Senior Education Designer: AI‑Driven Assessment & Design

University of New South Wales; Sydney; On-site; AUD 132,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

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Job summary

UNSW is seeking a Senior Education Designer to lead assessment and feedback initiatives across the Curriculum and Educational Design Team. You will collaborate with academics to translate pedagogy into practical assessment solutions and support digital platforms and AI‑enabled approaches.

Based in Sydney, this hands‑on, university‑wide role drives professional development, resources, and scalable practices while aligning with UNSW's values and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in education, learning design or a related field.
• Experience supporting academic staff in higher education, across assessment and curriculum design.
• Knowledge of learning technologies used in assessment (Moodle/Turnitin/Inspera).
• Strong understanding of contemporary assessment and feedback practice.
• Experience designing and facilitating professional development workshops.

Responsibilities

• Partner with academics and faculty education teams to design authentic, inclusive assessment tasks and feedback mechanisms aligned with learning outcomes.
• Support course and program‑level assessment strategies, including mapping and constructive alignment processes.
• Advise on digital tools for formative and summative assessment and feedback, including AI in assessment.
• Design, develop and facilitate workshops and learning resources for face‑to‑face, hybrid and online settings.
• Create guides, templates and case studies to simplify good assessment and feedback practice.
• Contribute to communities of practice and professional development programs across PVCE and faculties.
• Scope, pilot, evaluate and scale new approaches to assessment and educational innovation.
• Collect, analyse and report data on assessment practices to inform improvement.
• Track sector trends and policy changes to refine UNSW approaches.
• Deliver responsive support to faculties and central units, upholding UNSW values and safe working practices.

Skills

Education design

Assessment & feedback

Digital learning tools

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Tertiary qualifications in education or related field

Tools

Moodle

Turnitin

Inspera

Job description

UNSW is seeking a Senior Education Designer to lead assessment and feedback initiatives across the Curriculum and Educational Design Team. You will collaborate with academics to translate pedagogy into practical assessment solutions and support digital platforms and AI‑enabled approaches.

Based in Sydney, this hands‑on, university‑wide role drives professional development, resources, and scalable practices while aligning with UNSW's values and safety standards.