Category: Careers

Required Number of Hours:  10 hours per week up to 200 hours

Duration of Employment: 2025 Spring/Summer session 

Start and End Dates: May 15 to August 15

Duties: In the appointment of Student Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:

Reviewing USask syllabi based on provided criteria for the purpose of creating the 2025 USask Course Inventory. This work aligns with institutional priorities including but not limited to, sustainability, Indigenization, internationalization, student wellness, undergraduate competencies, and other teaching and learning priorities.

Your general location of work will be remote, with the use of your own reliable computer and internet connection. A co-working space can be made available in the Murray Building should you prefer. You will report to an Educational Development Specialist in the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning.

Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)

Post-secondary teaching or teaching assistantship experience is considered an asset.

Basic MS Excel skills are required. The ability to create pivot tables is an asset.

Must be registered in an undergraduate or graduate program at USask.

To Apply:

Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter, curriculum vitae, 

Inquiries for this position can be directed to Aditi Garg g.a@usask.ca 

Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in scope of PSAC.

Department: Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching & Learning
Status: Term
Employment Group: Graduate Students – PSAC
Rate of Pay: Current rates of pay
Posted Date: 4/2/2024
Closing Date: 4/15/2025
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: May be eligible for hybrid work under the terms of USask’s Alternative Workspace Guidelines

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IT:U & JKU Doctoral School – PhD program Digital Transformation in Learning

up to 6 PhD positions, full-time, 4 years, on-site in Linz
The earliest start date for employment is October 1, 2025.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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To qualify for the PhD program, you must have completed a degree equivalent to a master’s degree in a field related to your desired project. Your academic background can vary – from psychology to computer science to medicine, for example – but a strong interest in active learning and technology-driven solutions is essential. We are looking for curious minds eager to acquire skills in computational methods and intelligent learning systems. A willingness to engage with the intersection of learning and technology, along with fluent English communication and academic writing skills, is key to succeeding in this interdisciplinary research environment.

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The College of Health Sciences at Obafemi Awolowo University is in the process of establishing a Centre for Health Professions Education. As part of establishing the Centre, the College hopes to collaborate with AWB volunteers to develop a set of three online professional development courses for faculty in: Teaching in the Health Professions, Fundamentals in University Teaching and Learning, and Research in Health Professions.

A volunteer with expertise in educational development has already been identified for the project. AWB is looking for a volunteer with particular expertise in medical education to join with the faculty and volunteer team to participate both in the needs assessment and environmental scan as well as the content development and pilot delivery phases of the courses.

We are looking for 1 or more volunteers.

Ideally, we are seeking a volunteer with a master’s degree in Medical Education or equivalent education and relevant experience. Applicants with extensive knowledge and practical experience in curriculum development are particularly desirable for this assignment.

Application deadline: December 20, 2022

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Edited by Rachel Heyes
September 20, 2022 11:00 am

By Dr Pedro Elston, Head of eLearning at Queen Mary University of London
Why empathy and initiative are desirable skills for eLearning

Over the past few years, there has been increasing demand for Learning Technologists, and we’ve seen a lot more applications from people entering the field for the first time.

To read: https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2022/09/attributes-of-a-successful-learning-technologist/