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The Curriculum Designer will be responsible for developing and revising credit and non-credit course curricula to ensure they meet academic standards and learning outcomes. This role involves close collaboration with instructional designers, academic directors, and other faculty members to create engaging and effective educational experiences for our students.

Duties/Responsibilities

Curriculum Build:

• Review course descriptions and learning outcomes to ensure alignment with academic goals.
• Confirm that syllabi utilize the most current template from the Syllabus Template Repository located on the Faculty Center.

Course Mapping:

• Revise or develop course maps in conjunction with instructional designers (ID) and the Program Director.
• Ensure course maps facilitate the development of coursework and assignments that appropriately address learning outcomes, including signature assignments for the assessment of degree and program outcomes.
• Incorporate key concepts such as voice, audience, purpose, style and citation, and peer review into assignments.

Resource Selection:

• Choose appropriate resources, prioritizing open access resources (OER) when suitable.
• Consult with librarians and/or the program director for OER options.
• Submit a list of all required resources (textbooks and OER) to the Program Director.

Academic Support Integration:

• Identify subject areas where additional academic support may be needed.
• Collaborate with the Academic Support Coordinator to implement and integrate appropriate academic support services.

Committee Participation:

• Attend Course Development Committee meetings.
• Meet with the Program Director as needed to discuss curriculum development and improvements.

Quality Assurance:

• Participate in full course reviews to ensure quality, credit hour compliance, ADA/Universal Design, and copyright adherence.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree in relevant academic discipline.
• Experience in curriculum development.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong understanding of educational standards and learning outcomes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with open educational resources (OER) and academic support services.

Compensation Pay Range:

$40-50 per hour

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Manchester

Salary Grade:

Adjunct Hourly Staff 00