Graduate Teaching Assistant- MD Program Instructional Design

Position Overview

This 0.5 FTE Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Position at the School of Medicine (UNR Med) designs, creates, and delivers impactful instructional materials that enhance learning and teaching experiences. The role involves curriculum design, educational technology consultation, and content delivery while ensuring alignment with best educational practices and accreditation standards.

• Design and Delivery – 55% (~6 hrs/week):
  Design, create, and deliver instructional materials and related digital media to support learning, teaching, assessment, and student outcomes. Liaise with IT and program coordinators, resolve copyright and fair use issues, and ensure materials align with learning objectives and LCME accreditation standards.
• Education and Training – 30% (~11 hrs/week):
  Provide instruction to faculty and staff on course and session design, including standardized formats for team‑based and flipped classroom sessions. Offer consultation on educational technologies and contribute to outreach of instructional design services across the MD program. Travel as needed to support content/media.
• GenAI for Medical Education – 10% (~2 hrs/week):
  Develop training materials for faculty on using AI to improve or create teaching materials, assessment questions, and lesson plans. Create AI tools (e.g., tutors) for courses.

• Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno in the graduate program.
• Experience in development of educational/training materials using AI tools (e.g., video, eLearning modules, online cases).
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Comfort with online collaboration tools (One Drive, Box, shared editing software).

Graduate Teaching Assistant Exempt – Yes. Full‑Time Equivalent: 50.0%.

03/18/2026

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