Global Learning Programs Lead & Curriculum Coach

Experience Champaign Urbana; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Experience Champaign Urbana seeks an academic professional to teach up to four courses annually within the Global Learning portfolio, and revise curriculum to reflect student needs and program goals, supporting curriculum development with the Associate Director.

The role also involves teaching, grading, and providing feedback for course sections as staffing needs arise, leading TA meetings, onboarding, and training sessions at term start.

Responsibilities

• Teaches up to four courses within the Global Learning portfolio each year, as assigned by the home unit.
• Reviews and revises course curriculum to reflect student needs and program goals and supports the Associate Director with curriculum development.
• Steps in to teach, grade, and provide feedback for individual course sections directly when staffing needs require it.
• Leads regular TA meetings and a structured onboarding and training sequence at the start of each term.
• Coaches TAs on course philosophy and pedagogy and supports TAs navigating unfamiliar cultural or international contexts as relevant to the assigned program.
• Monitors section progress and TA performance and resolves student or TA issues that require escalation.
• Schedules all course sections for assigned programs and manages related enrollment, including tracking adds, drops, and withdrawals.
• Submits and corrects final grades, and generates grade, audit, and participation reports to monitor student progress.
• Builds and maintains course records, rosters, and Canvas or other learning management system materials for assigned courses each term.
• Hires, trains, supervises, and assesses the performance of teaching assistants supporting assigned Global Learning courses.
• Coordinates program logistics, including signature events and activities, for assigned Global Learning programs.
• Works with relevant campus offices, such as the Registrar, International Safety and Security, CITL, and ATLAS, on instructional design, delivery, and enrollment troubleshooting.
• Liaise with campus and partner-institution contacts relevant to assigned programs, sharing best practices and identifying opportunities for collaboration.
• Support the LAS International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) and its activities.
• Coordinate SEAS Scholarship recipient selection and required check-in meetings for LAS 291/292.
• Administer the Safety and Security Re-Entry survey and coordinate Safety Abroad Seminar logistics for LAS 291/292.
• Manage a portfolio of Global Classrooms (COIL) courses, including faculty development and instructional support for COIL courses offered by LAS faculty.
• Other duties as assigned that further the mission of the unit.

Job description

Experience Champaign Urbana seeks an academic professional to teach up to four courses annually within the Global Learning portfolio, and revise curriculum to reflect student needs and program goals, supporting curriculum development with the Associate Director.

The role also involves teaching, grading, and providing feedback for course sections as staffing needs arise, leading TA meetings, onboarding, and training sessions at term start.