Career Opportunities
Director of Curriculum Development
Position Description
- Manages course guide authors, instructional designers, desktop publishers, and course development/instructional design office staff.
- Selects personnel and adds new staff when necessary.
- Communicates with and works in conjunctions with the master course development scheduler (for new edition textbooks and problem courses).
- Oversees curricula realignment.
- Revises course guide editing scheme for those courses that are opened but contain problems.
- Manages the Course Development Process in conjunction with the Academic Dean.
- Supervises the development of new programs and designs for new program curricula.
- Supervises proofing of authored course guides when capable; sends other selected course guides to an SME editor.
- Authors and edits selected course guide materials when applicable.
- Trains faculty on academic operational procedures and creates and maintains online faculty professional development in conjunction with Academic Dean and Faculty Dean.
- Trains admissions staff on academic operational procedures.
- Trains desktop publishers on academic operational procedures.
- Supervises custom publishing projects with publishing companies.
- Mentors faculty in using vBulletin (online discussion board) and other methods.
- Revises and maintains course development manual.
- Interfaces with Assistant Deans
- Works with the Educational Technology staff in the transition of all assessments into testing and learning management software.
- Revises and maintains organizational charts of direct reports within the department.
- Participates as needed in accrediting body report generation and submission and site visit coordination.
- Performs reviews on curriculum development/designer staff.
- Communicates with Catalog Revision Committee regarding changes in the course catalog.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Required/Preferred Skills and Experience
- Ability to make decisions and work independently with exceptional problem solving and analytical skills.
- Required proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite Products, Internet, MS Project, course management systems, computerized assessment software, and web authoring software
- Advance professional business writing skills.
- Ability to work from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday-Friday with perhaps some overtime as needed.
- In-depth knowledge of distance learning educational models, adult learning styles, and technology-assisted instruction.
- In-depth knowledge of developing curriculum design.
- Master’s degree in Instructional Technology or related field required.
Application
Submit via e-mail to careers@grantham.edu. Please include WEBDOF in the subject line of your email. Competitive salary, employer paid health and dental benefits. EOE.
