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Associate Director, Online Learning and Education – Harvard Graduate School of Design

Position Description:
Job Summary:
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) educates design, research, and scholarship leaders to make a resilient, just, and beautiful world. The GSD offers degree programs across a range of design disciplines—architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, design engineering, and real estate—as well as advanced research programs that cut across these disciplines and a robust public program of lectures, exhibitions, and publications. The immense variety of people, programs, and ideas at the School sustains a vibrant and rich environment for learning, inquiry, and collaboration, unlike any other design school.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Academic and Strategic Planning oversees the development and implementation of online courses and learning content for the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) to meet the needs and interests of both internal and external audiences.

The Associate Director serves as the key liaison between the GSD and Harvard University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL). In this role, the Associate Director collaborates closely with GSD faculty leads to develop and produce online courses while also guiding the overall strategy for online learning and content at the GSD. This role maintains regular communication with Harvard partners, including VPAL, Harvard University IT (HUIT), Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School.

The Associate Director combines outstanding video production and video editing skills with an academic sensibility, an understanding of creative/media approaches to learning and pedagogy, the diplomacy necessary to manage and work within matrixed teams, and rigorous project management. Familiarity with curricular degree programs and requirements in the design fields is highly desirable.

Position Description:
• Works independently and collaboratively to lead the development of high-quality online courses and learning experiences in alignment with GSD priorities.
• Serves as the GSD’s project manager for online course and content development, serving both external audiences and the School’s curricular degree programs.
• Ensures the timely development and implementation of curriculum and project plans.
• Communicates effectively with assigned project faculty, team members, external consultants, and stakeholders for alignment between product goals and design execution.
• Drafts preliminary materials for online course project proposals.
• Provides editorial support and best practices for online learning environments, including the School’s LMS (Canvas).
• Collaborates with project producers, instructional designers, and additional VPAL colleagues to develop educational materials.
• Explores content and delivery methods as appropriate for online learning formats (including lecture videos, self-paced tutorials, assessments, class exercises, etc.).
• Contributes to the development of design templates and best practices for course design, as well as rubrics and quality standards for assessment of online courses.
• Manages research assistants in acquiring, producing, and documenting course asset needs (such as images, videos, maps, or other digital learning tools).
• Additional duties as required.

Physical Requirements:
Position involves frequent use of computer keyboard and mouse.

Working Conditions:
This is a hybrid position that is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. One or more days a week is required for on-site work; additional on-site days will be scheduled based on the needs of this position. This position will occasionally require evening and weekend work.

Additional Information:
Harvard University views equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as the pathway to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering a campus culture where everyone can thrive. We strive to create a community that draws upon the widest possible pool of talent to unify excellence and diversity while fully embracing individuals from varied backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values.

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up-to-date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

Basic Qualifications: Candidates MUST meet the following basic qualifications in order to be considered for this role:
 Degree in education, instructional technology, or related field plus five years of related field or work experience (advanced degree may count towards work experience).
 Strong project management and communication (written and verbal) skills in a deadline-driven environment with competing priorities.
 Proven successful work experience in educational media, education publishing, digital publishing, academic technology, or teaching and learning support.

Additional Qualifications and Skills:
 Strong background in video production.
 Degree in architecture or related design discipline, or knowledge of the curricular requirements of degree programs in the design disciplines.

[Full-Time (Salaried)] Salary Range: 100000-110000

Schedule Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
Position involves frequent use of computer keyboard and mouse.

Working Conditions:
This is a hybrid position that is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. One or more days a week is required for on-site work; additional on-site days will be scheduled based on the needs of this position. This position will occasionally require evening and weekend work.
Level of English Required: Advanced/Fluent

How to Apply:
In order to be considered for this position, a cover letter and resume are required with the submission of your application.

 
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