Senior Instructional Designer - AZ -College of Veterinary Medicine

About the role

Passionate about educational excellence and eager to help advance the future of veterinary medical education? Midwestern University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Glendale, Arizona, invites applications for a Senior Instructional Designer to play a key role in the design, enhancement, and continuous improvement of selected courses within the veterinary curriculum. This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished instructional design professional to join a mission-driven college that values innovation, collaboration, and student-centered learning.

Responsibilities

• Partner individually with selected faculty members to design, revise, and improve one to two pre-clinical courses per quarter.
• Provide expert consultation in instructional design, including course planning, backward design, alignment of learning objectives and assessments, and selection of effective teaching strategies.
• Support the design, development, implementation, and refinement of distance education, hybrid, and other strategically prioritized courses.
• Aid faculty in organizing course content, learning activities, assessments, and instructional materials in a clear, student-centered, and pedagogically sound format.
• Review selected courses for quality, consistency, usability, accessibility, and alignment with college and university expectations.
• Advise faculty on evidence-based instructional practices and approaches that support adult learners.
• Assist with implementation, review, and quality control of course materials within the learning management system and related educational technologies.
• Recommend and support appropriate use of digital tools, instructional technologies, and emerging AI-enabled tools to enhance teaching and learning.
• Guide faculty in the thoughtful, ethical, and effective use of artificial intelligence in course design, learning activities, assessment, and feedback, with attention to adult learners, academic integrity, accessibility, and sound andragogy.
• Develop templates, guides, best practices, and other practical resources to support efficient and effective course design for selected courses.
• Provide limited faculty development, consultation, or coaching related to course design, online teaching, instructional best practices, and practical uses of AI in instruction.
• Collaborate with academic leadership and other relevant personnel to identify priorities, scope projects, and support strategic educational initiatives.
• Maintain documentation related to project timelines, course design activities, and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in instructional design, education, educational technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of four years of relevant experience in instructional design, course development, curriculum support, teaching and learning support, or a closely related area.
• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional design principles, including backward design and alignment of learning objectives, instructional activities, and assessment.
• Experience collaborating with faculty, subject matter experts, or other professional educators.
• Experience supporting synchronous and asynchronous online, hybrid, or technology-enhanced learning.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Experience working with learning management systems and common instructional technology tools.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with faculty, staff, and administrators.