Course Coordinator, GE Bookends

Job Details

Course Coordinator, General Education Bookends serves the Bookends programs within the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE). The Course Coordinator provides academic, operational, and curricular leadership for one General Education Bookends course and supervises the instructors teaching that course. This role supports curriculum review, renewal, implementation, and assessment, and plays a central role in ensuring high-quality, accessible, multi-modal learning experiences for students. Teaching within their course may be part of the annual activities to understand curriculum implementation and/or support course operations.

As a core member of the OUE Bookends team, the Course Coordinator facilitates the enrollment and success of students in their courses through support and coordination of instructors, technology, curricula, and policies relevant to enrollment management and student success. The Course Coordinator leads the hiring and review of instructors for their course, provides supervision and feedback to instructors, makes decisions about course assignments, recommends course policies, and coordinates with other Bookends and General Education staff to implement curricular and pedagogical best practices for accessible, multi-modal courses. Course Coordinators lead on average 30-70 lecturers per semester.

The Course Coordinator will work in collaboration with Bookends team members, acting as a key point of contact between leadership and key stakeholders for the General Education program with instructors for the course they lead. They will support, create, and promote evidence-informed course materials, instructor training, and course policies and practices in alignment with university values, strategies, and policies.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's degree required to teach course.
• 7 years of relevant experience required in teaching college students, participating in and leading instructional teams, and/or working in programs focused on college student success.
• Experience using and developing evidence-based practices for course/curriculum design, teaching, and assessment, including both ideation and implementation of change into course structures and assignments across multiple modalities.
• Experience with programs to support and improve teaching and student learning.
• Extensive experience with educational technologies, especially learning management systems.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Familiarity with the teaching and learning environment at a large research university.

Desired:

• 12 or more years of relevant experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate, collaborate, and inspire professional groups and teams.
• Experience with the student population enrolled in the course.
• Experience with strategic planning/visioning.
• Experience with large enrollment, centrally-managed courses.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, long-term projects.
• Familiarity with the Ohio State University context and with Canvas-based learning management platforms.

The pay range for this job profile is $75,700 - $98,900. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, unit's available budget, and the candidate's qualifications.