AI-Powered Instructional Designer

Thomas Edison State University; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Edison State University seeks an Instructional Designer and AI Learning Specialist to design, develop, and revise online courses in Canvas using TESU’s ADDIE-based model. You will work with subject matter experts, learning technologists, and academic leadership to ensure alignment of objectives, activities, and assessments and to meet accessibility and credit hour standards.

The role also leads the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into course design, building prompts,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus Master's degree in a related field or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of professional instructional design experience in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and revise online courses using Canvas and TESU’s ADDIE-based model.
• Collaborate with SMEs, assessment developers, learning technologists, and leadership to align objectives, activities, and assessments.
• Ensure accessibility, course mapping, credit hour alignment, and student engagement.
• Lead AI-integrated course design, building prompts, templates, and AI-supported workflows.
• Manage course revision projects from intake to completion under fixed deadlines.
• Support AI tool integration aligned with TESU priorities and governance.

Job description

Thomas Edison State University seeks an Instructional Designer and AI Learning Specialist to design, develop, and revise online courses in Canvas using TESU’s ADDIE-based model. You will work with subject matter experts, learning technologists, and academic leadership to ensure alignment of objectives, activities, and assessments and to meet accessibility and credit hour standards.

The role also leads the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into course design, building prompts,