Learning Experience Design Post-Graduate Fellow

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A cover letter and resume are important submissions for the hiring team to get a sense of your experience. In the cover letter, in two pages or less, please let us know how this role aligns with your career aspirations and skill set. Submit both a cover letter and resume as one file (because of system limitations).

What You'll Do

The Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan is seeking a qualified Learning Experience Design Post-Graduate Fellow to support our learning experience design team in the development of short open online courses. This role will support the development of courses about generative AI by helping design teams craft instructional materials, explore ways in which generative AI tools can support the instructional design process, and document new project workflows for short courses. This role will report to a Learning Experience Design Senior on the Blended and Online Learning Design team. About the Center for Academic Innovation

Mission Statement

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) is committed to inclusion in our organizational work, culture, climate, and the products we create. We strive to recruit, develop, and retain a diverse team as a reflection of our commitment to our work designing equitable and inclusive learning and work environments that are necessary for the university community to make progress on solving societal challenges. CAI draws on each of our team member's unique backgrounds and experiences to guide our everyday work in the center, and our team collaborates with students, staff, and faculty on projects that center our commitment to DEIJ work. All interested applicants, including those from groups historically marginalized by educational privilege, are encouraged to apply.

Organizational Statement on Harassment

We believe all individuals deserve to be treated with respect and dignity and have the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes mutual respect and a safe space for collaboration. Any concerns shared with Individuals with Reporting Obligations in the Center for Academic Innovation will be reported to the Equity, Civil Rights, & Title IX Office to be reviewed and addressed, and the Center for Academic Innovation encourages reporting of any forms of harassment including sexual and gender-based harassment.

Who We Are

About the Center for Academic Innovation

Through curricular innovation, tools for student success and equity, and educational research and analytics, the University of Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation is building the future of education. Our vision is a future in which education connects and empowers learners everywhere to reach their full potential throughout their lives. To realize our vision, we make it our mission to collaborate across campus and around the world to create equitable, lifelong educational opportunities for learners everywhere. 

About the Learning Experience Design Team

The Learning Experience Design team works within the intersection of design, pedagogy, and educational technology. As modes of teaching are constantly evolving, we help instructors understand the possibilities of hybrid, online, and self-paced learning approaches. Our team of learning experience designers work with our faculty partners to deliver quality, immersive learning experiences, helping them transform learning goals into dynamic online learning experiences designed to meet the diverse needs of a global network of learners.

Responsibilities*

• Creating visually appealing slides for faculty members on a tight timeline
• Supporting the design and implementation of new learning design process related to GenAI 
• Building and testing courses on the massive open online course platform Coursera
• Ensure instructional materials meet accessibility standards, copyright requirements, and branding consistency with existing University of Michigan courses.
• Documenting how to use new GenAI tools
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications*

• Master's degree
• Basic knowledge of instructional design, digital education, educational technologies and digital accessibility in online education
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently on assigned tasks
• General understanding of how to use existing generative AI tools
• Proficient in using the Google and Adobe Suite.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing requirements and priorities
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, team-based environment
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving ability

Additional Information

Please Note: This is a 1-year term-limited position.

This is not a remote position and any adjustments to a standard in-person schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Must have legal authorization to work in the United States.

The salary for this position will be based on the selected candidate's education and experience. Excellent benefits are available, for details, see http://benefits.umich.edu/

Salary Information

The general salary range for this position is $50,000 - $55,000. Candidates can expect to be paid a competitive and equitable salary. Factors used to determine salary include education level, experience, knowledge and skills for the position and internal equity within the unit. All candidates are encouraged to discuss salary questions to honor alignment and transparency throughout the recruiting process.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background checks.

Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

Decision Making Process

Applications will be reviewed as received throughout the posting period and continue until the position is filled.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.