Graduate Students and Postdocs: Be a Digital Pedagogy Fellow with ATS!

You will consult, guide, and support instructors in the pedagogically sound use of technology for teaching and learning. Experience with digital educational tools is not required, but basic digital literacy and computer skills are a must, and candidates must show a willingness to learn new digital tools quickly and independently. You must also have teaching experience. Teaching consultation experience and knowledge of basic pedagogy (e.g. through classes and workshops offered by the Chicago Center for Teaching) is a plus.Successful applicants will receive training in remote and hybrid teaching and digital pedagogy. They will perform support duties under the guidance of full-time staff. It is expected that Fellows will be able to perform independently the duties described below and will serve as the digital pedagogy liaison for their divisions after they have completed their training satisfactorily.

Position is expected to start in July 2021. Applications accepted until positions are filled.  Work hours are flexible, and can range from 10 to 19.5 hours per week when classes are in session, and up to 37.5 hours per week during summer quarter and breaks. Applicants must commit to this position for at least 9 months. Work for this position is conducted remotely.

• Provide online and in-person faculty consulting (one-on-one or group sessions) and support in the use of Canvas LMS or other educational technologies.
• Assist, develop, and/or lead workshops for faculty, instructors, students, and staff.
• Liaise with applicants’ departments and promote pedagogically sound use of educational technologies.
• Develop online resources (e.g. documentation, tipsheets, etc.) for Canvas, digital educational tools and digital pedagogy.
• Research and test new education technology.
• Complete clerical, and other tasks as assigned.
• Optional depending on experience: Research projects, data analysis, web application development, and/or blogging on the intersection of education technology and pedagogy.

• Must be detail-oriented, hardworking, and dependable, with a can-do attitude.
• Must have good communication, presentation, and problem solving skills.
• Must have teaching experience.
• Must be open to performing a wide array of different tasks on a day-to-day basis.
• Must have good basic digital literacy and computer skills.
• Must have a working knowledge of Word, Excel, Google Docs, Sheets and Drive, with ability to learn other programs (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, etc.).

Preferred:

• Teaching consultation experience and knowledge of basic pedagogy (e.g. through workshops offered by the Chicago Center for Teaching) is a plus.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, and/or other web development programming language preferred.
• Knowledge of LaTex, and/or statistical softwares (R Statistics, STATA), and/or GIS a plus.

1. A 1-2 page resume that includes teaching and/or teaching consultation experience, plus any additional technical, programing, software and computer skills;
2. A 1-page cover letter describing your interests and suitability to this position; and
3. A list of two references (name, title, relationship, email address and phone number) who can speak to your workplace skills.

Please send application materials to Allison Kallo at akallo@uchicago.edu. If relevant, include supplementary material such as pedagogical writings (examples), and links to website design/development samples detailing your contribution (coding, graphic design, etc.).