Job Description:

Job Summary:

The University of Chicago Professional Education (UCPE) is dedicated to empowering learners with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that they need to attain their professional goals. UCPE is collaborating with instructors with strong industry experience to develop or teach non-degree offerings that are responsive to learnersâ™ professional needs and aligned with best practices in adult education. These programs may be in person or online.

Programs in the following subject areas are of particular interest. Some existing courses that are already offered are provided as examples:

â¢Â Â   Applied Science and Data Science â” Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Engineering, DevOps
â¢Â Â   Financial Management â“ Machine Learning for Finance, Psychology of Finance
â¢Â Â   Healthcare â“ Clinical Research, Clinical Trials
â¢Â Â   Marketing Analytics â“ Digital Marketing, Predictive Analytics

Responsibilities:

• Develop and review learning materials, such as content for lectures, formative and summative assessments, discussion prompts, case studies, and role-playing exercises in collaboration with the instructional design team.
• Partner with administrative and academic staff to guarantee that those materials meet the Universityâ™s high standards of academic rigor and excellence.
• Use Canvas, the Universityâ™s learning management platform, for course management, content delivery, and communication with students.
• Facilitate instruction according to program and syllabus requirements.
• Use Zoom, the Universityâ™s Web-conferencing platform, to facilitate highly engaging and interactive live synchronous sessions.
• This is a temporary position.

Education, Experience, or Certifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Graduate-level degree strongly preferred.

Experience:

• Experience teaching adult learners is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of exceptional professional experience in a specific industry.
• Prior affiliation with the University of Chicago is preferred.

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Two Professional References

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

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