Summary
The instructional designer will be a member of the design team in the Instructional Design and Development unit at
Excelsior University. Our team works closely with subject matter experts and other community and university
stakeholders to develop transformative, engaging, high-quality learning experiences for our students. As an
instructional designer, you will partner with other team members and faculty to develop programs, courses, and other
learning pathways that increase access to education. The Instructional Designer participates in research and
innovation projects that aim to advance the field of course design, teaching, and learning.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
- Design and redesign online courses. While most courses will be in an online format, you are expected to be able to develop other modalities, such as hybrid and hyflex.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts during the course (re)design process to choose the best combination of teaching practices, learning technologies, and other resources to develop courses and learning objects that create the most effective learning experiences for all students.
- Collaborate with team members and other Academic Affairs departments to create and facilitate faculty development programs and on-demand resources on teaching, learning, and course design.
- Follow established course development processes and adhere to development schedules.
- Explore new course design strategies and learning technologies to create student-centered learning experiences.
- Develop learning objects that leverage technology to provide flexibility and choice to our students while supporting their learning.
- Remain current with the latest industry technology tools and trends.
- Perform other duties as assigned or required.
- Oversee quality of work across instructional designers and programs to ensure consistency of design.
- Develop new templates as guidelines as needed to support course development projects.
During this contract, you will work with a client to implement and finetune many new processes. You will need to be familiar with higher ed and working directly with faculty in a collaborative capacity. This contract is expected to last from November 1 through June 30, 2025 with an average of 37.5 hours per week.
There is the potential for full-time employment after the contract period is up.
Requirements
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able and willing to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university.
- At least four years of prior work experience in instructional design in higher education required.
- Strong relationship-building skills.
- Ability to independently manage multiple, complex projects with the highest degree of accuracy and efficiency.
- Ability to apply adult learning theory and online pedagogical best practices to course development
- Familiarity with universal design for learning (UDL) and accessible technology guidelines, such as WCAG 2.1.
- Experience creating adaptive learning environments and competency-based learning.
- Comprehensive knowledge of active learning and inclusive pedagogies.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively manage projects that involve diverse individuals.
- Technical skills appropriate for an instructional design position (e.g., learning management systems, designing for web, authoring tools, basic HTML, Microsoft Office) and willingness to continually learn new applications.
- Ability to troubleshoot basic educational technology issues.
- Documented expertise with learning management systems; Canvas is highly preferred.
- Ability to interpret faculty needs in course maintenance and instructional design.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
- Ability to adapt to change and learn new procedures and software programs.
- Desire to continue learning and developing skills.
