Curriculum Specialist-Year 4 | College of Medicine

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

September 27, 2026

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

255O-YN_CS_NPS - Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 3

Business Title:

Curriculum Specialist-Year 4 | College of Medicine

Employee Type:

Classified

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

As the Curriculum Specialist - Year 4 for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, you will serve as the primary operational and administrative lead for Year 4 of the medical education (MD) curriculum, managing the planning, implementation, continuous improvement, and assessment of more than 100 clinical rotation courses across multiple regional campuses. You will oversee complex curriculum operations, course development and maintenance within learning management and registration systems, and serve as a key liaison among students, faculty, course directors, regional campus teams, and academic leadership. Your responsibilities will include overseeing curriculum logistics, supporting assessment and grading processes, maintaining compliance with accreditation, FERPA, and HIPAA requirements, and ensuring the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of educational programs. Additionally, you will drive continuous quality improvement initiatives, provide faculty training, analyze data to inform decision-making, and proactively resolve operational challenges for a successful delivery of the Year 4 curriculum.

In this role, you will work closely with faculty, staff, other units of the College of Medicine, and regional medical campus locations to ensure all aspects of the MD program curriculum are coordinated consistently across the regional campuses and clinical locations, including curriculum scheduling, planning, and organization. 

Essential Job Functions:

30% Year 4 Strategic Curriculum Operations

30% Year 4 Planning and Implementation Management

20% Specialized Assessment Activities

15% Continuous Quality Improvement, Assurance and Compliance

5% Other

Additional Information:

The screening of applicants begins September 21, 2026.

This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible.

Monthly Salary: $4,300 to $5,779 (Steps A-M) | Range 47 | Successful candidates are typically hired at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Classified staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Education, Biology, Social, Physical, or Health Sciences, or other closely allied field given context of work experience and/or other degree type AND two years of full-time experience as an Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 2; OR equivalent education/experience.

• Demonstrated experience with records or data management systems such as learning management systems, electronic health record systems, human capital management systems, customer relationship management systems, or similar platforms.

• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Experience in a fast-paced environment including frequent interactions with students, faculty, staff and/or the public.

• Ability to prioritize projects with competing deadlines, take initiative and handle information in a confidential manner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (creating/using formulas, tables, charts and graphs), Word (mail merge), Outlook (complex calendaring), One Drive, SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional (creating fillable forms).

• Experience using Slack, Teams, Zoom (or other video-conferencing software).

• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships across a local and remote network.

• Working experience in post-secondary education and/or working experience in secondary education (in some cases).

• Experience with Instructional Design and Academic Technologies in a medical school.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship
 

Area/College: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Department Name: Office of Curriculum
Location: Spokane, WA

This position is located on the WSU Spokane campus in Spokane, WA, and may be eligible for a hybrid or regionally remote work arrangement, to be discussed if selected for an interview.

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

1) Resume
2) Cover Letter

External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

12 Month

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