Instructional Designer

About the Role

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) is searching for an Instructional Designer to help our faculty thrive as educators in the era of AI and other advanced technologies. The successful candidate will work as part of a collaborative and innovative team of other designers and technologists who strive to support educators from their new faculty orientation through communities of practice for highly experienced instructors. The team is committed to student success. Opportunities exist for individual and program consultations on course design and evidence-based teaching, faculty development programming, and more.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Advises and supports groups working on program-level curricular design and development by facilitating the work, and by contributing expertise in pedagogy/andragogy, instructional design, and learning technology. May also contribute subject matter expertise.
• Collects, organizes, interprets, and disseminates data related to instructional program needs and faculty development programs
• Designs, develops, and delivers faculty development and engagement programs and activities (e.g., Canvas-based courses, communities of practice, and grant programs related to faculty development, teaching and learning strategies, instructional modalities or contemporary issues, such as artificial intelligence)
• Works as part of a team to identify and implement interventions to promote the use of evidence-based pedagogies across instructional modalities
• Infuses principles of equity, inclusion, and universal design into faculty professional development opportunities and engagement programs and activities
• As time and opportunity allow, participates in SoTL or program evaluation research
• Collects, organizes, interprets, and disseminates data to identify instructional program needs and enhance effectiveness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree at time of application
• At least one year of experience in higher education
• Education and/or experience that has led to a strong understanding of the principles and practice of instructional design, along with pedagogy and/or andragogy
• Experience with and/or knowledge of artificial intelligence and its potential impact on and integration within education (e.g., on teachers, learners, the curriculum)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's, Ph.D., or post-graduate certificate
• Advanced degree/certificate is in a relevant field (e.g., instructional design or a core discipline offered at UW-Green Bay)
• Two or more years of experience working in a higher education setting
• Knowledge of current best practices in distance education and/or experience teaching in a distance education modality
• Experience with Canvas
• Ability to discuss and apply equity-minded and inclusive pedagogies and design principles
• Capacity to work effectively with educators from a variety of disciplines
• Experience with a range of learning technologies
• Knowledge of digital accessibility and its application to learning materials
• Ability to support web or blog development/design
• Knowledge of or experience with the scholarship of teaching and learning

Conditions of Appointment

• This position may have the option to work on-campus or a hybrid schedule, subject to approved telecommuting request
• The home campus of this position is Green Bay and the successful candidate may occasionally be required to travel to or work at the Marinette, Sheboygan or Manitowoc Campus, based on operational needs
• Position is a full-time Academic Staff appointment
• A pre-employment education check which includes, but is not limited to, the verification of academic credentials will be conducted on the finalist(s)
• A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s) and if there is prior work history within the last 7 years with Universities of Wisconsin, a personnel file review check for employee misconduct
• The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term

Application Deadline

To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Sunday August 23, 2026.

Required Application Materials

• Cover letter specifically addressing qualifications for the essential job functions
• Resume

Contact Information

If you have any questions, need accommodations, or submitted your application with missing materials, call or email: Human Resources, Phone: (920) 465-2390, Email: jobs@uwgb.edu

Benefits

• Several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family
• Dental and vision insurance
• Several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) participation with employer contributions beginning immediately and full vesting after 5 years of service
• Supplemental retirement savings programs including a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation
• 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday, and between 96-130 hours of sick leave annually
• Paid parental leave
• 13-27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type

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