MSLE Mentor: Educational Design & Capstone Projects

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is seeking an experienced learning designer to mentor design project teams for Evidence-Based Educational Design in Fall 2026 and Capstone Projects in Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 for the MSLE program. You will meet with teams up to 20 hours per month, provide feedback, and help plan milestones, activities, and client expectations.

In-person work in Pittsburgh is preferred, with possible remote arrangements subject to approval.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Learning Science and Educational Technology, Learning Engineering, or equivalent.
• 1+ years of industry experience as a learning designer, learning scientist, instructional designer, project manager, product manager, UX designer, or learning experience designer.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with the MSLE program, the Educational Design course, and the program’s core learning objectives.
• Preferred: METALS program experience.

Responsibilities

• Mentor MSLE course design and capstone teams, guiding design and engineering work.
• Provide feedback, review milestones, and support key events and client expectations.

Skills

Learning designer

Instructional designer

Project manager

Product manager

UX designer

Learning scientist

Education

Master’s degree in Learning Science and Educational Technology, Learning Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is seeking an experienced learning designer to mentor design project teams for Evidence-Based Educational Design in Fall 2026 and Capstone Projects in Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 for the MSLE program. You will meet with teams up to 20 hours per month, provide feedback, and help plan milestones, activities, and client expectations.

In-person work in Pittsburgh is preferred, with possible remote arrangements subject to approval.