Two-Year Learning Specialist, Ancillary Academic Staff II – Centre for Teaching and Learning

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Position # 002650AASLT12-2026-CTL

The University of Windsor’s Centre for Teaching and Learning invites applications for a Learning Specialist, Ancillary Academic Staff II (AAS-LS) on a two-year limited term appointment, with a focus on curriculum development. The position will commence in early 2026.

This hire aligns with the University of Windsor strategic plan, Aspire: Together for Tomorrow, ratified Spring 2023. The University embraces a people-first philosophy grounded in a culture of academic excellence and deep belonging. Among key strategic priorities are advancing the journey towards truth and reconciliation; building a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive university; ensuring a high-quality teaching, learning, and student experience; engaging in impactful research, scholarship, and creative activity; fostering a safe, welcoming, and sustainable campus; and engaging in local and global partnerships. The University has already made significant strides on many of these key files, and we are seeking applicants interested in working alongside us to advance them even further. Driven by the University’s commitment to anti-racism, the Black Scholars Institute was established in 2023 supported by a historic cohort hiring initiative that has brought thirteen Black scholars to UWindsor across several of our faculties.

In pursuit of the University’s commitment to employment equity, members from the designated groups including women, Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), racialized persons/visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity are encouraged to apply and to self-identify.

For accommodation(s) for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Faculty Recruitment Coordinator (recruit@uwindsor.ca). Should you require further information on accommodation, please visit the website of the Office of Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and Mediation (http://www.uwindsor.ca/ohrcrm).

Our campus is situated on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations: the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We are working towards the Indigenization of academic programming, and an Indigenous Strategic plan.

The University of Windsor is a Canadian public, comprehensive research university enrolling 15,676 students, including 4,709 graduate students. It offers more than 280 academic programs and certificates, including 70 master’s and doctoral degrees across its nine faculties: Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering; Graduate Studies; Human Kinetics; Law; Nursing; and Science. It also houses a medical program through the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University. Tenured and tenure-track faculty number about 600.
Position details

The CTL is a vibrant centre, with a national and international reputation and a mandate to support teaching and learning at the University of Windsor. The unit is composed of a mix of faculty and staff positions that work together to create a culture of scholarly and effective teaching at the University of Windsor to inspire student learning. For further details, visit our website at http://www.uwindsor.ca/ctl.

The Ancillary Academic Staff (AAS-LS) position will primarily focus on engaging in program development, review and revision; assisting others in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of teaching, courses, programs, and curricula that are responsive to student and contextual needs; and launching programs and services to support educational development in the disciplines and across campus. More generally, the incumbent will also contribute to the Centre’s overall mission to support and enhance the University’s culture of scholarly, evidence-based, and effective teaching.

The AAS-LS works in collaboration with members of the CTL as well as faculty and staff from academic units, departments, service areas from across campus and disciplines; the position may also liaise with others cross-institutionally, nationally and internationally. Duties will be assigned by the Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning, and will encompass a variety of forms, focused in the areas of teaching, service, and research.
 
The successful candidate must have:
• A graduate degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D. strongly preferred)
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of effective teaching, and course and program design, including assessment design, assessment planning, learning outcome development, curriculum mapping, learning analytics, and program review
• Successful teaching experience in higher education, preferably at the university level (e.g., undergraduate, graduate, faculty)
• Knowledge of inclusivity, accessibility, decolonization, and strategies for promoting equity in teaching and course design
• Knowledge of Indigenizing teaching practices, courses, and/or curriculum
• Experience working in educational development at the University level, and experience with supporting instructors (i.e., faculty, sessionals, graduate and teaching assistants) in course and curriculum design, teaching design, and learning outcome development
• Experience with program coordination and resource development at the University level
• Knowledge of higher education, provincial, and institutional contexts
• Familiarity with the academic mission of the university, and the goals of undergraduate and graduate education
• Familiarity with teaching and learning literature, and experience in the scholarship of teaching and learning and/or the scholarship of educational development
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with and consult with students, faculty, and staff from a variety of backgrounds in a professional and collaborative manner
• Excellent oral and written skills in English
• Excellent organizational skills, time management, and project management
• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience
• Ability to set priorities and work independently and as part of a team

Compensation:
The salary range for the rank is outlined in Article A Table A.1 of the current Collective Agreement with the Windsor University Faculty Association. The compensation offered to the successful candidate will take into consideration the existing salary structure. A full range of benefits including a pension plan and medical benefits are available to the successful candidate.

Application Requirements
• a letter of application, including a statement confirming eligibility to work in Canada;
• a curriculum vitae;
• a one-page statement of commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization and Indigenization;
• an educational developer’s portfolio or teaching dossier; and
• three (3) contacts for references. These referees will be contacted only for shortlisted candidates.

The short-listed candidates may be invited to provide further information in support of their applications. To ensure full consideration, complete an online application (http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions) found on the job advertisement by December 3, 2025. Applications may be considered after the deadline date; however, acceptance of late submissions is at the discretion of the appointments committee.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.

Any questions may be sent to:
Jessica Raffoul, Chair, Appointments Committee, Centre for Teaching and Learning
Phone: (519) 253-3000, Ext. 4829, Email: jraffoul@uwindsor.ca

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