Instructional Designer IV

Agency

Department

Job Summary

The Instructional Designer IV under general supervision leads and oversees the development and support for the classroom hybrid or online courses. Leads and manages the development of training for faculty and/or staff in areas of instructional design andragogy and best practices. Manages and leads project work. May be responsible for training assisting or assigning tasks to others.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the collaboration with instructors and subject matter experts (SMEs) to design and develop online blended and web-enhanced courses.

• Consults and leads faculty and/or staff with complex instructional design.

• Manages course design and development projects. Leads administration and maintenance of online development courses/resources.

• Oversees and manages the planning and coordinating materials with course instructor instructional design team and multimedia team.

• Leads faculty and /or staff through the design process and makes key recommendations for design.

• Provides project leadership for large projects by establishing goals and monitoring progress to ensure successful completion.

• Researches reviews and recommends software multimedia applications and web- based educational technologies.

• Identifies recommends and implements the use of instructional strategies technologies and applications.

• Monitors the research and review of emerging instructional design innovations and trends.

• Leads design of online modules. Leads and manages the course review process.

• Plans develops and provides guidance for faculty and/or staff on instructional strategies and course design.

• Leads usability studies and reviews reports.

• Coaches instructional design teammates to enhance their on-the-job learning of processes and practices related to program design course development course quality accessibility copyright and fair use and learning technologies.

• May be responsible for training supervising assisting or assigning tasks to others.

This document represents the major duties responsibilities and authorities of this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Leads on the coordination of effective support and processes in the use of the university adopted LMS including proactive ongoing evaluation of LMS related processes to identify areas of needs.

• Leads the coordination of special projects and initiatives related to the LMS and performs assessment of effective 3rd party educational technology integrations in the LMS.

• Collaborates with IT Security team members to produce VPATs and security questionnaire for contract renewals on an annual basis.

Minimum Requirements

• Education Bachelors degree.

• Experience Five years of related experience.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Masters degree in Curriculum & Instruction Instructional Design Educational Technology or a closely related field.

• Certification as a peer reviewer and/or facilitator in Quality Matters and other standards of quality for online courses as adopted by the university.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Word processing and spreadsheet applications.

• Online course design principles and practices.

• Learning Management Systems instructional technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in teaching and learning.

• Emerging trends in educational technology online pedagogy and AI-enhanced instructional strategies.

Ability to:

• Present information clearly and concisely.

• Evaluate and recommend appropriate instructional technologies and AI tools to support student learning and faculty instruction.

License/Professional Certification

• Relevant certifications in Quality Matters instructional design educational technology or Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in education are preferred.

Physical Requirements General office environment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervision Received/Given

This position does not supervise employees.

Other Requirements

• Evening and/or weekend hours may occasionally be required.

• Position requires on campus face-to-face interactions.

• Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.

Salary: $58510.44/annually

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: During the application process you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information upload documents and Submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you Submit the application materials. The software does not allow you to Save your application and return to complete the process at a later time. The page My Experience has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files. Be sure to include:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• 3 -5 professional references and their full contact information

• Unofficial transcripts (if applicable)

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.