Strategic Instructional Designer: Shape High-Impact Learning

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University seeks an experienced Instructional Designer to structure learning content into effective, measurable solutions. You will design course structures, align outcomes to Bloom’s Taxonomy, and craft robust assessments, rubrics, and evaluation criteria.

You will collaborate with SMEs and faculty to ensure quality, integrity, and accreditation readiness across learning materials and adaptive learning initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Sciences, or related field
• 4–7 years of instructional design experience in higher education, corporate learning, or online environments
• Strong grounding in learning theories and design models (Backward Design, ADDIE, Constructivism)
• Demonstrated assessment design experience and learning-outcome mapping
• Hands‑on LMS experience with Moodle and Blackboard

Responsibilities

• Analyse learning needs, learner profiles, and performance gaps
• Design course structures, learning pathways, and instructional blueprints
• Write and align learning outcomes mapped to Bloom’s Taxonomy or equivalent
• Design formative and summative assessments, rubrics, and evaluation criteria
• Translate subject-matter expertise into structured instructional content
• Ensure alignment with accreditation frameworks and quality standards
• Collaborate with SMEs, faculty, and content developers
• Review and quality‑assure learning materials for clarity and integrity
• Support adaptive and data‑driven learning models where applicable

Skills

Instructional design

Bloom’s Taxonomy

ADDIE

Assessment design

LMS familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Instructional Design or related field

Tools

Storyline/Rise

Adobe Captivate

Video editing tools

Text-to-audio AI

Text-to-video AI

Text-to-image AI

Moodle

Blackboard

Analytics & reporting tools

UX prototyping tools

Job description

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University seeks an experienced Instructional Designer to structure learning content into effective, measurable solutions. You will design course structures, align outcomes to Bloom’s Taxonomy, and craft robust assessments, rubrics, and evaluation criteria.

You will collaborate with SMEs and faculty to ensure quality, integrity, and accreditation readiness across learning materials and adaptive learning initiatives.