The Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) within the Institute of Child Development is seeking a Training Specialist for the Trainer and Relationship-Based Professional Development Specialist Support (TARSS) program. The person for this role has extensive experience working in childcare programming, especially in the areas of training delivery and planning. This individual will work closely with the TARSS Project Manager and TARSS Curriculum Specialist to organize, coordinate, and maintain the DCYF curriculum library. This individual will also develop and lead additional projects serving the Trainer and RBPD Specialist community, especially in the areas of training and event delivery. Activities include supporting the continuous improvement plan aimed at enhancing course content; developing support processes for course writers; and working with the TARSS team to meet deliverables outlined in the work plan. This person will work closely with the TARSS Project Manager and the TARSS team to design, implement, and evaluate these projects. CEED serves as an intellectual home for high-quality, cutting-edge research and evaluation in the early childhood workforce, including research-to-practice on multiple early childhood related topics, professional development and program quality for early childhood professionals, workforce issues in early childhood, and evaluation of early childhood programming. Competitive applicants will have a track record of leading early childhood training and course development, demonstrated experience supporting other professionals within early childhood programming, demonstrated experience creating and disseminating professional development, extensive experience with the Develop data system, and experience contributing to reports. This position will report to Tamara Masters, PhD, TARSS Project Manager, Center for Early Education and Development. The individual in this position works under an annually renewable contract contingent upon performance and available funding. This position is based on campus. Per UMN policy, work may be done remotely when appropriate and approved by your manager. The University of Minnesota is a national leader in research, education, and outreach. This position would add to that mission by being a part of the research-to-practice arm of the number one developmental psychology program in the nation. The individual in this role will join a vibrant team working on several exciting research-to-practice opportunities. This role is classified under Professional and Administrative (P&A) at the university, which provides excellent benefits and opportunities to partner with internal and external early childhood faculty, researchers, and organizations.