Applications open for CTL Educational Development Grad Fellows
We seek CTL graduate fellows to join our team, working together to further CTL programs and services at WashU.
Overview
The Center for Teaching and Learning advances WashU’s mission of educational excellence by supporting a diverse community of teachers and learners. The center promotes inclusive, evidence-based pedagogy, develops teaching-focused collaborations among campus partners, and strives to create a transformational educational experience inside and outside the classroom.
Looking for an opportunity to work this semester?
This spring, we are interested in hiring a fellow to support the IGNITE facilitation team.
In this role, you would work with the IGNITE team to facilitate the learning community meetings. Ideally, you would shadow one meeting and co-facilitate another as part of the training. You would also have the option to join the Fall 2026 fellows team.
Besides the qualifications listed below, this position has these additional preferences:
- Learning Community Experience (EPiC Completer or past IGNITE participant)
- Teaching Experience (has completed at least one MTE or the equivalent)
- Interest in continuing as a Fall 2026 fellow
- Available to attend 3/17 an 4/21 meetings (12-1:30pm, online or in person)
Application Deadline for IGNITE position: 5:oopm on Friday, Feb 20
Looking for an opportunity to start work in the fall?
The CTL is also seeking 3-4 graduate fellows who will extend our current work of facilitating and improving programs and services that facilitate teaching and learning at WashU beginning in the Fall 2026 semester. These positions would start in Fall 2026 with an option to continue in Spring 2027.
Application Period: Rolling, with preference given to those received before 5:00pm on Friday, April 3
Opportunities for fellows include supporting graduate student programming, data analytics projects, co-facilitating CTL workshops/virtual conversations, community building initiatives, developing just-in-time teaching resources, designing a new classroom observation protocol, and publishing scholarship of teaching and learning. Importantly, the CTL facilitators will work with fellows to provide them with projects that align with their professional goals and help them gain experience in the field of educational development. The fellows will work closely with CTL staff members who will serve as mentors on particular projects.
We seek to hire a diverse team to build on the work started by the previous fellows. Learn more about the 2024 cohort here, and from the first cohorts here. All graduate fellows will have the chance to work independently but will also be expected to collaborate on some projects as a team. Hence, graduate fellows will be selected not only on their own expertise but also based on how they complement the expertise and experiences of other fellows.
The current grad fellows would be happy to answer questions about the role. You can learn more about their experience here: What’s it like to be an Educational Development Fellow?
Qualifications
Please apply if you are interested, even if you do not have all the qualifications listed below. You may offer something else that we did not include on this list, but that provides value to our team.
- Current graduate student at Washington University
- Interest in and commitment to enhancing teaching and learning practices
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail
- Collaborative team player who can work with diverse teams and groups
- Prior experience and familiarity with existing CTL programming
- Prior or current experience as Assistant in Instruction
- Ability to commit an average of 5 hours per week from mid-August – early December
- Preferred: Interest in extending fellowship into Spring 2027 and beyond
- Preferred: MTE Orientation completion and at least one MTE experience
Logistics
- Up to $2000 stipend (paid hourly)
- Part-time
- Hybrid/In-person
- Fall term contract, with option to extend
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Start date: August 17, 2026 (March 16, 2026 if offered the IGNITE facilitation position)
For questions about this role, please contact CTL assistant director and facilitator of this fellows program: Dr. Lisa Kuehne
Application process
Submit a CV and cover letter to Lisa Kuehne, lmkuehne@wustl.edu, detailing your interest and relevant experiences in educational development as well as any expertise and passions that may contribute to the team. Please include “CTL Graduate Fellow” in the subject line of your e-mail message.
