Teaching & Learning Developer

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The Center for Teaching Learning & Mentoring (CTLM) seeks to hire a higher education professional to serve as a Teaching & Learning Developer on a passionate and committed team that is working with UW-Madison instructors to improve student learning by advancing the craft of teaching. Work will focus on instructional consulting and course and curriculum transformation via long-term partnerships with academic departments and/or initiatives such as CTLMs Include Engage Challenge (IEC) this multiyear course transformation program (IEC) CTLM staff collaborate with teams of instructors and other CTLM staff to transform undergraduate courses invigorate teachers and teaching and improve student learning with the goal of developing educational experiences that include engage and challenge all students.

As a member of the CTLM your main responsibilities will be to:
Lead and co-lead course and curricular development and transformation projects with instructors academic departments schools and colleges; foster relationships with partners by promoting collaboration and effective communication; provide guidance leadership and implementation support to instructors;
Guide individual instructors and instructional teams through all phases of course and curricular transformation processes from vision to implementation including supporting teams in centering student learning and success in their course designs and teaching practices;
Participate in CTLM working groups and contribute to CTLM programsincluding class observations and individualized instructional consultingto realize our collective mission;
Contribute to a positive work culture by consulting with peers and leadership and participating in community-building opportunities and cross-campus collaborations.

In addition as a teaching and learning developer you will collaborate with evaluation staff and contribute to the documentation and assessment of support provided including collecting data about teaching and learning practices and their outcomes. You will also engage in ongoing professional learning related to projects in your portfolio; professional learning topics may include evidence-based teaching and learning practices innovations in higher education campus initiatives change management instructional technologies and facilitation skills.

You can expect to work on a compassionate and supportive team that values you as an individual supports your work/life balance and provides you with opportunities to grow and develop. We are committed to a team with a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds. While all disciplines are welcome we are particularly interested in applicants with a STEM background.

This position is full-time 100% FTE.

Ongoing/Renewable

This is a hybrid position that will require you to work at our Madison WI campus at least three days a week.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Designs and recommends teaching and learning materials and technologies and guidesinstructors and learners through the adoption and use of materials and technologies

• Manages a portfolio of workshops or other engagements in collaboration with teaching and learning partners across campus

• Consults with and advises instructors and staff about inclusive evidence-based teaching strategies course design instructional technology and university initiatives

• Collects and acts on data about teaching and learning practices in collaboration withinstructors and staff and in alignment with institutional initiatives and goals

• May exercise non-supervisory leadership on projects and collaborations including delegating and assigning tasks to team members and identifying outcomes and measures of success

• Engages in professional development in the scholarship of teaching and learning trendsin higher education campus initiatives and instructional technologies

• Designs and facilitates workshops or other engagements in support of teaching and learning professional development goals

• Collaborates with campus partners and leaders to develop evaluate and/or implement strategic initiatives and change initiatives related to teaching and learning. May advise or lead stakeholders on the development of strategic and operational plans and their execution.

Department:

Division for Teaching and Learning (DTL) Center for Teaching Learning & Mentoring (CTLM)

CTLMs mission is to improve learning for all students by advancing the craft of teaching at UWMadison.

At the heart of our work is a commitment to excellence and equity in teaching learning and mentoring. We advance evidence-based practices identify and address barriers and nurture communities that help instructors and mentors realize their highest potential.

We fulfill our mission by providing expertise resources coordination and guidance to instructors at all career stages and to those who support instruction at all levels of the academic enterprise. Specifically we:
Partner with and support instructors across the career span
Design develop implement and support instruction
Work in partnership with schools colleges departments and academic programs in pursuit of their teaching and learning priorities
Advance initiatives to support the teaching mission of the university
Coordinate research mentor training across campus and provision programming in the arts humanities and social sciences.
As we carry out our mission we practice our core values both in our work within the Center and with the broader UWMadison teaching and learning community.

Additional information about CTLM can be found at expected salary range for this position is $70000 up to $93000 for highly experienced candidates. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous paid time off competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance tax-advantaged savings accounts and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. Please review thesummary of benefitsfor more information.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience teaching credit-bearing courses in higher education.

• Experience providing instructional consulting.

• At least 2 years experience leading and collaborating on complex projects with diverse teams including instructors administrators and other staff.

• Demonstrated ability to foster learning environments that promote belonging and cultivate dialogue across different viewpoints.

• Effective communication skills including group facilitation teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.

• Effective organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 2 years experience developing courses and curriculum in higher education.

• Experience documenting teaching and learning practices and their outcomes.

• Working knowledge of current teaching and learning literature and evidence-based practices.

• Ability to foster and communicate about organizational change with stakeholders.

Education:

Masters Degree or PhD Required

How to Apply:

To apply for this position please click on the Apply Now button. Please upload the following documents:

-Cover Letter

-Resume

There is only one attachment field; please upload all application materials here. Applicants are to submit a cover letter and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. All listed application materials must be submitted for your application to be considered. Please submit only the materials specified; additional materials will not be reviewed.

The application reviewers will be relying on your written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. References will be requested of final candidates. All applicants will be notified after the search is complete and a candidate has been selected.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is May 18 2026 at 11:59PM (CST).

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States a lawful permanent resident a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact Information:

Emma Voight

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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.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to including but not limited to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age pregnancy disability or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgroundsand encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.

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