Curriculum Specialist–Year 1

Available Title(s):

255N-YN_CS_NPS – Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 2

Business Title:

Curriculum Specialist–Year 1

Employee Type:

Classified

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

Position Details:

Summary of Duties:

This position will support and implement Year 1 of the curriculum and the associated courses, including Foundations of Medical Science, Leadership in Medicine and Healthcare, Foundations of Scholarship and Discovery, and the including Interprofessional Education, Clinical Campus Weeks, and special topic electives. Curricular support entails assisting with course implementation, operationalization, and continuous quality improvement each year the courses are offered.

The Curriculum Specialist will support the Pre-clerkship Curriculum Coordinator, Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Director (the “Director”) and faculty members who design, develop, and deliver the medical school curriculum. The Curriculum Specialist’s support includes administrative, logistical, and practical activities such as data entry, information organization, and building student schedules. The Curriculum Specialist’s support also includes problem identification and problem solving in collaboration with members of the Office of Curriculum. The incumbent will serve as a central point of contact and support for faculty and administration throughout the process of course design and implementation based upon best practices. The Curriculum Specialist is responsible for populating schedules and session details for the assigned year of the curriculum in the learning management system and curriculum management system (LMS & CMS) E.Flo MD.

The incumbent will work closely with faculty, staff, other units of the College of Medicine, including clinical campus locations to ensure all aspects of the MD program curriculum are coordinated consistently across the pre-clerkship, including curriculum scheduling, planning, and organization. This also includes coordinating and scheduling meetings and working groups.

The Curriculum Specialist will help with continuous quality improvement by making recommendations for changes based on program evaluations and other relevant information (e.g., student feedback, faculty feedback, accreditation requirements).

Essential Job Functions:

40% Strategic Curricular Leadership

40% Curricular Operations

15% Quality Assurance

5% Professional Development and Other

Required Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s Degree with major study in specific instructional area; or equivalent education/experience.

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree related to Instructional Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Education, Social, Physical, or Health Sciences, Business Administration or other field given context of work experience and/or other qualifications.

• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Ability to prioritize projects with competing deadlines, take initiative and handle information in a confidential manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with records or data management systems such as learning management systems, electronic health record systems, human capital management systems, customer relationship management systems, or similar platforms.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (creating/using formulas, tables, charts and graphs), Word (mail merge), Outlook (complex calendaring), One Drive, SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional (creating fillable forms).

• Experience in a fast-paced environment including frequent interactions with students, faculty, staff and/or the public.

• Experience using Slack, Teams, Zoom (or other video-conferencing software).

• Working experience in post-secondary education and/or working experience in secondary education (in some cases).

• Experience with Instructional Design and Academic Technologies in a medical school.

Additional Information:

Area/College: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Department Name: Office of Curriculum
City, State, Zip: Spokane, WA 99202
Department Link: https://medicine.wsu.edu/  
Monthly Salary: Range#44 $3,700 to $4,968 A-M tendersglobal.net Successful candidates typically begin at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28. Step M is typically a longevity step.
WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.
For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for classified staff visit:

https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Benefit-Overview-for-Civil-Service.pdf

Find total compensation here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/  
Overtime Eligibility: Eligible
FTE: 100%
This is a Permanent position.

Screening and Posting Close Date: The screening of applicants begins January 15, 2024. Applicants must submit their completed application by February 5, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following documents to their online application. 

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application.  Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

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Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application.

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WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .