The Project Management Professional Certificate Program is offered through UC San Diego Extension’s Business Department.  Courses within the program offer students the opportunity to learn from highly qualified practitioners who are passionate about teaching and can impart the knowledge necessary to be successful in the profession.  Students participating in the program may be new entrants to the field or mid-career professionals who need to acquire the body of knowledge contained in our curriculum.  Most students possess at least a bachelor’s degree.
Applications for instructors are accepted throughout the year in order to fill immediate program needs and to increase our depth of experts in this area of study.  
Applicants possessing current knowledge in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply:

• general overview of project management
• project planning and scheduling
• work team concepts and skills
• controlling project costs and risks
• project procurement management
• construction project management
• facilities project management
• agile project management
• earned value project management

The curriculum is continually updated and tailored to provide students with the background and techniques to become responsible and effective project managers.  Taught by qualified practitioners, our courses feature practical applications, underlying rationale, and current issues, all of which can be immediately utilized in and applied to students’ work environments. 
 
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTOR DUTIES

• Design syllabus and curriculum as assigned
• Communicate expectations to students
• Prepare and deliver course materials:  face-to-face, online, and/or in combination
• Evaluate student learning and assign grades
• Use subject-matter expertise to impart knowledge to students
• Communicate with Program Manager and Instructor Services Team on a timely basis
• Stay current regarding the professional body of knowledge in field of practice
• Respond to student needs and questions
• Handle mechanics of position according to deadlines (LOAs, texts, A/V, grade submission, etc.)
• Employ cultural competencies to reach any international students in assigned classes

 
 
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree from an accredited institution
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information
• Highly effective interpersonal skills
• Confidence in the use of instructional technology
• Current knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in subject area
• Skill in developing and revising course content
• Proficiency in (or willingness to learn) the use of online teaching tools
• Current participation in industry-related professional associations
• Recognized leadership or authority on the subject matter
• PREFERRED:  university-level teaching experience (or the corporate equivalent)
• PREFERRED:  experience designing curriculum and measuring student performance

 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Because Extension is a division within UC San Diego, all Extension Program instructors and courses must be formally approved according to the regulations of the Academic Senate of the University of California.  Eligibility to teach a course is contingent upon this formal academic approval. Once approved, teaching assignments are “by agreement.”  The instructor’s Letter of Agreement outlines the deliverables for the course, the course schedule, and the compensation terms, subject to Extension policies and procedures.  UC San Diego Extension makes no commitment to hire an instructor until it has sent and received a signed instructor Letter of Agreement.  Should the course section an instructor plans to teach be cancelled for any reason, the instructor agreement, including rights to compensation for future section meetings, is voided.  Remuneration is for classroom hours only and does not include time spent for course preparation or other events.