Webster University is seeking an Instructional Designer / Training Specialist within the Online Learning Center responsible for the application of instructional systems design strategies in the design, development and delivery of training curriculum and support materials for online programs.  This position will provide support to faculty in the development and maintenance of new and existing online courses, research effective online learning strategies, and develop instructional models for a variety of subject matter areas.

Requirements include an M.A. in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology or related degree; proficient in online course delivery platform (Blackboard); working knowledge of html editors and presentation software (Captivate/Camtasia); and at least two years of successful experience in instructional design and training facilitation.  Teaching experience also preferred.

Please submit cover letter and resume to Human Resources, Re: Instructional Designer/Training Specialist, Webster University, 470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63119 or jobs@webster.edu


Webster University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer; women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) and at least three years of experience in Information Technology with strong preference given to experience in higher education, including high level understanding of university related business processes and higher education ERP software portfolios. Must have demonstrated experience in database programming including experience in UNIX, SQL, INFORMIX, Perl, CGI, JAVA, HTML, C/C++, .NET, C#, and the ability to use these tools with large databases in complex integrated environments.

Please submit cover letter and resume to Human Resources, Re: Director, Enterprise Information Systems Office, Webster University, 470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63119. 


Webster University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.  Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Webster University’s Emerson Library is seeking qualified candidates for the position of part-time Reference Librarian. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Provides comprehensive reference and research services at the reference desk of Emerson Library.  Includes working at the reference desk, answering telephone inquiries and reference questions.  Helps users navigate the databases and other library resources.  Provides individual instruction in the use of print and electronic resources. E-mail reference through “Ask-a-Librarian” on the library’s website is an important component of reference services.

QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS degree mandatory, experience with electronic resources including electronic databases, online catalogs and the WWW.  Strong interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written.  Flexibility and skills to work independently and as a team with diverse faculty, students and staff in a changing environment.  Ability to interact with a variety of people.  Commitment to public service.

REQUIREMENTS: Professional library reference experience, highly developed computer skills.
Must be able to work at least one night a week (preferably Thursday nights)  and rotate weekends (every other Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.).  Flexibility needed to work  other nights and Sundays as needed.

TO APPLY: Applications must include a cover letter, resume and a list of three professional references including name address, phone number and e-mail addresses if available.  Please send the applications to:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The graduate assistant is an integral part of the department of the University Center and Student Activities.  Functions include training and supervision, program planning and implementation, and leadership development.  As a member of the University Center staff, the graduate assistant helps to achieve departmental goals, as well as those of the Division of Student Affairs.  This position has an expected time commitment of 20 hours/week, including office hours, meetings, and program attendance.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Under guidance of the Director, oversee Campus Activities, the programming unit of the department. 

• Hire, supervise, train, and evaluate Program Managers; monitor event expenses, and program evaluation.  Ensure that Campus Activities programs are meeting departmental goals and student needs.  Such programs include:  films, lectures, intramural sports activities, lunchtime activities, and trips to local cultural institutions. 

• Lead his/her staff to seek out co-sponsorship of activities with other departments and student organizations.

• Work with entertainment agencies and professional associations to continually improve the program opportunities for Campus Activities; maintain current program files.

• Assist with major campus programs such as Welcome Week, Involvement Fair, Homecoming and Springfest.

• Assist with University Center and Student Activities staff training and other department-wide efforts.

• Conduct research of activities and programs to continually meet the needs of University Center constituents.

• Attend professional student activities conferences to help students gather event ideas and foster relationships with other student and staff programmers.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree.

• Acceptance to a graduate program (ongoing enrollment is condition of employment).

• Experience in student programming:  knowledge of program production, promotion, budgeting; creativity for initiating new programs; ability to work weekends and nights as the job requires.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to relate and work well with students.

• An interest in a career in college unions and/or student activities and an ability to make a two-year commitment to the University Center (preferred).

COMPENSATION

• Stipend of $8,000.00 for a nine-month appointment.  Additional summer work at an hourly rate is possible.

• Part-time graduate student tuition benefit, not to exceed 18 credit hours/academic year.

TO APPLY:

submit cover letter, resume, 2 letters of reference, and a 1-page philosophy statement about activities programming for a diverse student population:

Information Technology
Full-time Replacement Position
Posted 12-02-2009

Webster University Information Technology has a position available for a Director of Enterprise Information Systems. Reporting to the Deputy CIO, manages the Enterprise (Administrative) Information Systems unit by ensuring appropriate analysis, design, implementation and support of university-wide enterprise administrative systems. Assists the Deputy CIO in defining appropriate architecture and standards for data, integration, data security and applications for administrative business systems and other web service based systems.

Supervises staff and contracted vendor services to provide support for the University’s ERP systems; formulates strategic plans and sets clear operational priorities, translating these into appropriate staff organization, project plans and task assignments. Manages and directs a technical team of expert programmers and support specialists, prioritizing and coordinating the work of that team; provides leadership in implementing and maintaining complex high-availability enterprise applications.

Requirements: A Masters degree and at least three years of experience in Information Technology with strong preference given to experience in higher education, including high level understanding of university related business processes and higher education ERP systems. Requires experience in managing technical teams in a context of disparate and competing priorities.

Position: Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in International Human Rights, in the department of his/her discipline, College of Arts and Sciences.

Starting Date: Academic Year 2010-11, (begins August 2010).

Qualifications: Candidates for the position must have a terminal degree in an appropriate discipline and demonstrated expertise in international human rights. Preference will be given to candidates who provide interdisciplinary and/or international education interests.

Duties: Teaching responsibilities will lie with the undergraduate interdisciplinary human rights degree and in the academic department of her/his specific discipline within the College of Arts and Sciences. The successful candidate will assume a leadership role in managing and developing the existing human rights curriculum. She/he will also be expected to play a pivotal role in shaping the anticipated Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies Institute and to work collaboratively with our colleagues at Webster University’s international campuses in London, Leiden, Geneva, Vienna, Bangkok and Shanghai. Candidates for the position must have a terminal degree in an appropriate discipline. Practitioners as well as academics are invited to apply.

School: Webster University, founded in 1915, is a private, multi-campus and international institution with academic programs in 106 locations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Webster University is home to the Confucius Institute and has an active Asian Studies Program. The St. Louis campus provides an academic home for more than 3,500 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students.

Qualifications: M.F.A. and teaching experience assumed. Preference will be given to candidates who provide interdisciplinary and/or international education interests.

Duties: One year position, possible second year. Teach three courses Fall semester and two courses Spring semester, plus an exhibition in the university gallery and interaction within the department and the broader art community. Must be able to teach beginning and other specialty courses. All areas considered.

School: The College of Fine Arts contains the departments of Art, Music, Theatre, and Dance. There are over 450 undergraduate majors enrolled in the college with 150 students in the Department of Art. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and The Opera Theatre of St. Louis are housed on campus and present their seasons in the Loretto-Hilton Center for The Performing Arts.

How to Apply

Applicants should forward: (1) a letter of interest which addresses the identified qualifications, (2) an expanded resume and curriculum vitae, (3) three letters of recommendation, (4) artist’s statement, (5) slide or Mac formatted disc portfolio of professional work, (6) slide or Mac formatted examples of student work, if available, and (7) SASE large enough to accommodate portfolio. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will assume the position Fall 2010 (August).  Please mail application materials to Visiting Artist Search, Human Resources Department, Webster University, 470 East Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63119-3194.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Applicants with substantial collegiate teaching experience who hold an earned doctorate are preferred. Candidates with a Master’s degree in Music and a substantial record of outstanding teaching or professional choral experience may be considered.

Director of Choral Activities. The successful applicant will conduct one or more of the University's choral ensembles; teach graduate and undergraduate music education courses; supervise student teaching; collaborate with instrumental music faculty; promote the choral program on a local, regional, and national level; engage in student advising activities; and oversee the music education component of the department's curriculum. Additional assignments may include teaching courses in support of the music program and other duties assigned by the Chair of the Department of Music.  Faculty members are expected to engage in appropriate creative and scholarly endeavors, and to serve the profession and the university.

The Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts is a nationally and regionally recognized leader in the education and training of young artists in the studio and visual arts.  Centered in an outstanding Liberal Arts University, the College seeks outstanding artists, teachers and scholars dedicated to the synthesis of the arts within a creative enterprise that encourages exploration creativity at the highest level.  The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and the Saint Louis Repertory Theatre are resident professional organizations on the Webster University campus. 

The Department of Music includes 125 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate students.  Eleven full-time faculty members are augmented by over 60 adjunct faculty from the Saint Louis area.  The Department presents over 125 performances each year, and considers Saint Louis its urban classroom.

North Orland Metropolitan Campus
Full-time Replacement Position
Posted 01-08-2010

Webster University has a position available for a Department Associate at our North Orlando Metropolitan Campus. Responsibilities include: the ability to handle a wide range of situations and conflicts involving the clerical and administrative operations of the campus. Perform a variety of clerical, administrative, and office management functions to support the Orlando campus.  Report to the assigned campus Representative and the Assistant Director. Serve as a member of the Student Service Team, and process billing, tuition, and other documents requiring office procedural knowledge, review for accuracy and completion; obtains appropriate signatures; routes to appropriate personnel. Maintains and requisitions supplies, printing, maintenance, etc. Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provides information within the scope of knowledge or refers to immediate supervisor. Interface with the main campus regarding billing, tuition, and other University issues and problems relating to accounts payable and goods received. Operate various types of office equipment such as copier, computer, postage meter, telephone, fax, printer, etc. Requires Two years of college coursework and/or equivalent experience. Please send cover letter and resume to: Lori Burbank, Webster University, Sanlando Center, 2180 W SR434, Suite 5100, Longwood, FL 32779. No phone calls please.

Fort Bliss Campus
Full-time Replacement Position
Posted 12-01-2009

Ocala Campus
Posted 12-21-2009

Camp Lejeune MCB, North Carolina
Posted 09-15-2009

Webster University, Camp Lejeune MCB, North Carolina seeks adjunct faculty to teach graduate courses in; marketing, applied statistics, political economy, finance, international politics, corporate finance, managerial accounting, operations and project management, and, Middle East area studies. Classes are taught on site 1 night a week for nine week terms, between the hours of 5:30-9:30, to some of America’s finest; our United States Military!

Candidates must have an advanced degree (terminal preferred) and relevant teaching and professional experience as a practitioner in the discipline.

Webster is a private multi-campus, international institution, recognized by US News & World Report as one of the top universities in the Midwest.

Little Rock Metropolitan Campus
Posted 07-07-2009

Webster University is recruiting adjunct faculty to teach in the areas of international communications, international marketing and health administration law at its Little Rock Metro Campus.

Candidates must have a master’s or doctorate, doctorate preferred, in the teaching, or a related field and relevant teaching and professional experience (5 or more years). We require practical, on-the-job experience in the teaching areas listed above. In the international marketing and international communications areas, extensive work experience abroad is desired.