Socorro, New Mexico
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Memphis, Tennessee
Seaside, California
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Berkeley, California
Posted: 21-Jun-24
Location: Medford, MA
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 148440
University College (UC) is committed to expanding access to Tufts and transforming the lives of diverse learners across generations through innovative and high-quality educational opportunities, career acceleration, and community connections. UC?s programmatic areas include Tufts Professional and Continuing Education Programs, Tufts Pre-College Programs, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and the Center for Workforce and Professional Impact. UC offers a fast-paced, nimble environment committed to providing world class education to a wide variety of learners. UC is well-positioned to develop a distinctive presence in the greater Boston landscape as part of a diverse and accessible institution that makes learning and engagement with education of all kinds for all people a part of its core mission. Visit https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/ for more information and to review our new strategic plan.
One of the defining features of the University College Strategic Plan is a new Center dedicated to expanding Tufts? commitment to social mobility by producing research and providing cross-school educational programming that promotes career readiness and advancement for learners at all stages and across industries and job roles. The Center will expand the existing work of the UC Professional and Custom Education team and be integrated into this more focused and robust effort to build Tufts? reputation within professional and workforce education. In mapping out career pathways, it becomes possible to identify gaps where Tufts might leverage existing content or initiate the development of new non-credit and for-credit micro-credentials, certificates, workshops, continuing education units, professional development units, and degrees for learners looking to build or enhance career skills. The Center will also serve as a research hub for andragogy (adult education) and workforce development, producing data and tracking policies that will inform future decisions and initiatives. Additionally, the Center will be a resource and partner on sponsored projects where research commitments are made, and professional and workforce impact is part of the mission.
The Center is developing short, noncredit, courses targeting professionals with upskilling and reskilling needs in healthcare, public health, nutrition, and societal impact (non-profit) sectors. To aid with this work, the Center is seeking to hire multiple part time lecturers to design, develop, and/or teach content in the following areas:
- Change Management
- Risk Management
- Financial Management
- Project Management Basics
- Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
- Marketing
- Communication Skills
- Data Literacy
- Data Visualization
- Design Thinking/Theory of Change/Innovation
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Writing (for Business)
- Applied Research Methodologies
- Quality Management
- Schedule Management
Each noncredit course will be in an online format, with both asynchronous and synchronous components, and is anticipated to take 5-25 hours for a learner to complete depending on the topic and level of leaner outcome.
Required
- Extensive expertise in above area AND
- Master?s Degree or Bachelor?s Degree with 7 years of relevant work experience in the proposed topic
Preferred
- Prior online teaching or adult education/training experience
Interested individuals should submit the following:
- A cover letter
- Current curriculum vitae
Applicants who are selected for interview may be asked to provide references or additional materials to support their application.
An employee in this position must complete all appropriate background checks at the time of hire, promotion, or transfer.
For questions about this position please contact Courses@tufts.edu. Please submit all applications via Interfolio.
Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University has also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution and prides itself on the continuous improvement of diversity, equity and inclusion work. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students.
Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University?s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/