Director of Curriculum Design & AI Integration

Paycom - ATS; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Tech seeks a strategic, innovative leader to serve as Director of Curriculum Design & AI Integration. Reporting to the Executive Director of the AI Institute, this role shapes curriculum design standards and AI-enabled learning experiences across the university.

The Director will supervise teams, establish processes, and collaborate with deans and program chairs to ensure accreditation, quality, and scalable course redesign aligned with institutional priorities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in instructional design or related field with significant leadership experience.
• Experience leading instructional design initiatives and scalable curriculum development.
• Strong project-management, QA, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee institution-wide curriculum design standards and AI integration guidelines.
• supervise Curriculum Project Manager and teams of Learning Designers and Learning Technologists.
• Translate pedagogical goals into structured, resourced curriculum projects and ensure quality across programs.

Skills

Instructional design

Curriculum development

Educational innovation

Higher education leadership

Project management

Quality assurance

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master’s degree in instructional design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, higher education, computer science, artificial intelligence, or related field

Doctoral degree in instructional design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, higher education, artificial intelligence, or related field (preferred)

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Course development platforms

Quality-review processes

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Fort Wayne Campus - Fort Wayne, IN, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Doctorate Degree Preferred, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Category: Artificial Intelligence, Indiana Tech is a thriving, independent, teaching-oriented university that delivers career-oriented programming in a wide variety of disciplines that includes business, engineering, computer sciences, criminal justice, cybersecurity, marketing, health sciences, communication and helping professions. Indiana Tech enrolls nearly 1,500 students in its traditional undergraduate programs on its picturesque main campus, and nearly 5,000 students in its adult and online program. We offer degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral levels and undergraduate and graduate certificates.

Over 41% of our students are either globally or domestically diverse; this contributes to our unique vibrant and inclusive campus community. All academic programs are designed to provide students with relevant and practical experiences, including an emphasis on internships. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Indiana Tech is committed to fostering a welcoming and respectful environment for all. We actively support the recruitment, engagement, and retention of students, faculty, and staff from a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We believe that creating a sense of connection and support across our campus community plays an essential role in preparing students to succeed and contribute in a global society.

Indiana Tech has big plans for its future. Learn more atIndianaTech Strategic Planorstrategicplan.indianatech.edu.

Indiana Tech is seeking a strategic, innovative, and collaborative leader to serve as its next Director of Curriculum Design & AI Integration. Reporting to the Executive Director of the AI Institute, this position provides leadership for curriculum design, instructional innovation, and AI integration across the university. The Director serves as the bridge between faculty ideas and implementation, transforming innovative pedagogical concepts into high-quality, AI-enabled learning experiences that advance student success and academic excellence.

The Director of Curriculum Design & AI Integration is responsible for overseeing institution-wide curriculum design standards, structures, and processes, including AI literacy competencies and AI integration guidelines for courses and academic programs. This position works closely with faculty, academic leadership, instructional designers, and learning technologists to ensure that curriculum innovation aligns with institutional goals, accreditation requirements, and emerging best practices in teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will lead the university’s curriculum redesign operation by supervising the Curriculum Project Manager as well as teams of Learning Designers and Learning Technologists. The Director will establish processes, workflows, professional-development pathways, and quality standards that support scalable course redesign and continuous instructional improvement across academic programs.

Working closely with the AI Faculty Strategist, the Director will receive faculty-generated redesign initiatives and translate pedagogical goals into structured, resourced curriculum projects. This role will oversee the development, implementation, quality assurance, accessibility review, and AI-integration standards for redesigned courses before launch. The Director will also partner with academic deans, program chairs, and accreditation leaders to ensure curriculum initiatives advance program-level outcomes and institutional priorities.

Additional responsibilities include monitoring emerging instructional design practices, evaluating innovations in AI-enabled learning, reporting redesign outcomes and curriculum metrics, and supporting strategic initiatives associated with the university’s AI Institute and AIHE grant activities.

Required Skills and Experience

• The ideal candidate will possess a master’s degree in instructional design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, higher education, computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related field, along with a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in instructional design, curriculum development, educational innovation, or higher education leadership.
• Candidates must demonstrate a strong understanding of curriculum development, instructional design principles, and the integration of artificial intelligence into teaching and learning environments. The successful candidate will have experience leading instructional design initiatives and creating systems that support high-quality, scalable curriculum development.
• The position requires demonstrated experience supervising instructional designers, learning technologists, or similar professional teams. Candidates must possess strong project-management, quality-assurance, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively with faculty and academic leaders across disciplines.
• Experience with learning management systems, course development platforms, and quality-review processes is required. The successful candidate must also be able to translate educational goals into effective course designs while ensuring consistency, accessibility, and instructional quality across academic offerings.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• A doctoral degree in instructional design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, higher education, artificial intelligence, computer science, or a related field is preferred.
• Preferred candidates will have experience integrating artificial intelligence or other emerging educational technologies into curriculum design and course development. Experience working with accreditation, assessment, academic quality-review processes, or program evaluation initiatives is also highly desirable.
• Additional preferred qualifications include experience leading large-scale curriculum transformation initiatives, developing instructional design standards, establishing quality-assurance frameworks, creating professional-development programs for instructional teams, and supporting grant-funded innovation projects.

Opportunity and Impact

This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary curriculum leader to influence the future of teaching and learning at Indiana Tech. The Director of Curriculum Design & AI Integration will help shape how artificial intelligence is incorporated into academic programs, create scalable processes that support instructional excellence, and develop innovative learning experiences that prepare students for an AI-enabled workforce.

Success Metrics

Success in this role will be measured through the number and quality of courses and programs redesigned, faculty satisfaction with the redesign process, consistency of instructional design standards, accreditation alignment, effectiveness of curriculum workflows, professional growth of the Learning Designer and Learning Technologist teams, and achievement of curriculum-related AIHE grant milestones.

Why Indiana Tech?

Indiana Tech is a private, nonprofit university committed to innovation, collaboration, and student success. As a member of the AI Institute leadership team, the Director of Curriculum Design & AI Integration will have the opportunity to shape the future of curriculum innovation, influence teaching and learning across the university, and help position Indiana Tech as a leader in responsible AI-enhanced education.