Curricular - Learning Experiences Specialist

Overview

Working Title:
Curricular Work-Based Learning Experiences Specialist

State Role

Title:

Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt:
Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Student Life and Involvement

Department: 100358 - University Career Center

Pay Rate: Maximum Starting

Specify Range or Amount: $47,250

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 03/06/2026

About JMU:

Mission:
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision:
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are:

Situated in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff.

The student body includes approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty. JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Curricular Work-Based Learning Experiences (WBLEs) specialist has two primary functions: (1) developing resources and support for faculty to create additional WBLE curricular offerings and (2) creating and maintaining an information clearinghouse on existing curricular WBLE completion. The specialist will develop academic connections across JMU and a system to collect information about curricular WBLE completion.

#1:
Faculty Curricular Engagement and Support (35%)

• Support faculty and students in aligning classwork with hands-on skills needed for a profession or career path and National Association for College and Employers (NACE) competencies, often through supporting collaboration with external partners in business and community organizations.
• Use an assessment rubric and consult with pedagogical experts to ensure curricular work-based learning experience (WBLEs) offerings adhere to JMU agreed standards.
• Offer one-on-one coaching to faculty in the development of WBLEs assignments and courses.
• Lead a cohort of Faculty Fellows as they develop or enhance their WBLE courses.
• Survey faculty and students about WBLE quality and additional resources needed to enhance them.
• Serve on the Faculty WBLE Engagement Advisory Group to collaborate with faculty on how to enhance quantity and quality of WBLE offerings.
• Make recommendations for interventions to enhance WBLEs across the university.

#2:
Assessment and Data Tracking for WBLE Courses (30%)

• Collaborate with faculty and staff in the UCC and in Academic Affairs to collect and report data on for-credit WBLEs.
• Verify alignment between courses and JMU criteria for WBLE when instructors or teaching methods change.
• Communicate with academic unit heads, faculty and the registrar’s office to determine whether tags should be at the section or catalog level.
• Create reports and other content for WBLE reporting including total WBLE courses and student enrollment in these courses.
• Report data to constituencies, including State Council for Higher Education in Virginia upon request.
• Make recommendations of resources and services needed to increase the number and quality of WBLE opportunities that students may take for credit.

#3:
Support WBLE Research (20%)

• Develop a repository of resources for faculty who teach work-based learning and community-engaged courses.
• Support the production of new research and…