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Interested in helping TAs improve their teaching? Instructional Development is now seeking a TA Development Program (TADP) Coordinator for the 2017-2018 academic year. This position is a 49% time Ph.D. position.
The Office of Instructional Consultation (OIC) is now seeking a TA Development Program (TADP) Coordinator for the 2017-2018 academic year. This position is a 49% time Ph.D. position.
Context: The Office of Instructional Consultation's (OIC) mission is to provide UCSB with the highest caliber of professional consultation in matters of instructional design, delivery, and evaluation. One of OIC's functions is to support academic departments in designing and offering effective training for their Teaching Assistants (TAs) and to assist the campus in preparing graduate students for their teaching role as future university faculty.
Job Description: The TADP Coordinator is closely supervised by and reports to the Senior Instructional Consultant in the Office of Instructional Consultation. The Coordinator is responsible for the management and operation of the campus-wide TA Development Program (TADP), affecting all academic departments and programs that employ graduate student TAs. The Coordinator will support training within academic departments and campus-wide planning activities and events such as workshops, meetings, and training sessions, as well as carry them out and assess their impact.
Qualifications: Graduate students wishing to be considered for this position must demonstrate in a cover letter or resume the following qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UCSB and already advanced to candidacy
- At least three quarters of teaching experience at UCSB (as a TA and/or Teaching Associate)
- Experience using a variety of teaching approaches
- A desire to work with TAs to help them improve their teaching
- An interest in learning more about college and university pedagogies
- The ability to make nonjudgmental observations
- Aptitude for communicating across disciplines
- Some experience in training/mentoring others is helpful, but not essential
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How To Apply: Address cover letter and/or resume and curriculum vitae to:
Dr. Lisa Berry
Senior Instructional Consultant
Office of Instructional Consultation
Instructional Development Department
Please email your submissions to: sarah.koepke@id.ucsb.edu