Position Summary:
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a dynamic individual with strong leadership and organizational skills to fill the position of Program Area Director, Learning Design, Development and Innovation. The Program Area Director assists the director in leading the curricular, pedagogical, and technological design and support of the Learning Design, Development, & Innovation (LDDI) online and blended programming for the Division of Continuing Studies (DCS). The Program Area Director is also responsible for assisting the director in establishing partnerships, locating talent and promoting innovation in technology-assisted learning.

Position Duties:
List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:
Masters degree in a field related to distance education, instructional design, or information science;

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
-At least 5 years of experience each in instructional design, faculty development, and teaching online at the college or university level;
-State and/or regional recognition in the field of online learning;
at least 5 years of experience in higher education or continuing education program development and deployment;
-Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a variety of constituencies;
excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.

Well qualified applicants will also have:

-A terminal degree in an academic subject area;
project-management experience and certification;
-Development and facilitation of faculty-development or training programs for higher-education and/or industry audiences;
organizational and talent-development skills, especially in the creation of online courses and oversight & training of online instructors;
-Work history and current network of contacts with community colleges, universities, K-12 schools, and business and industry training divisions;
-Conference planning and collaboration experience;
-A significant record of research and publication in the field of distance learning; and
-Ability to travel to conferences and events in the field of distance education.

Department(s):
A933000-DIVN OF CONTINUING STUDIES/ACAD AFFAIRS&PRG/ACAD&PROG

Work Type:
Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:
Minimum $56,921 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:
Applicants must submit an online application including a cover letter, a resume and three professional references.

Contact:
Rosalyn Johnson
rosalyn.johnson@wisc.edu
608-262-4542
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:
FACULTY ASSOCIATE(D92DN)

Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:
98358-AS


The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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Applications Open: Apr 23 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: May 7 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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