Course Developer, Pre-College Jobs

UC Merced Extension is looking for qualified professionals to develop pre-college offerings intended to be offered as high school dual enrollment or CTE courses in various disciplines or subjects. Offerings may include non-credit, pre-college credit, or academic credit-bearing courses.

UC Merced Extension currently offers dual enrollment/CTE pathways for high school students in Child Development and Care and Leadership. UC Merced Extension is looking to expand its offerings in partnership with UC Merced Academic Departments and regional industry experts and partners. Dual enrollment offerings are designed strategically to support high school students' preparation of college and career readiness within one pathway, where industry standards or expectations align with college-level coursework.

Potential Areas of Expansion:

• Managerial Communications
• K-12 Teacher Education
• Entrepreneurship
• Drone Safety
• Medical Education
• Leadership

[For more information about potential dual enrollment/CTE topic areas, please contact Michael Pierick (Director) at [email protected]. Extension is open to new topic areas not listed above.]

As a Course Developer, you will develop, in partnership with academic departments and/or regional industry experts, course outlines and course materials to be offered in a dual enrollment setting with high school or school district partners. Course outlines and course materials may include but not limited to course syllabi, program learning outcomes, course learning outcomes, assignments, exams or quizzes, online supplemental questionnaires, grading rubrics, and identification of supplemental course materials. A course developer may be hired to develop as minimum as one (1) course and as up to as many as four (4) courses in a pathway or sequence. Courses developed vary in review and approval process, in which the course developer will remain accessible throughout the duration of the review and approval process to support revisions proposal materials and topic area-related questions.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy: . All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for applicable deadlines. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

As a Course Developer, you will bring:

• Demonstrated theoretical and practical knowledge in the designated topic area
• A master's degree in related field as designated topic area

Additional, but not required qualifications include:

• Experience teaching at the associate, undergraduate, or graduate level
• Understanding of effective pedagogy of face-to-face and online modalities

• Statement of Expertise in Designated Area - Please provide up to one page explanation of your qualifications and experiences relative to the discipline or topic area you are applying to develop coursework in.
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and invites applications from all qualified applicants, including women, minorities, veterans, and individual with disabilities, who will enrich the teaching, research and public service missions of the university. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy .

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system’s 10 campuses. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students .

UC Merced is a smoke & tobacco free campus .