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ASSISTANT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST OPEN CAMPUS –

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING AND DELIVERY DIVISION

Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Curriculum Specialist in the Academic Programming and Development Division of the Open Campus.

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must possess

  • a Masters Degree in one of the following disciplines: instructional design, instructional systems, distance education, open and distance learning, educational technology, instructional technology or some other related discipline;
  • project management experience,
  • at least one (1) year of relevant curriculum design experience preferably in support of a tertiary institution;
  • a clear understanding of web based design, online courseware production and, in particular, Internet and enterprise application support for distance education.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS

The successful candidate will, under the guidance of the Curriculum Development Specialist, be required to:

  • lead curriculum development teams through the design, development and production of online, classroom based and blended learning courseware;
  • update/review existing programmes delivered to Open Campus learners;
  • monitor the quality of the courseware and learning materials provided to our learners; and
  • support the professional development requirements of Open Campus personnel in their desire for knowledge and skill in instructional design procedures for a wide variety of media, distance delivery methods and classroom instructional techniques.

ACADEMIC LEVEL

Lecturer or Assistant Lecturer depending on qualifications and experience.

WORK LOCATION

This position may be physically located in any of the locations supported by Open Campus. The job incumbent will be required to travel throughout the Caribbean as part of his/her job responsibilities.

Detailed applications should be sent as soon as possible to:

The Director of Administration/University Registrar

Office of Administration

The Vice-Chancellery

UWI

Mona, Kingston 7

Jamaica

oadmin@uwimona.edu.jm

Applications should include (i) full particulars of qualifications and experience, date of birth, marital status and nationality; (ii) the names, titles, mailing and e-mail addresses, fax and telephone numbers of three referees (one of whom should be from your present organization).

Application forms, further particulars of the post and full details of the remuneration package are available from the Office of the Director of Administration / University Registrar.

Applicants are advised to request their referees to send references under CONFIDENTIAL cover directly to the Director of Administration/University Registrar without waiting to be contacted by the University.

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION – August 15, 2008.

 Applicants are advised to request their referees to send references under CONFIDENTIAL cover directly to the Director of Administration/University Registrar without waiting to be contacted by the University.

Further particulars for the post (not including remuneration package) are available for download below:

N.B. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open the form. It can be obtained from Adobe's Website here.

 
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