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Wheaton College

Associate Provost

Wheaton, IL · On-site

$150 - $175K/hr

... and reach of graduate programs with a focus on areas that transcend our current curricular ... Ensuring faculty and staff have appropriate office, lab, studio and other teaching/learning spaces.

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Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) are graduate students, often pursuing a master's or doctoral degree, who assist faculty with teaching responsibilities at colleges or universities. Their duties can include leading discussion sections, grading assignments, holding office hours, and sometimes teaching classes independently. GTAs gain valuable teaching experience while supporting the academic mission of their department. These positions often provide a stipend and tuition assistance as part of a graduate program.

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Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) often balance teaching duties with their own graduate studies. Typical responsibilities include leading discussion sections or labs, grading assignments and exams, holding office hours, and sometimes delivering lectures under the guidance of a faculty member. GTAs are also expected to communicate regularly with students and faculty, and contribute to curriculum development when appropriate. Clear time management and effective communication skills are essential for success in this collaborative, academically rigorous environment.

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Human Resources Management Curriculum Consultant

Aurora University

Aurora, IL • On-site

Part-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Re-posted 29 days ago

Job description

Salary : $0.00 Annually
Location : Aurora, IL
Job Type: Adjunct Faculty
Job Number: HRMCC
College/School: College of Liberal Arts and Business - Dunham School of Business
Opening Date: 05/19/2026
Aurora University (AU) is committed to the transformative power of learning by creating a student-centered environment and an equity of experience and opportunity, to ensure that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcome and included. Our culture of collaboration, generosity, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff.
AU is grounded in the transformative opportunity it provides to a diverse student body. As a private university with a public mission and a commitment to making a difference in peoples' lives, AU has a long history of resilience and of providing access to an education that values innovation, focuses on continuous improvement, and has a positive impact on the communities we serve. We are proud of our service to and economic impact on the state of Illinois, where over 80% of our students stay to live and work, where 90% of our students come from, and where we foster strong community partnerships to develop the workforce in areas such as nursing, education, business, technology, and social work.
We are looking for passionate and purposeful individuals who represent the full diversity of Aurora and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, identity, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at AU, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
At AU we believe that continuous learning is a fundamental part of working life, and our goal is for all colleagues on our campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support our community by providing all employees with opportunities to engage in professional development activities, as well as a range of tuition and employee benefits that can be found
Position Purpose:
Aurora University seeks a curriculum consultant for human resource management. This position will work with AU faculty to develop the courses that will comprise an online graduate program in HR Management. Experience with online pedagogy is preferred.
Essential Job Functions:
  • Understand best practices in teaching human resource management to graduate students
  • Develop a curriculum of 10-12 courses based on current industry standards in human resource management, drawing on existing AU graduate courses where possible
  • Collaborate with Aurora University faculty to align new curriculum with existing curricula in the Dunham School of Business

Essential Job Requirements:
Candidates must possess the following:
  • A graduate degree in human resource management or related field and/or relevant HR credentials
  • Current professional experience in human resource management
  • Graduate teaching experience
  • Curriculum development experience
  • Online teaching experience preferred
Compensation is $5000 upon delivery of a curriculum proposal. This opportunity is for an independent contractor/consultant and is not a W-2 employment position.
The pay range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted amount the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The final pay rate will not be below the lowest pay rate listed herein.
Benefit-eligible positions offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, vision, long term disability, a 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA, and tuition remission.
Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position is not eligible for benefits.
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