Instructional Designer

Job Summary

This position is 100% remote in-state (California).

Key Responsibilities

• Consult with faculty and staff to adapt existing courses and programs for online delivery and other forms of e-learning
• Create instructional course content in collaboration and partnership with faculty, departments, SJSU Online Staff and other stakeholders
• Work with faculty to develop teaching and learning environments that emphasize active learning and incorporate appropriate instructional technologies
• Create and facilitate the creation of accessible instructional content
• Design, develop, and maintain course templates within the learning management system for different SJSU Online programs
• Leverage the learning management system and/or other instructional technologies to serve the educational and administrative community with resources in support of instruction
• Support e-learning by designing, developing, and implementing tools and resources for students
• Conduct online workshops and support online course events for faculty related to using different department-supported technologies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate with constituents in a professional and respectful manner
• General awareness of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), and a willingness to develop skills in their appropriate, responsible, and ethical use in a higher education environment, consistent with institutional policies and practices
• Thorough knowledge in using learning management systems and other instructional technologies, as well as knowledge of software administration
• Ability to understand, analyze and diagnose faculty, staff, and student needs and translate these needs into instructional solutions
• Knowledge of best practices in quality assurance in online course design
• Proficiency and hands-on experience in web and mobile technologies
• Ability to design and develop user-friendly interfaces that comply with accessibility as defined in Section 508
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Required Qualifications

• Equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a related field
• Two years of relevant experience. Additional experience which demonstrates acquired and successfully applied knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a related field
• Experience in educational technology, instructional design, distributed learning, or an equivalent discipline
• Advanced technical knowledge of Learning Management Systems and specialized higher education software
• Strong working command of accessibility standards and HTML to support online course design
• Experience collaborating on multi-functional team-based projects
• Experience in partnering with Faculty/Subject Matter Experts in course development and design from start to finish
• Experience in preparing professional development programming and/or teaching workshops in higher education