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University of Rhode Island · 1 week ago

Part-time Faculty, User Experience Graduate Certificate Program

The University of Rhode Island is seeking part-time faculty to teach online graduate courses for the UX Graduate Certificate Program. The role involves delivering online lessons in UX design principles, providing feedback to students, and fostering a collaborative online learning environment.

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Responsibilities

Delivering online lessons and assignments in UX Design principles, tools, and techniques through our course management platform (Brightspace)
Providing regular feedback, guidance, and mentoring support to students to facilitate their learning and skill development while conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn
Cultivating a collaborative and participatory online learning environment that values diversity of people, ideas, cultures, and forms of expression
Evaluating student performance and progress and providing timely assessment
Fostering a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn

Qualification

UX researchUX writingInteraction designFigmaAdobe SuiteContent designUsability evaluationAccessibilityWireframingContent optimizationTeaching experienceRemote collaboration tools

Required

Master's degree in technical communication or related field or a bachelor's degree and three (3) years of professional experience in areas such as UX research, UX analytics, UX writing and/or content design, usability and heuristic evaluation, accessibility, wireframing/prototyping, and/or content optimization and strategy
Must have technical knowledge and proficiency in interaction design technologies (e.g., Figma) and the Adobe Suite, as well as remote collaboration tools

Preferred

Teaching experience at the college level
For candidates with master's degrees, professional experience in the field of UX

Company

University of Rhode Island

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University of Rhode Island is a research and graduate institution offering graduate and undergraduate programs.

H1B Sponsorship

University of Rhode Island has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$71.07M
Key Investors
The Champlin FoundationNational Science FoundationRI Life Science Hub
2025-12-02Grant· $0.5M
2025-07-08Grant· $7M
2024-08-08Grant· $0.03M

Leadership Team

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David M. Dooley
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