Curriculum Development and Accreditation Specialist - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ENG Civil Engineering:

Competition No.

Posting Date

Feb 23, 2024

Closing Date

Feb 29, 2024

Position Type

Full Time - Operating Funded

Salary Range

$60,299 to $83,456 per year

Grade

Hours

35

This competition is restricted to internal applicants of the University of Alberta. Please indicate your internal status using the "Advertisement" drop down menu when applying.
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in person at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Working for the Department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate students some of the finest instruction and facilities in North America.

Our state-of-the-art research and instructional labs are matched only by our team of professors and researchers - recognized as some of the top achievers and scientists in their fields.

Our Department and School are located in the Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility. Today, more than 900 undergraduate and 500 graduate students are building their future and studying with our department.

Position

Reporting to the Academic Department Manager, the Curriculum Development and Accreditation Specialist is an integral member of the team supporting the department's academic operations and accreditation activities.

Working closely with the Associate Deans Graduate and Undergraduate, the Curriculum Specialist provides leadership, guidance and direction for departmental curriculum and programming changes.

Leads the administrative process for professional accreditation support with APEGA, which includes creating processes for data collection for all courses, documentation and responding to requests from the external accreditation body.

Duties
Curriculum and Program Planning and Management

Works closely with the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, leading the continual improvement process for our department's undergraduate curriculum.
Maintains comprehensive records of our program requirements to track against the demands of industry and enrolment trends; develops work recommendations and strategies to improve the curriculum for our programs on an ongoing basis.
Works closely with students and faculty members as an embedded resource to ensure curriculum improvement is part of our regular operating processes.
Prioritizes curriculum development projects and requests, by tracking issues and areas of priority focus.
Responsible for all projects involving new programs, including proposal development and consultation with interested parties.

Professional Accreditation Support

Leads the development of ongoing data and information collection for the accreditation process which occurs every few years, but requires the collection and submission of annual data.
Develops training materials for data collection and preparation and delivers training sessions to academic faculty members as required.
Ensures the department is meeting the accreditation needs on an ongoing basis by regular evaluation of courses and metrics (for example, meeting the need that most instructors have a Professional Engineering designation with APEGA).
Works closely with the Department Chair and Dean's Office staff to ensure all understand how our operations meet accreditation needs.

Academic Programming and Support

Works closely with the Department Chair, and the Academic Department Manager to allocate teaching assignments based on faculty expertise and departmental needs.
Leads the process from our department to ensure the course scheduling and timetabling coordinator at the college has accurate information to manage the scheduling for all courses and classrooms.

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