Job Description

How to Apply

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The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as part of our commitments to serve the diverse people of Michigan, fulfill the College's Guiding Principles, and sustain the excellence of LSA. LSA Technology Services welcomes candidates from a broad range of educational backgrounds and experiences and values a variety of knowledge and perspectives on our team.

Visit our website to learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion in LSA.

Job Summary

LSA Technology Services Learning and Teaching Consultants seek an Instructional Design and Accessibility Consultant who is flexible, dedicated to improving learning and teaching, and willing to learn new things. We hope to hire a candidate who is committed to LSA's instructional mission.

This position will specialize in hands-on assistance to faculty, working directly with instructors on their class materials to increase the accessibility of those materials. This may include but is not limited to, creating and disseminating accessible Canvas and file templates, consulting with faculty grant recipients on accessible and universal course design, promoting the implementation of a new accessibility tool in Canvas, and developing and delivering specialized accessibility workshops. The position will also supervise and coordinate the work of several temp employees to assist with course remediation. Technical accessibility tasks may include composing and adding field-suitable alt text, liaising with the Libraries to secure updated, tagged PDFs of articles, and assisting in re-designing class activities to include multiple means of perception and expression. Candidates will need at least basic familiarity with instructional design, and a solid grounding in the principles of Universal Design for Learning. This is an intermediate-level position, so the ability to carry out tasks independently and ask for assistance when a project grows in scope is critical.

Some examples of relevant skills are: editing HTML, locating and using color-contrast checkers, editing and tagging PDFs in Adobe Acrobat, needs assessment of any kind, learning activity design, LMS basics, training development, and delivery.

Term-Limited: This is a 2-year term-limited position. The possibility of an extension would be contingent on the availability of funding.

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, the University of Michigan offers comprehensive benefits and wellness programs to help you stay well and to support you as you plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

While you will primarily work from our central campus in Ann Arbor, LSA offers flexible work options. To support well-being, LSA has a communication standard that limits non-essential emails to weekday business hours.

Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution.

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Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

This position is hybrid/onsite. The position will involve collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders on the Ann Arbor campus and may involve in-person meetings with faculty and staff, delivery of onsite training, participation in events, etc.

As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.

To learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion in LSA, please visit lsa.umich.edu/lsa/dei.

To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit lsa.umich.edu/strategicvision.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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