Teaching Support Specialist

Teaching Support Specialist I

Location:

Ithaca, New York (eligible for remote work within New York State).

Part‑time – 50% FTE, one‑year term appointment contingent upon available work, funding, and performance.

As a university founded to provide instruction to all, inclusion and belonging are core values. As an individual contributor, you will model and support a culture of inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing and continually seek to understand how your role, behaviors, and actions impact the success of this culture.

• Maintain up‑to‑date materials and best practices for distance learning on the Moodle platform, serving as lead educator for three web‑based course module sessions.
• Recruit program participants, cultivate engagement, provide feedback on assignments, address content and technology questions (5‑6 days per week), and organize evaluation of sessions.
• Hold occasional office hours via Zoom and update course content as necessary.
• Collaborate with supervisor to review course evaluations and update materials and approaches based on lessons learned, facilitating significant learning experiences among participants.
• Assist in editing Moodle courses run by CGBL and answer questions from CCE educators; support other instructors with course editing.

• Bachelor’s degree and up to 2 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination.
• Background in instructional design in online course environments (Moodle platform).
• Background in organic gardening, gardening design, and/or school and community garden management.
• Adult teaching or education experience of 5+ years, preferably online.
• High-quality customer service and communication skills, responsive to emails.
• Ability to problem‑solve independently.
• Content knowledge appropriate to the course topics.
• Experience incorporating multiple community perspectives.

• Master’s degree in instructional design, with experience creating, editing, and instructing through online courses.

• Comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands.
• Health and personal leave, three weeks vacation and 13 holidays (Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, etc.), two floating holidays for faiths and traditions.
• Educational benefits: tuition‑free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children’s Tuition Assistance Program.
• Additional benefits available through Cornell’s Total Rewards program.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world‑class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of “any person, any study.” No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply. Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.