"Accessible Pedagogy Coordinator"

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in the Division of Academic Affairs is seeking an Accessible Pedagogy Coordinator. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Accessible Pedagogy Coordinator is OSU’s dedicated pedagogical expert in digital accessibility for instructional materials. The incumbent coordinates digital accessibility training and faculty professional development efforts, provides consultations to instructors on topics related to accessible instructional materials, and supports digital accessibility through instructional design strategies for on-campus courses.

This position is housed within the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in the Division of Academic Affairs. The CTL offers faculty development related to teaching, mentoring, and student learning. Flagship programs include faculty learning communities and communities of practice on topics such as Generative AI and career-oriented teaching, Quality Teaching talks aligned to OSU’s Quality Teaching Framework, online modules on key pedagogical areas (course design, assessment, instructional methods, and inclusive teaching), programming for graduate teaching assistants, and training for faculty developing and teaching courses for OSU Core Education program. Staff also offer one on one consultations and play a significant role in supporting faculty in conducting peer evaluations and observations and in the use of online and digital technologies and design of hybrid courses.

Reporting to the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Accessible Pedagogy Coordinator will support efforts to meet updated requirements within Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and improve inclusive teaching grounded in Universal Design for Learning principles for in-person and hybrid course modalities at Oregon State University. The Coordinator is responsible for designing, coordinating, and delivering faculty development programs and training that promote inclusive teaching principles and enhance digital accessibility, consulting with instructors to improve the accessibility of course content, and supporting institutional efforts to meet accessibility compliance standards and foster inclusive learning environments. This Coordinator will facilitate workshops, webinars, and consultations that integrate accessibility with sound pedagogical principles. The Coordinator will advise other staff members in the CTL and in the Office of Academic Faculty Excellence on best practices for accessibility and universal design for learning and will work collaboratively with them to implement these practices. This role will collaborate with instructors on course design strategies for their on-campus course modalities using research-informed practices, including active learning and universal design for learning (UDL).

The successful candidate will help support university-wide accessible pedagogy efforts in partnership with Academic Technologies and University Information Technology (UIT), Equal Opportunity & Access (EOA), Disability Access Services (DAS), Ecampus and the Division of Educational Ventures (DEV), the University Libraries, and other units involved in instructional support and compliance to ensure coordinated accessibility efforts.

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