Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager

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By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth

C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872), Harvard Athletics and the Division of Continuing Education. The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest range of liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeks to foster an environment of ambition, curiosity and shared commitment to knowledge and truth that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation of leaders through a transformative educational experience.

Independently plan and implement academic affairs operations including faculty support, curriculum management and training.

Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager (CPM) for General Chemistry courses plays an essential role supporting the General Chemistry courses (LPS A and PS11) offered by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB), which are large and logistically complex introductory and foundational courses primarily taken by first-years and sophomores. The position works closely with the faculty course heads to develop and deliver innovative curricula and course materials, and to organize and manage a team of graduate and undergraduate teaching staff.

The Curriculum and Course Manager will report to CCB’s Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies and work collegially with the rest of the undergraduate teaching staff.

• Workswiththe Course Head Instructor (s) torevisecoursesyllabus,course schedule, learning objectives, and reading assignments;
• Workswith Director of Laboratory Instructional Programstoupdatelabsandoptimizeexperiments
• Creates/updatessectionmaterialstobeusedby
  
  Teaching
  
  Staff;
• Experiments with and implements new pedagogical approaches.

• Workswiththe Course Head Instructor (s) todevelopstudentsassessmentsincludingin-class assignments, problem sets, midterms, and final exams;
• Creates practiceexamsand practice exam answer keys;
• Creates answer keys for problem sets, and exams, contributes to grading rubrics;
• In addition to their primary course responsibilities,theCPMmay occasionallyprovideinstructional support and contribute to broader course development needs asrequiredto ensure student success.

• Supervises the Head Administration TFintheworktocreate,manageandupdatecourse Canvas site: posts syllabus, assignments, assessments, other course materials;
• Supervises the Head Lab TFintheworktocoordinate Labcomponentwith Teaching Lab  Staff: requests necessary lab materials, organizes lab run-throughs with teaching staff, provides hands-on help whenever needed;
• Answersstudentandteachingstaffemails.

• Updatespositiondescriptions,solicits applications,andinterviewscandidatesfor
  
  Teaching Assistants (TAs), Teaching Fellows (TFs), Course Assistants (CAs), and Peer Study Leaders;
• Runstrainingsessionsfor
  
  TAs/TFs,CAsand Peer Study Leaders ;coordinates with
  
  BOK Center for anyadditionalteaching training and feedback;
• Together with Head Teaching Staff ,schedules,plans,andrunsweeklystaffmeetings;
• Addressesandresolvesteachingstaffconcerns/conflicts/performance issues.

• Hostsweeklyofficehours;
• Meets with students1:1;
• Organizes and provides extra help to struggling students;
• Supervises the Head Administration TF in the work to coordinate the accommodation requests from the Disability Access Office;
• Responsibilities include engaging in student-facing work that…