On-Campus Instructional Designer: AI & Emerging Tech

Syracuse University; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Syracuse University is seeking an Instructional Design Specialist – Emerging Technologies for its New York campus. The role focuses on designing and developing high-quality online courses while serving as an internal expert in UX/UI, AI, and emerging instructional technologies.

It requires collaboration with faculty and cross-functional teams to create accessible, engaging learning experiences and to build institutional capacity through training and best-practices documentation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Instructional Design, User Experience Design, Education Technology, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in instructional design.
• At least 3 years of experience applying UX/UI design and/or AI implementation in a digital learning environment.
• Hands‑on experience with AI tools and applications, including building automations and AI agents to scale content creation and evaluating, piloting, and documenting emerging AI tools for instructional use.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate organized, adaptive meetings with faculty to gather information and build buy-in for development.
• Define learning objectives, course structure, content delivery methods, assessments, and learning approaches with faculty.
• Outline course development milestones and maintain accountability.
• Utilize eLearning tools to design interactive experiences.
• Build and update courses in the LMS with accessibility in mind.
• Collaborate with video production and multimedia teams to finalize materials.
• Maintain strong relationships with faculty and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track and report course development statuses.

Skills

UX/UI design

Instructional design

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Instructional Design or related field

Tools

Articulate Rise

PlayPosit

Blackboard

HTML

Job description

Syracuse University is seeking an Instructional Design Specialist – Emerging Technologies for its New York campus. The role focuses on designing and developing high-quality online courses while serving as an internal expert in UX/UI, AI, and emerging instructional technologies.

It requires collaboration with faculty and cross-functional teams to create accessible, engaging learning experiences and to build institutional capacity through training and best-practices documentation.