Instructional Designer
Instructional Designer at Huntington University partnering with faculty to build and redesign accessible, AI-forward face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses. A three-year grant-funded role in the Office of Academic Effectiveness focused on learning design, assessment, and responsible AI faculty development, using LMS tools like Moodle.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Huntington, IN, US
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Technical writing
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong personal Christian commitment and faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to serve others
- Commitment to the mission of Huntington University as a Christian college
- Bachelor's degree in instructional design, educational technology, learning sciences, curriculum and instruction, or closely related field
- Experience designing or substantially redesigning face-to-face, hybrid, online, or technology-enhanced higher-education learning experiences
- Knowledge of learning-design principles, including alignment of outcomes, assessments, activities, materials, and technology
- Fluency with AI tools and their instructional applications, limitations, privacy/security considerations, and implications for assessment and academic integrity
- Ability to consult with faculty on selecting and implementing AI-supported learning activities and assessment approaches
- Knowledge of accessibility and usability principles for digital learning environments
- Experience consulting, coaching, or facilitating professional learning with faculty or other adult learners
- Strong project-management, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
- Facility with learning-management systems and common educational technologies
- Positive interpersonal skills and a team player
- Excellent communication skills
- Commitment to continuous process improvement
Nice to have
- Demonstrated understanding of Christian higher education
- Master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, learning sciences, or related field
- Three or more years of instructional-design experience in higher education
- Experience with Moodle or another major learning-management system
- Experience with Quality Matters, Universal Design for Learning, WCAG/accessibility practices, or comparable course-quality frameworks
- Experience designing AI-supported or AI-resilient assignments, assessments, faculty-development programming, or AI-literacy learning experiences
- Experience collaborating with instructional technologists, IT professionals, or cross-functional academic technology partners
- Professional portfolio demonstrating successful collaborative course-design work
Full description
The Instructional Designer serves as the Office of Academic Effectiveness' primary specialist in learning design, course development, and faculty partnership. The position collaborates with faculty to create and redesign accessible, engaging, and academically rigorous face-to-face, hybrid, online, and technology-enhanced learning experiences. Particular emphasis will be given to AI-forward course design, assessment practices that make student learning and thinking visible, and faculty development related to responsible use of AI.
The Instructional Designer will partner with faculty, the Instructional Technologist, and Information Technology to integrate AI thoughtfully into face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses, with attention to learning goals, assessment, accessibility, privacy, and student support.
This is a three-year grant-funded position created through Huntington University's Lilly Endowment AIHE Implementation Grant. Continuation beyond the grant period may be possible based on institutional need, performance, and available funding.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must have a strong personal Christian commitment and faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to serve others
- Must be committed to the mission of Huntington University as a comprehensive Christian College dedicated to educating students to impact our world for Christ
- Demonstrated understanding of Christian higher education, preferred
- Positive interpersonal skills and a team player
- Excellent communications skills
- Commitment to continuous process improvement
- Bachelor's degree in instructional design, educational technology, learning sciences, curriculum and instruction, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated experience designing or substantially redesigning face-to-face, hybrid, online, or technology-enhanced higher-education learning experiences.
- Knowledge of learning-design principles, including alignment of outcomes, assessments, activities, materials, and technology.
- Demonstrated fluency with AI tools and their instructional applications, limitations, privacy and security considerations, and implications for assessment and academic integrity.
- Ability to consult with faculty on selecting and implementing AI-supported learning activities and assessment approaches across face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning environments.
- Demonstrated knowledge of accessibility and usability principles for digital learning environments.
- Experience consulting, coaching, or facilitating professional learning with faculty members or other adult learners.
- Strong project-management, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated facility with learning-management systems and common educational technologies.