Center for Teaching and Learning - Curriculum Design Consultant

Sacred Heart University • Fairfield, CT

2d • Remote

About The Position

Serve as a Curriculum Design Consultant at the Center for Teaching and Learning to support the design or refresh of online synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid courses taught at Sacred Heart University. In collaboration with program faculty and information technology (IT), provide subject-matter-informed recommendations on course structure, sequencing, assessment strategy, and instructional design to ensure academic rigor, coherence, and student success within a compressed delivery model. This is a remote-based, project-specific position reporting to the Associate Director of Teaching Development.

Requirements

• Earned graduate degree in a curricularly relevant academic discipline, instructional design, educational technology, or related field
• Experience in instructional design and/or faculty development within an institution of higher education
• Experience working in Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Principles and methods of curriculum design (backward design, alignment, learning outcomes, assessment, instructional activities)
• Universal Design for Learning and inclusive teaching practices
• Collaborative consultation with faculty and cross-functional teams
• Curriculum development and analysis
• Effective assessment design
• Effective facilitation skills for project discussions
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Blackboard Ultra
• Teaching experience as the instructor of record in higher education

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing online and hybrid courses and recommend structural revisions to align with program design goals while maintaining rigor, meeting academic standards, and fostering a learning environment that promotes student success.
• Recommend evidence-based strategies for course pacing, workload calibration, and cognitive load management across course modalities and formats.
• Evaluate assessment strategies and provide recommendations to ensure alignment with program outcomes and feasibility within course schedule.
• Recommend development or revision of instructional materials and course templates as needed to support course delivery.
• Collaborate with other CTL team members, program leadership, and IT to ensure consistency, accessibility, and effective LMS implementation.
• Contribute to a phased redesign roadmap aligned with the program’s rollout timeline.
• Participate in regular project meetings and provide written recommendations and documentation where appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level