"Senior Curriculum Developer - Community for Rigor (C4R)"

Job Description Summary

The Community for Rigor (C4R - https://c4r.io/) is a growing and innovative team at the University of Pennsylvania with the goal of making science more rigorous through leading-edge educational materials. There is a growing recognition that science could be made more efficient and impactful, by addressing research problems such as: failure to replicate, poor documentation, non-open or gatekeeping of data, and ineffective research questions. Community for Rigor is a 5-year funded project from NIH NINDS, and operates as a hub that coordinates the efforts of partner institutions from many leading universities. Our vision is to empower scientists to do reliable, rigorous research, through inclusive pedagogy, and in collaboration with a vibrant global community.

We are seeking a Senior Curriculum Developer that will be responsible for collaborative creation of training materials, suitable for scientists of all levels and career stages. As part of the Curriculum Team at C4R, you will work alongside internal teams and our external partners to design, develop, deploy, assess, and revise educational content. In addition to empowering scientists, we also aim to empower every member of our team, through a supportive, inclusive, and open working environment. C4R fosters the success of each individual and team through a variety of professional development and peer learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside leading subject matter experts, professional educators, rigor champions, technologists, and more, to create the next generation of engaging and effective educational content.
• Contribute to shared projects as part of C4R's overall mission (e.g. provide feedback on design and user experience of web-based interactive components, evaluate existing educational units, and integrate feedback in future versions).
• Be a flexible and adaptive team player, and work alongside different entities at C4R, the Kording Lab, Penn, and our partners.
• Communicate effectively across different teams and individuals, including giving and receiving constructive feedback and actionable guidance.
• Support C4R in implementing its values throughout our work and our processes.
• Present C4R content to audiences when needed (including instruction to test audiences) and travel to conferences to represent C4R (travel requirement <10%).

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree and a minimum of three years of experience teaching in a higher-education setting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  + Preference for background in Neuroscience or related field.
• Awareness of rigor and reproducibility issues, especially in the biomedical sciences
• Familiarity with evidence-based pedagogy and instructional design.
• Empathy with our learner audience and meeting them "where they're at".
• Strong writing and documentation skills, including providing written feedback and updating internal knowledge base documents.
• Ability to write effective copy, instructional text, audio/visual scripts, etc.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Certified Instructor for The Carpentries or similar certification.
• Familiarity with explicit teaching / explicit instruction.
• Familiarity with project management tools or systems (Monday.com, Trello, Asana, Jira, etc.).
• Experience creating educational multimedia (graphics, audio recordings, video clips, interactive simulations).

Resume and Cover Letter Description

Please provide a resume and cover letter in your application. We use these documents to understand your experience and who you are as an individual. Your resume should include recent positions, descriptions of what you did in each role, and any relevant skills. Your cover letter should describe why you are interested in joining C4R, your connection to its mission, how your prior experience has prepared you for the various aspects of this role (technical background, leadership experience, etc), and (research background, pedagogical experience, etc), and your approach for creating engaging and effective educational materials.

Please keep cover letters to two pages or less. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Timeline

We intend to have the position start in early to mid February. Please indicate when you are able to start in your application materials.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Pay Range

$66,000.00 - $90,000.00 Annual Rate