On-Campus Instructional Designer - Online Course Design

University of North Florida Alumni Association; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Florida Alumni Association invites an Instructional Designer to join the Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL) on the UNF campus in Jacksonville. You will collaborate with faculty to design, develop, and improve online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses, ensuring accessibility and alignment with learning outcomes.

The role focuses on supporting course quality, delivering faculty development programs, and applying instructional-design models and research-informed

Qualifications

• Experience applying instructional design principles, learning theory, and research-informed teaching practices to course design and development.
• Experience developing online, hybrid, or technology-enhanced courses and digital instructional materials.
• Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive-design practices.
• Experience with a learning management system, preferably Canvas.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, work collaboratively, and communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and campus partners.
• Excellent consultation, facilitation, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
• Preferred qualifications include instructional design experience in higher education and familiarity with Quality Matters or similar frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Consult with faculty on course and program design, instructional strategies, assessment, student engagement, accessibility, and use of instructional technologies.
• Apply learning theory, instructional design models, accessibility standards to online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses.
• Guide faculty through course development, aligning outcomes with activities and assessments.
• Review courses using quality standards and provide actionable recommendations.
• Develop instructional materials, templates, guides, and resources for faculty.
• Design and facilitate consultations, workshops, and faculty development programs on course design and instructional technology.
• Collaborate with OTL and campus partners on teaching initiatives and evaluate new practices.
• Interpret and apply university policies and recommend revisions where appropriate.
• Contribute to ongoing improvement of OTL programs and course-quality initiatives.
• Utilize university systems to access information and maintain confidentiality per policy and law.

Skills

Instructional design

Course development

Accessibility standards

Canvas LMS

Project management

Communication

Consultation & facilitation

Customer service

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The University of North Florida Alumni Association invites an Instructional Designer to join the Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL) on the UNF campus in Jacksonville. You will collaborate with faculty to design, develop, and improve online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses, ensuring accessibility and alignment with learning outcomes.

The role focuses on supporting course quality, delivering faculty development programs, and applying instructional-design models and research-informed