Working Title: Curricular Work-Based Learning Experiences Specialist

State Role Title: Administrative and Professional Faculty

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Student Life and Involvement

Department: 100358 - University Career Center

Pay Rate: Maximum Starting

Specify Range or Amount: $47,250

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 03/06/2026

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Situated in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Curricular Work-Based Learning Experiences (WBLEs) specialist has two primary functions, that of (1) developing resources and support for faculty to create additional WBLE curricular offerings and (2) creating and maintaining an information clearinghouse on existing curricular WBLE completion. The specialist will develop academic connections across JMU and a system to collect information about curricular WBLE completion.

Duties and Responsibilities:

#1: Faculty Curricular Engagement and Support (35%)

• Support faculty and students in aligning classwork with hands-on skills needed for a profession or career path and National Association for College and Employers (NACE) competencies, often through supporting collaboration with external partners in business and community organizations.
• Use an assessment rubric and consult with pedagogical experts to ensure curricular work-based learning experience (WBLEs) offerings adhere to JMU agreed standards.
• Offer one-on-one coaching to faculty in the development of WBLEs assignments and courses.
• Lead a cohort of Faculty Fellows as they develop or enhance their WBLE courses.
• Survey faculty and students about WBLE quality and additional resources needed to enhance them.
• Serve on the Faculty WBLE Engagement Advisory Group to collaborate with faculty on how to enhance quantity and quality of WBLE offerings.
• Make recommendations for interventions to enhance WBLEs across the university.

#2: Assessment and Data Tracking for WBLE Courses (30%)

• Collaborate with faculty and staff in the UCC and in Academic Affairs to collect and report data on for-credit WBLEs.
• Verify alignment between courses and JMU criteria for WBLE when instructors or teaching methods change.
• Communicate with academic unit heads, faculty and the registrar’s office to determine whether tags should be at the section or catalog level.
• Create reports and other content for WBLE reporting including total WBLE courses and student enrollment in these courses.
• Report data to constituencies, including State Council for Higher Education in Virginia upon request.
• Make recommendations of resources and services needed to increase the number and quality of WBLE opportunities that students may take for credit.

#3: Support WBLE Research (20%)

• Develop a repository of resources for faculty who teach work-based learning and community-engaged courses.
• Support the production of new research and scholarship related to work-based learning, community engagement, and hands-on applications of classroom learning.
• Present at conferences and submit articles to research journals to document findings on work-based learning.
• Encourage WBLE faculty to submit their relevant research and writing to journals related to work-based and experiential learning, high-impact teaching practices, and innovation.
• Provide content about curricular WBLEs for informational and promotional channels including newsletters, webpages, and other marketing materials

#4: University Career Center Support (15%)

• Contribute to the overall strategy and operations of the WBLE unit within the University Career Center.
• Coordinate logistics for efforts to support faculty in developing and maintaining WBLE offerings such as developing programs, workshops, materials, and operationalizing grants.
• Support the general work of the UCC unit at events, fairs, and classroom presentations.
• Deliver educational programming for current students, faculty and employers.
• Instruct a section of UNST 480 (Internship Preparation, Participation & Professionalism).

Qualifications:

Required:

• Masters degree
• Prior experience with work-based and/or community-engaged learning (service learning), experiential learning, or similar application of learning to a real-world context
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver high-quality instructional resources to constituencies.
• Experience working in interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary ways or as part of a cross functional team.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating clearly and professionally in verbal and written forms (such as presentations, reports, instructional materials)
• Experience mastering software packages similar to: Qualtrics, Microsoft Office packages, especially Excel, Teams, Handshake, and other software and platforms as needed.
• Must be able to develop strong rapport with multiple constituencies
• Attention to detail

Preferred:

• Prior experience teaching at the college level or in public settings using work-based, community-engaged, or experiential learning
• Prior experience with teaching and/or course development and/or public educational programming and/or experience in instructional design
• Familiarity with NACE competencies
• Experience using advanced Excel functions and editing and analyzing complex spreadsheets with thousands of records

Additional Posting Information:

JMU’s Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.