Instructional Designer I or II

Texas A&M University System; College Station (TX); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Texas A&M Engineering's Remote Education team seeks an Instructional Designer I or II to collaborate with faculty and SMEs to design, develop, and deliver hybrid and online courses.

The role emphasizes learner-centered design, translating instructional goals into accessible, engaging experiences while advising on design principles and alignment with learning outcomes.

This on-site position is based in College Station, TX and highlights collaboration, accessibility, and quality course development.

Qualifikationen

• Experience designing hybrid and online courses.
• Ability to translate teaching goals into accessible learning experiences.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (ADA/WCAG) and course quality rubrics.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with faculty and SMEs to design, develop, and evaluate courses.
• Advise on instructional design principles and alignment of objectives, activities, and assessments.
• Ensure accessibility and learner-centric content throughout course development.

Kenntnisse

Instructional design

Collaboration

Learning experience design

Accessibility

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title

Instructional Designer I or II

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering

Department

Remote Education

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?

Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.

As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges.

We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.

Purpose

We are currently recruiting for an Instructional Designer level I orII. Compensation and classification is based on the analyses of the following qualifications during the recruitment process.

Instructional Designer I responsibilities

The Instructional Designer I collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts (SMEs) to help design, develop, and build high-quality hybrid and online learning experiences. The position serves as a learner-centered consulting partner, helping faculty translate their instructional goals and teaching philosophy into clear, engaging, accessible, and effective courses.

Rather than applying a one‑size‑fits‑all course model, the Instructional Designer I listens for what faculty value in their teaching and offers multiple evidence‑informed design options appropriate to the learners, discipline, content, and instructional setting. The IDI offers faculty recommendations on instructional design principles, course‑quality standards, accessibility practices, and sound project‑management methods throughout the course‑development process. The Instructional Designer I plans, designs, develops, inspects, and edits digitally‑accessible instructional content such as documents and videos.

This is an on‑site position in College Station, TX.

Responsibilities

Faculty and SME Partnership

• Assists faculty and SMEs with the design, development, revision, and evaluation of classroom, hybrid, and online courses and instructional materials.
• Supports productive consulting relationships by learning what faculty value in their teaching, identifying instructional priorities, and assisting with the translation of those priorities into effective learning experiences.
• Contributes design ideas and alternatives appropriate to course goals and learner needs. Explains how recommendations align with evidence‑informed practices while supporting the instructor's teaching philosophy, disciplinary expertise, and voice.

Instructional Design, Content Mapping, Building and Assessment

• Assists SMEs with analyzing and organizing content into logical concepts, processes, tasks, decisions, prerequisites, and learning sequences.
• Identifies potential gaps, redundancies, assumptions, dependencies, and areas of learner confusion.
• Helps SMEs distinguish among knowledge that learners need to acquire, tasks they need to perform, and decisions or judgments they need to make.
• Assists in developing assessment approaches that support intended learning outcomes, including assessment type, placement, feedback opportunities, and frequency.
• Helps maintain alignment among learning objectives, content, activities, practice, and assessments.

Learner Experience, Accessibility, and Course Quality

• Considers the learner perspective throughout course design and review activities.
• Incorporates digital accessibility into course design and development activities. Reviews and helps create instructional materials consistent with applicable ADA requirements and WCAG standards.
• Applies established course‑quality rubrics and frameworks to review course materials and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Supports the development of accessible, learner-centered teaching and learning experiences.

Project Management & Course Development

• Participates in course‑design consultations, design reviews, and development meetings; prepares and maintains course o