Learning Specialist

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Camden, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $68K - $101K 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ April 12th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Learning Specialist. The role involves improving student retention and persistence by providing academic support, designing targeted interventions, and leveraging data to address students' unique challenges. The Learning Specialist conducts learning assessments, develops personalized learning plans, maintains curriculum materials in Canvas, and supports both in-person and virtual programming.

Highlights

Deliver individualized and group academic support to undergraduate students through coaching and skill-building sessions.

Conduct learning assessments and develop personalized learning plans.

Maintain curriculum materials using the learning management system Canvas.

Design and deliver in-person and virtual programming with strong technical and multimedia content development skills.

Collaborate with campus partners to implement academic support interventions based on learning theory.

Evaluate student progress and academic support effectiveness using data analysis, including academic performance, retention, and feedback.

Participate in campus outreach and student success initiatives, including resource fairs and orientation programs.

Required software knowledge includes MS Office, Canvas, EAB, Qualtrics, and tutoring software databases.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, education, humanities, or related field and at least two years of academic support experience in a university setting.

Preferred qualifications include experience developing digital content, facilitating workshops, instructional design knowledge, and ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.