodations and serves as the primary liaison with the Disability Access Office (DAO), the Academic Resource Center (ARC), faculty, and instructional staff to ensure equitable access to course materials and learning environments.
• Supports student success by connecting students…