COMPASSTitle V Instructional Designer

The Instructional Designer ID will work with faculty and other partners on the Connecting Mercy Pathways and Student Supports COMPASS project which is funded through the U.S. Department of Educations Developing HispanicServing Institutions Title V Program. The goals of COMPASS are to increase enrollment persistence and retention among all students to improve their ontime graduation rates and to develop new curricular and cocurricular practices to meet their social emotional and academic needs. COMPASS is a fiveyear project that will allow our faculty and administration to establish a new FirstYear Experience for all freshmen and rebuild our General Education curriculum to foster student engagement expand student support and help our students cultivate a sense of belonging at Mercy.

Working alongside the COMPASS Project Director and Activity Directors the Instructional Designer will provide essential support to faculty content experts as they revise existing General Education courses create new Gen Ed courses and refine their pedagogical approaches to achieve the project goals. Among other responsibilities the Instructional Designer will help develop plan and execute professional development opportunities for faculty cohorts working through the COMPASS project to make Mercys undergraduate curriculum and cocurriculum more accessible engaging and equityminded.

Responsibilities include:

• Course Design: Working with a team of Faculty Fellows the ID will support the Activity Directors and project faculty on the design implementation and assessment of a revised model of General Educationincluding a new FirstYear Seminar intended to help students develop a sense of academic purpose establish connections with their peers and faculty and make a successful transition to college. The ID will support project faculty content experts working on courses across the Gen Ed curriculum to foster integrative learning help students achieve a greater sense of belonging at Mercy and reach their academic goals. The ID will also support faculty to revise courses at the major level in alignment with the principles and requirements of the remodeled General Education program

• Pedagogical Support and Faculty Professional Development: The Project COMPASS ID will work with project leadership and faculty to develop professional resources and experiences designed to help our fulltime and parttime faculty refine their pedagogies to support the goals of the new General Education programincluding a clarified and coordinated focus on collaborative learning and inclusive teaching

• Cocurricular Learning and Student Success: In support of the COMPASS project objectives the ID will work with faculty the project Data Analyst and partners in the universitys student support offices to ensure that General Education courses utilize available data and other tools to maximize student engagement and academic success. As part of these efforts the ID will help faculty direct students to academic supports such as tutoring and cocurricular learning opportunities such as internships research projects and related activities

• Integrative Learning Support: The ID will help lead the design and implementation of Blackboard modules eportfolios and other learning resources to help students connect their learning across their General Education courses from Gen Ed to their majors and between their classroom learning and cocurricular experiences

EDUCATION REQUIRED

• Masters degree in instructional design curriculum design education or related field

EXPERIENCES OR SKILLS REQUIRED

• Minimum 2 years of experience in postsecondary curriculum development
• Familiarity with the use of Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard from an instructors perspective
• Experience designing developing and facilitating faculty professional development in the areas of course design inclusive pedagogy student learning assessment and emerging technologies
• Experience working in a higher education environment interacting and supporting faculty administration and staff
• Expertise in applying learning theory and pedagogy to develop instructional design strategies
• Experience in higher education related to firstyear experience student success mentoring and/or supporting lowincome firstgeneration college populations
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of a team
• Familiarity with the usability and accessibility guidelines and best practices in instructional design
• While we invite applications from those with experience in online instructional design this is an oncampus position with a focus on the campusbased educational experiences of our students
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

About Mercy

Mercy University is a dynamic independent coeducational New York City area university that offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in six schools: Business Education Health and Natural Sciences Liberal Arts Nursing and Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Mercy is the regions largest private nonprofit MinorityServing Institution proud to serve a student body that is highly diverse. As a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Mercy University has been ranked nationally among top colleges in the country for Hispanics by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and by Excelencia in Education earning their prestigious Seal of Excelencia for intentionally serving Latino students.

Mercy University was further recognized by HACU as a national leader in awarding bachelors degrees to Hispanics in several disciplines including Psychology Sociology and Business. Westchester Magazine has also named Mercy the Best College in Westchester County inand 2022.

Mercy is committed to offering an inclusive learning environment to help a diverse student body set a course for their future. To support its student body Mercy has been awarded a number of federal grants which enable us to better develop and deliver education to our students.

Mercys student body reflects the rich diversity of the New York metropolitan area. Enrollment including fulltime and parttime undergraduates and graduates is approximately 8800. Mercy students learn on campuses in Dobbs Ferry the Bronx and Manhattan as well as online.

At Mercy University we strive to provide employees and their families with a comprehensive and valuable benefits package. We offer highquality health care plans retirement benefits tuition discounts flexible spending and much more.

Our Mission:
Mercy University is committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education by offering liberal arts and professional programs in personalized and highquality learning environments thus preparing students to embark on rewarding careers to continue learning throughout their lives and to act ethically and responsibly in a changing world.

EEO Statement

Mercy University is an equal opportunity employer. Mercy University actively engages in recruiting a diverse workforce and student body that includes members of historically underrepresented groups and strives to build and sustain a welcoming and supportive campus community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color national origin ethnicity creed religion marital status sex sexual orientation gender gender identity pregnancy height weight genetic information disability or protected veteran status.

As part of this commitment Mercy University will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact The Office of Human Resources atOption 6 or via email at .

The posted salary range for this position is based on several legitimate nondiscriminatory factors set by the organization. Mercy is committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender race or any other category protected by federal state or local pay equity laws.

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