Educational Consultant

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

1d • $62,000 - $65,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Texas A&M University is seeking a collaborative, innovative, and learner-centered educational consultant. This role focuses on advancing teaching excellence in higher education by partnering with faculty, graduate students, and staff to enhance teaching practices, improve student learning, and promote an accessible learning environment. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in learning design, digital pedagogy, learning management systems (like Canvas), accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), with a curiosity for emerging technologies. Key responsibilities include translating complex concepts into practical strategies, developing and facilitating professional development, and building relationships. Strong communication, project management, creativity, critical thinking, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively are essential. A commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous improvement, and the scholarship of teaching and learning is expected. A passion for supporting faculty in navigating educational technology and artificial intelligence, while fostering ethical and effective implementation, will be crucial.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Three years of relevant experience in learning technologies and digital pedagogy.
• A minimum of two years of experience in one or more of the following: learning design, learning theory, faculty development, or workshop facilitation.
• Practical experience applying digital accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles within a digital learning environment.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in learning design, curriculum and instruction, learning technologies, higher education, or another related field.
• Teaching experience in K-12 or higher education.
• Foundational understanding of effective practices in leveraging learning management systems and associated learning technologies across various teaching modalities.
• Proficiency in Canvas learning management system and associated third-party tools (Google, Zoom, Microsoft).
• Experience with media creation and dissemination through Microsoft suite, and Adobe suite.
• Ability to track metrics and apply assessment outcomes in a continuous improvement model.
• Project management skills.
• Understanding key performance indicators of student success and excellent customer service skills.
• Knowledge of learning theory, pedagogical practices, and digital and online learning, including emerging technology and application of Gen AI in teaching and learning.
• Strong grasp of effective practices and research in teaching and learning in higher education.
• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and services.
• Ability to think and act strategically.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including verbal/written communication, listening, mediation, problem solving, decision making, and assertiveness.
• Ability to facilitate groups of various backgrounds and difficult conversations.
• Demonstrated creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong writing and editing capabilities.
• Expertise in digital learning pedagogy, digital accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, emerging technologies, and Gen AI in teaching and learning, and tools across different modalities.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, implements, and assesses educational development programs, with a focus on Gen AI and emerging technologies in TAMU's digital learning environment.
• Analyzes program data and statistics for reporting, tracking progress, and adjusting programs.
• Offers, facilitates, and delivers educational development opportunities and related events in multiple formats.
• Ensures all programming meets pre-determined standards and that materials are standardized in their design and instructional delivery.
• Creates resources and media focused on teaching and learning, course design, accessibility, and AI-assisted pedagogy.
• Advocates for the learning management system, generative AI in teaching and learning, associated tools, digital pedagogy, and accessibility to improve faculty and student success.
• Provides consultations at the university, departmental, program, course, and individual level on teaching and learning topics, offering feedback, support, and assistance.
• Collaborates with colleagues on creating, revising, and implementing educational development tools.
• Assists in developing strategies and policies regarding teaching and learning.
• Models ethical consulting practices.
• Mentors and supervises graduate and undergraduate students working in the Center.
• Advocates for, leads, and facilitates change aligned with the Center’s and university’s strategic focus areas.
• Models best practices of educational development.
• Promotes the practice of scholarly teaching and research-based practices for educational development.
• Brokers relationships and partnerships with other units, internal and external to the university.
• Contributes to the unit's strategic plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Conducts, contributes to, and disseminates research on national dialogues and publications related to educational development, teaching, and learning.
• Assists faculty in establishing research designs to assess teaching effectiveness, identifying means to share their educational scholarship, and co-authoring as the collaboration warrants.
• Assists and collaborates with faculty and other educational developers on grants and research projects in discipline(s) and in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
• Facilitates learning communities related to teaching and learning.
• Serves and participates in university task forces.
• Develops, enhances, and implements annually, a personal professional development plan by assessing personal knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Participates in programs (workshops, conferences, etc.) and research to enhance job skills and support a personal professional development plan.
• Enhances facilitation skills via experience and observation.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level