#Educational Developer

Centre for Teaching and Learning, Library

Competition No. 26.03.32

Category

Salary

Closing Date

Full-Time 14-month Replacement Term (35 hours per week)

MSU Band G (Steps 1-8): $40.460 - $58.853 per hour. $73,637 - $107,112 per annum (Based on 35 hours per week).

March 20, 2026

Category

Full-Time 14-month Replacement Term (35 hours per week)

Salary

MSU Band G (Steps 1-8): $40.460 - $58.853 per hour. $73,637 - $107,112 per annum (Based on 35 hours per week).

Closing Date

March 20, 2026

##About Us

MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.

Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 20,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

##Opportunity

MacEwan University is seeking an Educational Developer for a fourteen-month, full-time replacement term opportunity with our Centre for Teaching and Learning with the Library.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning, you will provide pedagogical expertise and advisory services and support mixed modes of learning through your knowledge of learning theories, instructional strategies, educational technologies, and educational research methods to advance teaching excellence.

Specializing in areas such as critical and signature pedagogies, student engagement, course design, AI in higher education, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), you will engage with institutional systems and processes to plan and deliver CTL programs, supporting strategic development in university teaching and learning.

Key responsibilities include:

• Guiding, supporting, and advising faculty on innovative pedagogical practices through consultations, workshops, and programs, and providing timely, personalized feedback via peer observations and course evaluations;
• Consulting with academic leaders, chairs, faculty, and departments to identify teaching and learning needs and develop appropriate supports;
• Researching and implementing best practices for designing educational materials and evaluating the effectiveness of CTL programming, initiatives, projects, services, and educational materials;
• Developing and supporting CTL initiatives, such as learning communities, events, and micro-credentials, while engaging with external networks and organizing conferences and workshops to share knowledge and ideas;
• Initiating, leading and participating in scholarly activities, including the dissemination of SoTL through events, publications, reports, and academic works, as well as research into teaching and learning practices in post-secondary education;
• Leading or co-leading teaching and learning development projects for curriculum, courses, and non-traditional learning;
• Staying current through self-directed research and active participation in workshops, symposia, conferences, and engagement with literature to inform decision-making and contribute to knowledge creation;
• Creating documents, guides, discussion papers, and reports used to support instructor and senior leader decision making;
• Participating in institutional committee work, including Faculty/School Councils, through consultations, resource support, and/or memberships;
• Contributing to the development and implementation of tactical plans, goals, and policies of the CTL;
• Instructing faculty in defining learning objectives and outcomes, curriculum mapping, design, and effective assessment strategies; and
• Designing, implementing, delivering, and evaluating teaching and learning initiatives and professional development programs based on an evidence-informed approach to educational development.

####Skills

You will have:

• The ability to work both independently and in a team environment;
• The capability to support faculty at various levels of educational development and present and facilitate meetings, workshops, and other events;
• Confidence working with a range of digital technologies related to teaching, learning, and productivity, and the ability to demonstrate their use to others;
• The capacity to maintain currency in educational research;
• The aptitude to author documents and other instructional resources (e.g., videos, infographics, etc.) to support faculty use of pedagogical and technological innovations, which may include published and public work, and work that is designed for institutional use; and
• The expertise to support faculty who need information about, or assistance with, various practices associated with SoTL.

####Qualifications

• A minimum of a master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Med, MA, MSc).
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience teaching, preferably at a post-secondary level, and in more than one format (i.e., face-to-face instruction, online, blended/hybrid).
• Experience supporting the development of other instructors regarding pedagogy, course design, and personal or technological skills that support course delivery.
• Experience providing course and instructional design at the post-secondary level is an asset.
• Experience in assessment and generative AI is an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

####Benefits

When you become part of the MacEwan University team, you will enjoy a competitive salary. Our total compensation package includes:

• Competitive base pay
• Generous vacation time
• Flexible benefits package
• Continuous learning culture
• Opportunities for career growth

##How to Apply

To apply, please head to our MacEwan University Opportunities Page, select the job opportunity and click Apply Now. If you require assistance, please contact us at careers@macewan.ca.

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This position is included under the MacEwan Staff Union Collective Agreement.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.