Graduate Teaching Assistant- MD Program Instructional Design. Reno LilyLifestyle

Position Overview

This 0.5 FTE 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, content delivery, and ensuring alignment with best educational practices and accreditation standards. The position will liaise with various departments, resolve copyright issues, and provide training to faculty and staff on course design and educational technologies, with a focus on optimizing the use of AI in medical education at UNR Med.

This position's workspace is located in PMB on North Campus.

• Design, create, and deliver instructional materials and related digital media in support of learning, teaching, assessment, and improving student outcomes. Materials are based on best practices, educational research, and appropriate assessment methods.
• Liaise with Information Technology and other MD program coordinators to solve common problems and maximize use of available tools, services, spaces, and resources.
• Assist in resolving copyright and fair use issues for instructional materials in collaboration with Savitt Medical Library staff.
• Design, develop and launch curriculum assets in collaboration with subject matter experts on a timeline coordinated with other curricular leaders.
• Ensure course material/media developed align with session, course and medical education program learning objectives and LCME accreditation standards.

These activities represent approximately 11 hours per week.

• Collaborate with UNR MED faculty and staff, providing instruction on the design of courses and sessions, including standardized formats for team‑based learning sessions and flipped classroom sessions to create consistency across the curriculum.
• Provide consultation and training on educational technologies and course/session design to stakeholders.
• Assist with promotion and outreach of instructional design services and related efforts across the MD program.
• As needed, travel to on‑campus and off‑campus sites to provide collaborative support for instructional content/media.

These activities represent approximately 2 hours per week.

• Develop training materials for faculty on how to use 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 the development of educational/training materials using AI (e.g., videos, eLearning modules, online cases, etc.). Examples of platforms:
  Copilot, Adobe Captivate, movie editor software, Learning Management Systems, You Tube, Pow Toon, Canva.
• Intermediate experience with MS Office suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Comfort with online collaboration tools (e.g., One Drive, Box, shared editing software).

Expected hours to work per week: 20

Graduate Teaching Assistant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire. HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member's first day of employment. References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E‑Verify. As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job‑related tasks. For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

Posting Close Date 03/18/2026