Lead Instructional Designer

• A Master’s Degree in Instructional Development or Design, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Experience (typically 1-3 years) in course design and development, as well as creating instructional and training materials for online delivery. Experience working with online instructional technologies.
• Demonstrates working proficiency, knowledge of, and the ability to  :
• Evaluate academic assessment methods and activities, assess research and instructional programs, and review students' learning outcomes to ensure achievement of academic objectives and strategies.
• Apply concepts and practices of adult learning and design in the development of distance learning courses.
• Utilize distance learning tools and techniques for development and delivery of distance learning courses.
• Execute relevant instructional design concepts and processes; ability to design instructional content to meet the learning needs of a target population.
• Proficiently use standard office software applications, web page editors, graphic software, and basic HTML.
• Work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner and effectively communicate using strong written and verbal English grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, and pronunciation.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects or activities and effectively prioritize and allocate time and resources.
• Use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

The following are highly desired position qualifications:

• Extensive experience (typically 3+ years) in course development and/or redesign, as well as creating instructional and training materials. Extensive experience working with online instructional technologies.
• Experience with digital media solutions in creating interactive teaching and learning tools.
• Experience working with instructional technologies such as course management systems, wikis, lecture capture, and virtual classrooms.
• Experience developing rubrics to assess student performance and/or course development.

Note to Applicants: The qualifications of this position may be described as competencies or behaviors needed to perform the job duties of this position at a defined proficiency level/standard. A working proficiency level is required for this position unless noted otherwise in the qualifications. Please visit the Competencies website for additional information.

Required Application Materials

In order to be considered for interview, applicants must upload both a personal current resume and a cover letter that clearly address how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.  Applicants who fail to submit the required materials will be considered incomplete and therefore are ineligible for interview.

Regarding References: Five professional references will be required at a later step in the recruitment process.  Please only send references if and when requested.

Compensation: The successful incumbent may be hired at a salary within the budget parameters of $49,031-$70,000 which is within the pay level 5A range.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to pass a criminal background check and credential verification prior to beginning work.

To learn more about the UI and why you should work here visit: http://jobs.uiowa.edu/why_ui/. 

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, associational preferences, or any other classification that deprives the person of consideration as an individual.