Instructor or Assistant Teaching Professor; Learning, Design, and Technology

Position Overview

Instructor or Assistant Teaching Professor in Learning and Performance Systems (LPS) supporting undergraduate programming in Learning, Design, and Technology (LDT) at the University Park campus. This is a 36‑week, non‑tenure‑line faculty appointment with potential renewal. Campus:
University Park, PA.

• Teach face‑to‑face and hybrid undergraduate courses in the fall and spring.
• Coordinate with LDT faculty, instructional designers, and media specialists to ensure high‑quality course development and delivery, accessibility/UDL, media integration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead LDT undergraduate minor efforts, including supervising undergraduate students.
• Collaborate and communicate with the LPS department head, professor‑in‑charge of the LDT program, faculty colleagues, and department staff to support cohesive and responsive program operations.
• Participate in department and program meetings and events.
• At the Assistant Teaching Professor level only: teach online master’s classes and advise master’s or DEd students throughout the program, including capstone completion.

• Earned master’s degree in education, learning sciences, educational technologies, learning, design, and technology, or a closely related field.

• Earned doctorate (PhD or DEd) in education, learning sciences, educational technologies, learning, design, and technology, or a closely related field.
• Evidence of excellence, or potential excellence, in undergraduate teaching and inclusive pedagogy.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated strengths in time management, ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities, and organization.

• Experience with and expertise in learning technologies and/or education design work.
• Familiarity with Canvas, teaching quality standards, and program assessment.
• Experience designing or revising courses in collaboration with instructional designers and faculty.
• Understanding of the ethics surrounding the uses and integration of AI in higher education courses.
• Evidence of student‑centred responsiveness including timely feedback, grading, prompt response to students, and management of multiple course deadlines in fast‑paced environments.
• At the Assistant Teaching Professor level: supporting teaching assistants and graduate students as instructors.

Primary:
World Technologies and Learning and Making with Art and Learning Technologies;
Effective Communication and Teaching Strategies for Corporate and Community Educators;
Creating Designs for Learning;
Advanced Learning Experience Design Lab (minor capstone);
Systematic Instructional Development;
Gaming to Learn;
Educational Technology Integration;
Emerging Web Technologies and Learning Application.

Full University benefits apply, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, robust retirement plans, and a generous 75% tuition discount for employees, spouses, and children. Work arrangement is in person.

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