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UMass Chan Medical School is hiring a Communication & Curriculum Lead -PD HUB. The role manages the development and sharing of educational resources for the Professional Development Hub (pd|hub), a national initiative that advances professional development practices in graduate and postdoctoral education. The lead coordinates national working groups and curriculum teams to promote evidence-based teaching and mentoring practices and reports to the principal investigator.

Highlights

Oversee the development of educational resources, curricula, and programs that make up a shared collection of professional development materials for faculty, staff, and early-career learners at institutions across the country.
Manage national working groups and resource and curriculum development teams, coordinating work across them.
Make sure the materials highlight evidence-based teaching, mentoring, and implementation strategies and are usable for all intended learners.
Facilitate small and large group discussions, national workshops, and communities of practice, and manage clients' experience with the materials and the trainings, events, and communications around them.
Draft, edit, and format lesson plans, literature reviews, infographics, videos, blog posts, and journal articles for dissemination, and oversee the online platform that hosts the materials.
Support cross-institutional assessment and evaluation tools for the resources and curricula in collaboration with evaluation consultants.
PhD in a scientific discipline, education, communication, or a related field (or equivalent experience), with five to seven years of related experience and experience in teaching and facilitation.
Preferred: teaching or curriculum development in higher education, ideally in graduate or postdoctoral education, along with skill in web development and visualization tools.
Remote, part-time schedule of 20 to 30 hours per week with negotiable hours, at $95,000 to $115,000 per year.

Communication & Curriculum Lead -PD HUB Full Description

Overview:

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Community and Curriculum Lead for Professional Development Hub (pd/hub) will manage the development and dissemination of educational resources and facilitate engagement of national partners for the purpose of advancing evidence-based teaching and mentoring practices in the field of PhD and postdoctoral education.

The Community and Curriculum Lead is a key position for Professional Development Hub (pd/hub; pdhub.org), which is a national initiative advancing professional development practices in graduate and postdoctoral education, led by Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann out of the RNA Therapeutics Institute. This is a remote part-time position with negotiable hours from 20-30 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage the development of educational resources, curricula, or programs within a cohesive collection of professional development materials for faculty, staff, and early-career learners, to be available for use at institutions across the country.
Manage activities of national working groups and resource/curriculum development teams, including coordination across teams.
Ensure that educational materials align with and explicitly highlight key evidence-based teaching, mentoring, or implementation strategies, such as strategies to maximize usability and applicability for all intended learners.
Manage clients’ experiences with educational materials and associated trainings, events, and communications.
Facilitate small and large group discussions and exercises, including national workshops and communities of practice.
Draft, edit, and format written and visual material, such as lesson plans and materials, literature reviews, infographics and other visualizations, videos, blog posts, social media posts, and journal articles to support dissemination.
Oversee development and maintenance of an online framework or platform for educational materials and other technical needs.
Support the implementation of cross-institutional assessment and evaluation tools for educational resources and curricula, in collaboration with evaluation consultants.
Ensure that project development and completion is timely, successful, and meets expectations.
Contribute to strategic planning for sustaining, growing, and evolving educational materials and programs in the broader context of pd|hub.
Represent pd|hub on committees and at external meetings and conferences as needed.
Perform other duties and projects as needed

Qualifications:
Required:

Ph.D. degree in a scientific discipline, education, communication, or a related degree or equivalent experience
5-7 years of related experience.
Experience with teaching and facilitation
Demonstrated skills working with and/or guiding individuals, teams, and volunteers from a variety of backgrounds.
Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills
Demonstrated strategic planning skills and initiative in developing/implementing strategies to reach goals
Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and implement complex projects or programs
Experience with the development of educational resources or curricula
Demonstrated analytical skills and independent judgment
Demonstrated ability to meet project deadlines, assess priorities, and operate in a flexible manner in order to meet the dynamic needs of the department
Excellent computer/technical skills

Preferred:

PhD in a STEM, education, or related discipline along with one or more years of experience teaching or curriculum/program development in higher education (preferably in graduate/postdoctoral education, career & professional development).
Experience working in an early-stage organization, office, or initiative.
Skilled in using web development tools, social media, and visualization tools.
Ability to travel for periodic meetings, conferences, etc.

Additional Information:
Please submit a cover letter with your resume at the time you apply

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Communication & Curriculum Lead -PD HUB

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Communication & Curriculum Lead -PD HUB Full Description

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