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The Education Program Senior Specialist coordinates and facilitates the administration of multi-section undergraduate physics courses. This role involves writing and updating online course pages/sites and course documents in consultation with the vice chair and relevant faculty. The position participates in course development activities, including evidence-based curriculum improvement, reviewing potential online resources such as textbooks, and designing laboratory demonstrations and experiments. The specialist ensures that books and lab manuals are updated and made available as online resources and in campus-area bookstores when relevant.

Teaching responsibilities include providing instruction in lower-division physics courses, particularly those aligned with the specialist's expertise. The position engages with faculty, including lecturers, by providing course orientation, supporting understanding of course policies and practices, assisting with student policy issues, and helping develop and implement procedures that enable effective instruction, assessment administration, and grade reporting.

The specialist plays a key role in supporting Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) and Undergraduate Teaching Associates (UTAs) by providing course orientation, instructional guidance, and training. The position assists with coordinating recruitment of UTAs; trains GTAs and UTAs weekly on instructional materials and methods; monitors classroom teaching; conducts and provides evaluations to the vice chair; and assists in resolving communication and instructional concerns involving GTAs, UTAs, and students.

Student engagement includes responding to questions regarding enrollment, schedule changes, Office of Disability Services (ODS) requests and accommodations, make-up examinations, and missed laboratories. The specialist investigates allegations of academic misconduct, assembles and reviews evidence, evaluates the merits of cases, advises faculty, the chair, vice chair, and students regarding appropriate courses of action, and attends University Committee on Academic Misconduct proceedings.

The specialist serves on departmental committees, such as the curriculum committee, as determined by the chair, and may serve on university-level committees in consultation with the vice chair. The position participates in department-sponsored community outreach initiatives, including recruitment programs and science teacher development activities, and assists in coordinating these outreach activities.

Minimum Education Required

Master's degree in Physics or equivalent.

Qualifications

Required: Two years of relevant experience in curriculum support, academic program administration, or a related educational setting, including teaching experience.

Desired: Experience training, mentoring, or evaluating teaching assistants. Experience with evidence-based teaching practices and educational materials development.

The pay range for this job profile is $51,500.00-$67,250.00. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, the unit's available budget, and the candidate's qualifications.

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Department Information

The Department of Physics at The Ohio State University is one of the university's largest, offering a broad range of research areas and academic programs. As a department in the division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences in the College of the Arts and Sciences, the Department of Physics occupies the Physics Research Building as well as instructional and advising space in Smith Laboratory, the former home of the department. The department is the home to multiple internationally renowned centers and research facilities. The department currently has 50 faculty and approximately 60 postdoctoral researchers and research scientists, 210 graduate students, and 430 undergraduate majors. For more information, see: https://physics.osu.edu/about-us.

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