Course Developer, Engineering and Sciences

UC Merced Extension is looking for qualified professionals to develop science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and other related offerings intended to be offered as professional development and personal enrichment. Offerings may include non-credit or academic credit-bearing courses.

UC Merced Extension currently offers various non-credit offerings related to professional development, personal enrichment, and corporate education to the Central Valley region. These types of offerings are attractive to lifelong learners, career professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as staff and faculty at various institutions.

Potential Areas of Expansion:

• Machine Learning
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Computer Science
• Drone Technology
• Sustainable Energy
• Information Technology

*[Applicants are welcome to propose new or different course topics within the Engineering & Sciences area. Please specifically state your proposed topic to develop in your statement of teaching. Extension is open to new topic areas not listed above.]

As a Course Developer, you will develop, in partnership with academic departments and/or regional industry experts, course outlines and course materials to be offered in short course, synchronous, asynchronous, or another format as appropriately identified. Course outlines and course materials may include but not limited to course syllabi, program learning outcomes, course learning outcomes, assignments, exams or quizzes, online supplemental questionnaires, grading rubrics, and identification of supplemental course materials. A course developer may be hired to develop as minimum as one (1) course and as up to as many as four (4) courses in a pathway or sequence. Courses developed vary in review and approval process, in which the course developer will remain accessible throughout the duration of the review and approval process to support revisions proposal materials and topic area-related questions.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/SARS-CoV-2_Covid-19 . All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for applicable deadlines. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.