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Position overview
Salary range: A reasonable estimate for this position is $6,000 per online course development project.
Percent time: Part-time by agreement on a project-by-project basis.
Anticipated start: Position is expected to begin in August 2026.
Review timeline: Review of applications begins immediately and will continue as needed.
Position duration: Project length differs depending on the number of credits, number of online course modules, subject, and level. Projects typically range from approximately 4 to 6 months. Further agreements may be assigned based upon program needs, meritorious performance, and funding availability.
Application Window
Open date: July 10, 2026
Next review date: Monday, Jul 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Saturday, Jul 10, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
UC Berkeley Extension (UNEX), the continuing education branch of the University of California, Berkeley, has been building bridges between UC Berkeley and the public since 1891. UNEX serves the professional and continuing education goals of thousands of people each year and plays an essential part of the University mission to: extend the research and scholarship of UC Berkeley to a global community; increase access to higher education for non-traditional, online, and international students; and improve the workforce. UC Berkeley Extension is a part of the division under the leadership of the Dean of Extended Education that also includes Berkeley Summer Sessions, Berkeley Study Abroad, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Course developers will serve as subject matter experts and develop one or more professional continuing education online courses for our Professional Sequence in Editing within our Arts and Humanities department.
All duties are performed remotely. All work must be performed in the United States, whether in person or online. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Course Topics
Course developers will develop one or more online courses that may include the following Editing course topics:

• Advanced Copyediting
• Substantive Editing
• Editorial Tools (including AI Tools)
• Multi-Stage Editing Projects
• Copyediting
• Developmental Editing
• Fiction Editing
• Freelancing for Editors
• Indexing
• Proofreading
• Scientific and Medical Editing

General Duties
For each online course, the general duties include but are not limited to:

• Develop a new asynchronous online course or redevelop/refresh an existing asynchronous online course.
• Collaborate with the academic department on course design, roadmap and framework and determine the number of course modules for each course.
• Collaborate with Academic Department on creating teaching strategies that support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
• Collaborate with Academic Department to create a media plan for the course.
• Collaborate with the Academic Department on design of learning activities and learning strategies.

For each course module, develop and provide original raw content for the following common elements:

• Learning Objectives;
• Online course topic outline and syllabus;
• Lecture segments, including but not limited to video and PowerPoint slides;
• Narrative textual content;
• Reading assignments;
• Learning Activities, including but not limited to discussion prompts, quizzes, assignments with instructions; and
• Assessments, including 3-4 projects with answer keys.

Produce course media with direction and collaboration from the academic department:

• Write scripts and produce PowerPoint slides for all media.
• Provide imagery examples or descriptions for each script to produce media.

Meet weekly or biweekly (twice a month) with the Academic Department over zoom.
Review completed course content within LMS and provide content quality assurance including media content.
Professional Sequence in Editing: https://extension.berkeley.edu/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=17209&selectedProgramAreaId=15550&selectedProgramStreamId=15614
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent international degree required.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• 3 or more years of professional industry work experience since degree.
• 1 or more years of online teaching experience since degree.

Preferred qualifications

• 4 or more years of professional industry work experience in professional editing (copyediting, developmental editing, indexing, proofreading) and/or professional technical writing, technical editing, and technical information design.
• 2 or more years of teaching, training or coaching experience in the course subject, within a U.S. corporate environment, or at a U.S. college/university institution.
• Experience teaching online and/or developing academic content for online courses.
• Experience in creating original academic content such as syllabi, learning objectives, lectures/presentations/scripts, learning activities, assignments, assessments, exams, and quizzes.
• Ability to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
• Ability to commit time to approximately 10-15 hours a week over 4-6 months (specific delivery schedule determined by mutual agreement).
• Ability to participate in regular phone/video conferences M-F between 9am-5pm (USA Pacific Time).
• Effective verbal/written communication and presentation skills (English), including ability to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information and ability to collaborate with colleagues and work within a team environment.
• Effective organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in (or willingness to learn) instructional and other technology, such as: Learning Management Systems (Canvas); lecture/presentation capture applications (Panopto); online video conferencing (Zoom); Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint); file sharing (Google drive or Dropbox); and Google Workspace tools (email, calendar, docs, sheets, slides, etc).

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Teaching Statement - Please discuss prior teaching experience, your approach to online pedagogy, and other/future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments in designing effective digital learning environments, as well as plans to support the success of all students through inclusive online curricula, asynchronous engagement strategies, and accessible virtual instruction.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Please provide three names of references along with contact information at time of application. Direct supervisors or managers are preferred. References may be contacted for finalists only.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05331
Help contact: extension-jobs@berkeley.edu
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy ( APM 210 1-d ). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community , which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy .
In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.