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Requisition ID:  118863

Adjunct Instructor

The Center for Government Excellence (GovEx) is searching for an Adjunct Instructor in City Data Practices for its What Works Cities (WWC) Program, a new integrating training and coaching to maximize the data management and use capacity of city leadership by building skills and evaluating impact at scale. GovEx seeks a part-time Instructor with subject matter expertise in data governance, data strategy, data sharing, data inventories, data quality, and/or qualitative data to develop and deliver high-quality instruction in online formats as designed to meet the needs of adult learners in the public sector. The desired candidate will have extensive background in city government and knowledge in data use and practice that can be drawn upon to create and deliver relevant content.


The Adjunct Instructor will assist in the development and delivery of online and technology-facilitated courses. The instructional technologist will provide primary instructional technology support for online course and eLearning creation and related resource development including audio and video components, web assets, and training materials for faculty, staff, and students.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities


Online Course Design & Development

  • Develop online course sites (includes the placement of text, files, images and digital media) within the learning management system, in collaboration with the course-assigned instructional designer (ID) and according to approved course design standards.
  • Collaborate with IDs to ensure all course components adhere to course design standards; tasks include reviewing and editing course documents, reviewing and editing recorded lectures, verifying all external course links and other tasks.
  • Assist multimedia specialists with the preparation and production of recorded audio/video lectures.
  • Manage the copying and readiness of all online course shells for each academic term.
  • Ensure all online courses are ready to launch on the first day of each new academic term, meeting course structure guidelines and reporting any discrepancies.
  • Provide ongoing assistance to instructional designers and instructors in the building/deployment of online courses; troubleshoot online course functionality such as discussion boards, surveys, quizzes, exams, course multimedia, and the integration of external computer applications and systems.


Faculty Development

  • Develop and administer training sessions and online resources for faculty in the areas of best practices for use of learning technologies, online learning, and multi-media instruction.
  • Facilitate and conduct on-site and remote training to faculty and staff.


Educational Technologies

  • Maintain the EP online orientation course for new online students. Monitor student progress, provide student support as necessary, maintain appropriate records, update semester specific materials, and provide reports as necessary.
  • Develop training materials for Blackboard, Zoom, and other related instructional technology applications used by EP to support technology-mediated instruction.
  • Serve as EP’s Blackboard administrator. Responsibilities include verifying all online courses are properly flagged in the system of record, copying course content from previous semesters, keeping up to date on all Blackboard system upgrades/changes including building blocks and plugins, and perform other related duties as needed.
  • Draft, update and coordinate distribution of semester email notifications for new and returning online students.
  • Provide faculty and student help desk support by responding in a timely manner to requests for assistance in using various instructional technologies.
  • Coordinate the implementation of new technologies for online course development and provide training for all users.
  • Advocate use of pedagogical strategies and educational technologies to faculty and staff.
  • Troubleshoot, investigate, and create detailed bug reports.
  • Perform other related duties as requested.


Schedule

  • Courses are usually taught on Tuesdays from 12pm to 1:30pm EST, and last for 8 weeks at a time. Additional office hours are scheduled as need by cities in 30-minute time blocks on Thursdays from 12pm-2pm EST. Outside of class, adjunct instructors will need to work with the GovEx Academy team to develop course materials and engage in grading assignments and discussion board posts on Canvas. Roughly 4-8 hours of work estimated per week.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Education, or related field.
  • Two years of progressively responsible experience in course design and development, faculty training, or program/course assessment/evaluation required.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • City government experience in data practices.
  • Experience with data governance frameworks, city data strategy, data sharing, data inventories, data quality and/or qualitative data practices.
  • Experience with online teaching.
  • Experience working with adult learners.
  • Prior teaching experience.
  • City government experience in data practices
  • Experience teaching adult learners.

 

 

Classified Title: Instructional Technologist 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Adjunct Instructor   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/03/CG  
Starting Salary Range: $26.00 - $45.50 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: Monday- Friday 9am-5:30pm 
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: Ctrs for Govt Excellence & Public Innova   
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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