Instructional Designer College of the Liberal Arts
Instructional Designer College of the Liberal Arts
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$ 56200 - 81500
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Learning Design team within the College of the Liberal Arts is seeking an Instructional Designer to oversee all aspects of designing developing and managing online course portfolios.
This position is not focused on technical support. Instead the key responsibilities of the Instructional Designer are centered on collaborating closely with faculty authors to ensure course content and assessments enhance learning and support student success. This involves the evaluation of online lesson content and assessments using knowledge of online pedagogy interdisciplinary research and evidencebased best practices.
Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Meeting with faculty authors to design and develop content for asynchronous online courses that enroll traditional and nontraditional students.
Providing guidance to faculty authors based on established learning frameworks.
Reviewing facultycreated course content and assessments and providing researchbased recommendations to enhance student learning.
Acting as the project manager for courses in development to monitor progress; determine set and ensure others on the team adhere to schedules and deadlines.
Collaborating with multimedia specialists in the creation of courserelated multimedia elements (animations illustrations videos virtual environments) and managing the completion of these elements within an established timeframe.
Overseeing the work of Instructional Design Assistants for the setup and maintenance of approximately 35 courses each semester.
Ensuring that all course content follows copyright and accessibility standards.
Researching and promoting innovative trends and technologies that impact online learning in higher education.
Benefits include (visit for more detailed information):
Medical dental vision and retirement plans
75 tuition discounts (including for a spouse and dependent children up to the age of 26
Generous vacation and sick time
15 paid holidays/campus closure days
Education and Experience: This position will be filled as an Instructional Designer Advanced Professional which requires a minimum of Masters degree and three years of relevant experience.
Other Qualifications:
Advanced knowledge of learning theories best practices for online learning and current research in the field.
Ability to draw from the above knowledge in their course design reviews and recommendations.
Outstanding project management skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with team members and faculty partners and be comfortable delegating work to others.
Experience with Canvas or another learning management system.
In addition successful candidates must either have demonstrated a commitment to building an inclusive equitable and diverse campus community or describe one or more ways they would envision doing so given the opportunity.
Additional Information: Applicants are required to submit both a cover letter and resume that highlight the qualifications and experience that prepared them for this position.
They are also required to provide a link to an online portfolio (or attach samples) demonstrating knowledge of online pedagogy via relevant school and/or work projects.
The cover letter resume and portfolio must all be submitted to be considered for this position.
System limitations allow for a total of 5 documents 5mb per document) as part of your application. Please combine materials to meet the 5document limit.
The Instructional Designer will join the team at the Filippelli Institute of eEducation and Outreach. More information on the Institute can be found at College of the Liberal Arts is supportive of flexible work arrangements when aligned with the ability to meet the needs of the unit and the essential duties of the position. Questions related to flexible work should be directed to the hiring manager during the interview process.
Penn State is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity equity and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.
The salary range for this position including all possible grades is:
$56200.00 $81500.00Salary Structure additional information on Penn States job and salary structure.
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Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
EEO IS THE LAW
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Employment Type
Full-Time
