Instructional Designer I
Job Description
Summary: The Instructional Designer I, under the direction of the Director of the Hayworth Center for Digital Learning (HCDL), will assist in the development of graduate-level and professional studies instructional design & delivery and recommend best practices for both traditional and adult learners. The Instructional Designer I will work directly with faculty on the creation of high-quality, web-enhanced, hybrid, and online courses which effectively use technology to enrich teaching and learning.
The university’s full-time and adjunct faculty are experts in their field, and the Instructional Designer I will assist faculty to share their expertise through high-quality course design within the university’s learning management system, Canvas, and quality assurance model, Quality Matters. The Instructional Designer I will research and recommend new technologies and pedagogies to further drive the vision of the HCDL. The Instructional Designer I works closely with faculty using a range of technologies and systems to develop dynamic and pedagogically/andragogical sound online and hybrid courses.
The Instructional Designer I reports to the Director of the HCDL. This position is exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible to earn overtime pay or compensatory time off for additional hours worked. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Assists faculty in the development of digital learning components and tools, such as learning modules and multimedia learning components.
- Provides high-quality consultation services in the effective use of educational technologies in teaching and learning, and in the discovery, selection, and evaluation of information.
- Assists faculty with the development of course material in the digital space by recommending best practices for organizing course content, selecting and formatting student activities that are appropriate for the course level and assessment artifacts (assignments, exams, question banks).
- Maintains current and useful online, web-based resources, such as tutorials, reference material, design standards, and templates for HCDL.
- Support faculty who are new to online or teaching in digital spaces.
- Manages multiple instructional design projects simultaneously and shifts the priority of projects based on evolving community needs
- Conducts internal Quality Matters course reviews.
- Collaborate with the Center for Advancement of Faculty Excellence to offer development for adult and online learning strategies and trends.
- Promote collaboration, partnerships, and relationships among faculty and staff.
Non-Essential Duties:
- Other duties and special projects may be assigned to meet department and University needs.
Qualifications
Experience, Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Proven experience in instructional course design for web and technology-mediated instruction and applying up-to-date, instructional technologies and emerging instructional design principles.
- Experience with video-editing software, Canvas LMS, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML/JavaScript/CSS, authoring tools, such as Articulate 360, and other educational technology.
- Understanding of the Quality Matters review process and rubric.
- Experience converting F2F instruction to online/hybrid and or designing for digital learning.
- Knowledge and experience working in both a MAC and a PC framework.
- Highly collaborative and team-orientated track record
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and advanced technical writing skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at different stages while meeting deadlines and quality standards.
- Ability to work remotely and at our Charlotte campus.
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience interacting with multiple constituencies (faculty, staff, vendors).
- Proven attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Excellent organization and follow-up/follow-through skills to ensure completion of assignments within established timeframes.
- Solid problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze components and arrive at a logical course of action while knowing when to ask for assistance or direction.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to effectively prioritize assignments to meet given deadlines.
- Ability to use absolute discretion when dealing with sensitive, confidential materials; familiarity with FERPA a plus.
- At least two years of experience working with educational technologies or instructional design in a support or development capacity.
- Bachelor’s degree (master’s degree preferred) with coursework in instructional design, educational technology, curriculum development, web design, Computer Science, or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Application Process
Does this sound like a good fit? Click on the green “I’m interested” button and submit:
- A cover letter addressing the position qualifications and experience
- Current résumé
- Salary requirements
- Contact information for three professional references.
Applications received by September 27, 2024, will receive first consideration. Queens will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.
Additional Information
About Queens University of Charlotte
Located in the heart of the nation’s second-fastest-growing metropolitan area, Queens University of Charlotte leverages the city’s diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom. Nationally recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education, Queens blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community engagement. Focused on supporting success for diverse learners, faculty build close and collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps for flourishing at Queens and beyond. At the graduate program level, the University offers innovative educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities. Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry, non-profit, and community organization sectors.
Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership, Queens is positioned to be among the new forerunners of American higher education. This is a defining moment for Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving, we are thinking much bigger.
Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges.
By 2030, Queens aspires to become the leading, private, national university of Charlotte with deep, meaningful, and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy; inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the world’s most pressing challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected, integrated, and innovative set of experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates throughout the community.
Benefits
Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including: medical, dental and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution (matching) and supplemental 403(b) retirement plans, vacation and generous paid holidays, tuition remission and tuition exchange, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, Health Savings Account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, paid parental leave, FMLA leave when eligible, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free access to the Levine Center, wellness programs. In addition, employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance.
Queens University of Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other University-administered programs.
Any individual with a disability who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to apply for a position or otherwise to participate in Queens’ job search/selection process should contact the Assistant Vice President of Human Resources at 704.337.2222.
Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation) require ability to
- Remain in a stationary position, most of the time.
- Exchange accurate information with students, faculty and staff, frequently.
- Read reports, create presentations, use a computer system, most of the time
- Communicate with students, faculty and staff, most of the time.
- Write, type, and use the computer, telephone, copier, and other office equipment systems, most of the time.
- Move about inside the workspace to access resources and office equipment, and attend meetings across campus, regularly.
- Exert moderate force to move objects, occasionally.
- Think critically, concentrate on the task at hand, and respond quickly to changes in conditions, most of the time.
Work Conditions
- Must be able to work in office environment while having contact with students, faculty staff, vendors on any given day.
- Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions, high volume and can be stressful.
Nothing in this job description restricts the university’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time; this description reflects the university’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned; this job description is subject to change at any time.
About Organization
Nestled in a historic tree-filled neighborhood just minutes from Uptown Charlotte, Queens has provided students with transformational experiences for more than 160 years.
A private, co-ed, masters-level university, Queens serves 2,200 undergrad and graduate students in academic programs across the liberal arts and sciences as well as the professional fields of business, communication, nursing, health and education. All degree programs are grounded in a liberal arts core to help students hone their critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills.
With a 10:1 student-faculty ratio, the University is known for its student-centered mentality, welcoming southern hospitality and talented and caring faculty. Queens values the factors which foster student success: an intimate learning environment, excellence in teaching and intellectual curiosity.
In keeping with its Presbyterian heritage, responsibility and service to society are also critical parts of Queens' culture, as expressed in its motto "Not to be served, but to serve."
Queens emphasizes active, collaborative learning with a focus on a 21st century global curriculum that takes students beyond the classroom and into the Charlotte community and world at large. With the city of Charlotte as an extended campus, students have the opportunity to launch into abundant internships, community service and academic partnerships. All undergraduate students must complete at least one internship. In addition, the majority of Queens' undergraduates study internationally in hundreds of countries via faculty-led study tours, international internships, language-immersion programs and semester exchange opportunities.
By graduation, students have obtained a comprehensive education grounded in the liberal arts and filled with opportunities to ready them for both successful careers and meaningful lives.