Explore open roles for CTL staff and student employees that support teaching, learning, and student success at UMSL.
The Center for Teaching and Learning is expanding to strengthen the support for students, instructors, and academic programs across campus. Explore current opportunities to join a collaborative, mission-driven team committed to student success and teaching excellence. If you are energized by helping others grow, we’d love to meet you!
Open Positions–Staff
Teaching Innovation Specialist
Job ID: 58705
This role provides instructional development for faculty and instructional staff through consultations, classroom observations, workshops, and resource development. You’ll help lead programming related to evidence-based teaching, accessibility, UDL, academic integrity, and AI-era instruction, and coordinate faculty learning communities and teaching events.
Learn more and apply: Teaching Innovation Specialist
Senior Coordinator for Student-Embedded Programs
Job ID: 58939
This position leads the day-to-day work of the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program. You’ll hire, onboard, train, and support SI Leaders, coordinate schedules and track payroll, track student participation and outcomes, and help shape shared SI/ALA training. The role includes regular collaboration with faculty teaching SI-supported courses.
Learn more and apply: Sr. Coordinator for Student-Embedded Programs
Student Engagement Specialist
Job ID: 58435
This role plays a key part in supporting our Active Learning Assistant (ALA) and embedded learning programs. You’ll work directly with student leaders and graduate student educators, helping them grow through mentoring, training, coaching, and classroom observations. You’ll also help manage the operational side of the ALA program, including hiring, scheduling, payroll, communications, and data tracking, and contribute to shared work with Supplemental Instruction.
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| Dimension | Student Engagement Specialist | Teaching Innovation Specialist | Sr. Coordinator, Embedded Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Audience | ALA student employees; graduate student educators | Faculty and instructional staff | SI Leaders; faculty teaching SI‑supported courses |
| Primary Focus | ALA operations (hiring, training, payroll, data) + support for SI; mentoring student & graduate educators | Faculty development, pedagogy innovation, AI‑era teaching, assessment, accessibility/UDL | Full SI program operations (hiring, training, scheduling, coaching, data) + collaboration on ALA |
| Core Programs Led | ALA program; student/graduate educator development | Reflective Teaching Communities, workshops, FLCs, teaching with technology programs | Supplemental Instruction (recruitment, training, supervision, outcomes) |
| Signature Responsibilities | Training resource development; observations; feedback; communication; program evaluation; payroll | Faculty consultations; workshop design; AI teaching programming; UDL/accessibility leadership | Recruit/train SI Leaders; scheduling; outcomes tracking; SI promotion; joint SI/ALA training |
| Supervision | Direct supervision of ALA student employees and graduate educators | No direct staff supervision; leads through consultation | Direct supervision of SI Leaders and SI operations |
| Overlap Across All Roles | Contribute to student success, active learning, collaboration with faculty/campus partners; use data for continuous improvement | ||
Open Positions–Students
Active Learning Assistant (ALA)
As an Active Learning Assistant, you’ll partner with faculty to support active, collaborative, and student‑centered learning. You’ll join weekly preparation meetings, offer feedback, and help implement effective teaching strategies across online, blended, and in‑person courses.
Learn more and apply to be an ALA
Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader
As an SI Leader, you’ll support a course you previously succeeded in by attending lectures, modeling strong study habits, and leading weekly study sessions that help students strengthen their learning and master course content.