Instructional Designer Valparaiso University Building Lives for Good

The POD Network; Valparaiso (IN); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Valparaiso University is seeking an Instructional Designer to design, develop, and support courses and programs across face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats. You will partner with faculty and other university members to apply best practices in teaching and learning, manage multiple projects, and promote accessible, outcome-aligned course designs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with diverse stakeholders, capacity to deliver workshops, and ongoing evaluation to improve courses for students

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in instructional design or related field
• 3+ years designing online or hybrid courses in an educational environment
• Strong knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience with teaching technologies and LMS platforms

Responsibilities

• Partner with faculty to design, develop, and support courses and programs
• Provide workshops on instructional technology and pedagogical topics
• Manage multiple projects with diverse stakeholders to ensure timely delivery
• Assist faculty to align course design with outcomes and accessibility
• Collaborate to transition face-to-face courses to hybrid or online formats
• Evaluate and revise courses to enhance learning experiences based on best practices

Skills

Strong communication

Time management

Collaborative work

Learning technologies

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent in instructional design

3+ years designing online/hybrid courses

Tools

Canvas LMS

Zoom

Google Workspace

Job description

The Valparaiso University Center for Innovation in Teaching, Assessment, and Learning (CITAL) is seeking an Instructional Designer. Reporting to the Executive Director of CITAL, you would work with fellow CITAL teammates and other University members to create the best teaching and learning environments for faculty and students. Being a Valpo Instructional Designer, you would provide campus-wide support for faculty and departments offering face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses and programs. We are seeking someone to manage course design and development processes, evaluate course design, and apply best practices in teaching and learning in course designs.

Valparaiso University (“Valpo”) is a distinctive community of teaching and learning, rooted in its Lutheran values and reaching into the next generation, for the sake of building lives for good. Valpo is located an hour southeast of Chicago, in the economically and culturally growing region of Northwest Indiana. As a teaching-focused and student-centered university with 190 full-time and 170 part-time faculty, Valpo offers its approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students a personalized educational experience. Nearly 80 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs are offered through the institution’s five academic colleges.

Major Responsibilities

• Partnering with faculty across the university to design, develop, and support new and existing courses and programs in one-on-one and programmatic settings.
• Provide workshops on instructional technology and pedagogical topics relevant to teaching and learning.
• Manage multiple projects involving different stakeholders to ensure timely development and delivery of courses and programs.
• Assist faculty to integrate course design elements that promote best practices for online and hybrid course design, accessibility, mission-related teaching practices, and alignment with course/program outcomes.
• Collaborate with faculty and departments to successfully transition desired face-to-face courses and programs to the hybrid or online environment.
• Work with faculty and departments to evaluate and revise existing courses to enhance the learning experience for students based on best practices.

Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to cultural diversity and the ability to work with individuals or groups from diverse backgrounds.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in instructional design, instructional technology, education, or a related field
• Three or more years’ experience designing online or hybrid courses in an educational environment
• Strong knowledge of learning theories, effective teaching and learning practices, and instructional design models
• Strong organizational skills, project and time-management skills, and attention to detail
• Visual and multimedia design skills, including the ability to storyboard
• Ability to build relationships, synthesize input from multiple stakeholders, and work collaboratively with faculty and staff across the University
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience working collaboratively on team-based projects
• Experience with teaching technologies, including Learning Management Systems (LMS) and online creation and delivery platforms
• Strong aptitude for learning new technologies

Other Qualifications

• Experience with the Canvas Learning Management System
• Experience with Zoom or other online video conferencing platforms
• Experience with Google Workspace (formerly Google Apps for Education)

If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t check every box. We value transferable skills and most value a willingness to learn and help.

Additional Information

Job Location
Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Position Type
Full-Time/Regular, hybrid possible.

Salary range: $52,000 – $60,000