Instructional Designer - School of Behavioral Sciences

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UTHealth Houston's School of Behavioral Health Sciences seeks an Instructional Designer to design, develop, and implement high-quality online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses. You will partner with faculty, staff, and administrators to advance education, research, and practice across graduate and undergraduate programs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with SMEs, applying adult learning principles, and ensuring accessibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, educational technology, education or a related field is required.
• Master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, or related field is preferred.
• Equivalent years of experience may substitute for education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with faculty, staff, and administrators to design, develop, and implement online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses.
• Partner with subject matter experts to create high-quality courses that support education, research, and practice.
• Ensure accessibility and align course materials with best practices in online pedagogy.
• Develop digital learning materials, including multimedia content and interactive elements.
• Assist faculty in integrating educational technologies and learning management systems.
• Stay current with trends in instructional design and health professions education.
• Maintain course design templates and documentation for consistency across programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design

Master's Degree in Instructional Design

Job description

UTHealth Houston's School of Behavioral Health Sciences is looking for an Instructional Designer! This role will partner with faculty, staff, and administrators to help design, develop, and implement high-quality online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses that support the business unit's mission to advance excellence in education, research, and practice.

UTHealth Houston has been a leader in health education, research, and care for over 50 years. With the launch of our seventh school, the School of Behavioral Health Sciences, we’re expanding our mission to train the next generation of Texas' behavioral health professionals. Join a growing team and support healthier communities!

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won’t want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees!

As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

The Instructional Designer will partner with faculty, staff, and administrators to help design, develop, and implement high-quality online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses that support the business unit's mission to advance excellence in education, research, and practice. This role supports both graduate and undergraduate educational programs, as well as outreach initiatives, and contributes to the continuous improvement of the learning experience across the curriculum.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Collaborates with faculty to design, develop, and revise engaging and pedagogically sound courses and learning modules for online, hybrid, and in-person delivery.
• Applies instructional design theories, adult learning principles, and best practices in online education and competency-based learning.
• Provides faculty development and one‑on‑one consultations focused on effective online pedagogy, assessment strategies, and accessibility. Ensure all course materials meet accessibility standards.
• Develops digital learning materials, including rich media content, simulations, and interactive case studies, in collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Supports faculty in integrating educational technologies into their courses with learning management, video and audio conferencing, streaming video content, plagiarism prevention, online proctoring, course evaluation, and simulation software.
• Stays current with trends and emerging technologies in instructional design, health professions education, and E‑learning.
• Evaluates and maintains course design templates and documentation for consistent delivery across programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• None

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Education or a related field required Master's Degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or a related field preferred May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Minimum Experience

3 years of relevant experience, preferably in instructional design or educational technology in higher education required

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code
• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code
• 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.
• 791.4.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.