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Working across both Faculties, the position will provide leadership and hands-on expertise in curriculum development, instructional design, educational technology, faculty development, and the design and delivery of high-quality in-person, online, blended, and transnational education programs.\nThe role will support the University of Alberta’s transnational education activities, including academic programming delivered in partnership with Wenzhou Medical University. The successful candidate will work closely with academic leaders, instructors, program teams, and international partners to translate curriculum and program objectives into effective learning experiences across different educational, cultural, and delivery environments.\nThe position is intended for an experienced educational professional who can move comfortably between strategy and implementation: advising senior academic leaders, working directly with instructors, developing courses and learning resources, strengthening teaching capacity, and establishing sustainable approaches to program delivery and evaluation.\n Lead and support the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of undergraduate and graduate courses and programs across SPH and FoMD transnational delivery.\nWork collaboratively with instructors, academic leaders, instructional teams, and international partners to translate curriculum objectives into effective learning activities, assessments, instructional resources, and delivery models.\nProvide instructional design and educational development support for transnational education initiatives, including programs delivered with Wenzhou Medical University, adapting approaches appropriately for different educational, cultural, technological, and institutional environments.\nBuild faculty and instructor capacity through consultation, coaching, workshops, resources, and professional development focused on evidence-informed teaching practices, instructional technologies, assessment, experiential learning, team-based learning, and adult education.\nDevelop and implement approaches for evaluating teaching effectiveness, student learning, curriculum quality, and program outcomes, and use findings to recommend improvements to courses, programs, and educational delivery.\nAdvise academic and administrative leadership on emerging educational technologies, instructional design practices, online and distributed learning, and sustainable 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