Senior Teaching & Learning Design Specialist

University of North Texas; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Texas in Denton is seeking a Senior Teaching & Learning Design Specialist to lead instructional design partnerships across the campus. You will work with graduate student instructors, adjunct faculty, staff educators, and experienced faculty at all career stages to advance teaching practice.

With deep expertise in pedagogy, learning science, and program design, you will mentor colleagues, lead major workshop series, guide curriculum mapping, and help shape the unit's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, curriculum & instruction, professional development or a related field.
• Five years of related experience in education, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides individualized consultation to educators at all career stages on course design, pedagogical strategies, learning outcomes, assessment, and teaching identity and growth — with particular depth in complex, high-stakes, or multidisciplinary engagements requiring advanced expertise.
• Leads the design and delivery of significant faculty and educator development programming — including major workshop series, speaker series, and structured learning experiences — with responsibility for conceptual framing, facilitation, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Provides senior-level support and intellectual leadership to faculty-led Communities of Practice focused on meaningful course and pedagogical design challenges.
• Takes the lead on complex or large-scale course design and curriculum mapping projects, guiding the development of instructional materials across disciplines, modalities, and program levels.
• Mentors Teaching and Learning Design Specialists and graduate assistants, providing guidance on consultative practice, instructional design, and professional development.
• Advises on appropriate instructional strategies, delivery technologies, and assessment approaches to meet course and program learning objectives, with capacity to address novel or particularly complex cases.
• Maintains active engagement with and contributes substantively to current scholarship in teaching, learning, and educator development; leads related scholarly work and represents the unit at relevant professional conferences.
• Contributes to unit strategic planning, assessment of programming effectiveness, and the development of new initiatives and services; participates in campus-wide teaching and learning initiatives and coordination with on- and off-campus partners.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Skills

Educational design

Curriculum development

Adult learning

Writing skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Project management

Educational assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, curriculum & instruction, professional development or a related field

Job description

Title: Senior Teaching & Learning Design Specialist

Employee Classification: Sr Instructional Design Cnslt

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-Provost-Gen

Department: UNT-CLEAR-110220

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

Department Summary

The Learning Ecosystem for Empowering Futures (LEEF) serves as a networked support system to improve teaching and learning at UNT. LEEF brings together three related areas of work that are often disparate in higher education systems: curricular alignment, learning research, and educator development. Importantly, LEEF does not function as three siloed areas, but instead as a coordinated body that works with and for all members of the university. We aim to enact meaningful and lasting improvements that significantly enhance students' college experiences and trajectories after graduation, as well educators' wellbeing and growth within the system. Ultimately, LEEF envisions a thriving university community that is empowered, agentic, and nimble in the face of changing educational and societal landscapes.

Position Overview

The Senior Teaching and Learning Design Specialist serves as a lead expert partner and consultant to educators across the university — including graduate student instructors, adjunct faculty, staff educators, and experienced faculty at all career stages. In this role, faculty and instructors are the lead designers of their own teaching; the Senior Specialist brings deep and practiced expertise in instructional design, pedagogy, and learning science to walk alongside them and support their development as educators. The Senior Specialist’s advanced expertise will also allow them to take on more complex projects, serve as leaders of programmatic initiatives, mentor colleagues within the team, and contribute to the unit’s strategic direction. The Senior Specialist works as a member of an integrated team whose collective expertise spans the full spectrum from instructional design to educator identity and growth.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, curriculum & instruction, professional development or a related field and five years of related experience in education, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of and ability to implement principles of educational design, curriculum development, adult learning, writing skills, communication skills, collaboration mindset, analytical skills, project management, and educational assessment.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Required License/Registration/Certifications

N/A

Job Duties

• Provides individualized consultation to educators at all career stages on course design, pedagogical strategies, learning outcomes, assessment, and teaching identity and growth — with particular depth in complex, high-stakes, or multidisciplinary engagements requiring advanced expertise.
• Leads the design and delivery of significant faculty and educator development programming — including major workshop series, speaker series, and structured learning experiences — with responsibility for conceptual framing, facilitation, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Provides senior-level support and intellectual leadership to faculty-led Communities of Practice focused on meaningful course and pedagogical design challenges.
• Takes the lead on complex or large-scale course design and curriculum mapping projects, guiding the development of instructional materials across disciplines, modalities, and program levels.
• Mentors Teaching and Learning Design Specialists and graduate assistants, providing guidance on consultative practice, instructional design, and professional development.
• Advises on appropriate instructional strategies, delivery technologies, and assessment approaches to meet course and program learning objectives, with capacity to address novel or particularly complex cases.
• Maintains active engagement with and contributes substantively to current scholarship in teaching, learning, and educator development; leads related scholarly work and represents the unit at relevant professional conferences.
• Contributes to unit strategic planning, assessment of programming effectiveness, and the development of new initiatives and services; participates in campus-wide teaching and learning initiatives and coordination with on- and off-campus partners.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Communicating with others to exchange information.

Environmental Hazards

No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 5:00

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted.

EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit –and takes actions to prevent – discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.