Instructional Designer

Position Information 

Working Title: Instructional Designer

Department: Center for Transformative Teaching-0791

Requisition Number: S_241041

Posting Open Date: 10/17/2024

Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date): 11/06/2024

Posting Close Date: 

Open Until Filled: Yes

Description of Work: 

The Center for Transformative Teaching (CTT) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. By creating an environment where employees’ differences are respected and valued, we can better serve the many departments and programs on campus we partner with. At the CTT, we believe that a welcoming and inclusive work environment promotes collaboration so that all individuals can attain their fullest potential.

As an Instructional Designer, you will support the mission of the CTT by providing teaching, course design, and related technology consultations to faculty for in-person, blended, and online learning environments. Your position will require working collaboratively with the other instructional designers on the team to implement CTT priorities, programs, and initiatives. You will have opportunities to implement evidence-based teaching strategies for successful and inclusive student learning experiences. You will also collaborate with program, college, and other University units on projects that advance teaching innovation and excellence.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees’ differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse populations we serve. The university fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential. As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, curriculum and instruction or related field and at least one year of experience in a combination of teaching, instructional design, educational technologies, course development, or related areas.
• Experience working with learning management systems, and course design and development.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and team collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of learning theories, instructional design, and inclusive pedagogy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, curriculum and instruction or related field and at least two years of experience in a combination of teaching, instructional design, educational technologies, course development, or related areas.
• Experience within a post-secondary environment desirable. Successful experience with project management, multimedia development, and development in Canvas LMS, helpful.
• Demonstrated knowledge of one or more specialist pedagogies or Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).
• Proficient using communication and presentation technologies such as Zoom, PowerPoint, lecture capturing software, etc

Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required: No

Physical Required: No

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances: No 

Criminal History Background Check Required: Yes

Posted Salary: $50,000/yr. minimum

How to Apply: Click on “Apply for this Job”. You will then either create an application or edit your current application that is on file. You will be required to attach your cover letter, resume, and list of references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDFformat.

For questions or accommodations related to this position contact: 

Beverly Russell

Associate Director, Center for Transformative Teaching

brussell1@unl.edu

Job Category (old): Managerial/Professional

Job Type: Full-Time

Alternate Work Schedule (if other than 8-5):

Work Location (City, State): Lincoln

Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?: No

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About Organization

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the state’s flagship university and the intellectual center of the state of Nebraska. Like the university’s founders in 1869, students and faculty at Nebraska look challenges and opportunities in the eye, using fresh thinking and creativity to forge new paths.