Instructional Designer

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Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

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Job Description:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University is expanding its Instructional Innovation Team and is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Instructional Designer to join the team. This position supports college-wide efforts to improve course design, teaching and learning, and student success across a wide range of disciplines and instructional modalities, including immersion (on-campus), online, and hybrid courses.

As the team continues to grow its capacity to support faculty and student success initiatives across The College, the Instructional Designer will work alongside other instructional designers and campus partners on a diverse portfolio of projects. Work may include targeted course improvements, faculty consultation, instructional technology implementation, and more comprehensive course redesign, with some opportunities to contribute to new course development.

Working in partnership with faculty, instructional designers, and campus partners, this role applies research-based instructional design practices to enhance the clarity, alignment, accessibility, and effectiveness of learning experiences.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position.

Position Salary Range:

$65,000 - $70,000 per year; DOE

Essential Duties:

• Collaborates with faculty and instructional partners to redesign and improve courses using established instructional design best practices.
• Consults with faculty to identify instructional needs, explore potential solutions, and translate disciplinary expertise into effective learning experiences.
• Supports the design and development of instructionally sound learning materials, assessments, and learning activities aligned with course goals and learning outcomes.
• Applies principles of effective course design that support student success across modalities, including online and immersion formats.
• Assists faculty in refining learning objectives and aligning content, activities, and assessments.
• Provides instructional design consultation and implementation support for courses identified through college-level instructional innovation and student success initiatives.
• Manages assigned instructional design projects and priorities, communicates progress and potential barriers, and coordinates timelines with faculty and Instructional Innovation Team colleagues.
• Utilizes and supports the Canvas learning management system; assists with course builds, revisions, and troubleshooting as needed.
• Evaluates and recommends instructional technologies based on learning goals, faculty needs, student experience, accessibility, and sustainability.
• Collaborates with colleagues across The College, academic units, and central partners (e.g., EdPlus, Enterprise Technology) as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains instructional design resources, templates, documentation, and guidelines.
• Contributes to quality assurance, accessibility review, and continuous improvement of course materials.
• Remains current on instructional design best practices, learning theories, and higher education trends.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working in a higher education environment.
• Experience supporting course redesign or large-enrollment courses.
• Familiarity with instructional design frameworks (e.g., backward design, UDL, Quality Matters).
• Experience working with instructional technologies beyond an LMS (e.g., discussion platforms, assessment tools).
• Experience consulting or collaborating with faculty or subject matter experts to identify instructional needs and develop appropriate solutions.
• Experience using data or course performance information to inform design decisions (training provided if needed).

Working Environment:

Activities are primarily performed in a regular, climate-controlled office setting. The position requires extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and use of a computer workstation or laptop. Periodic standing and walking may be required to attend meetings or collaborate with colleagues.

The role may involve occasional bending, stooping, reaching, and lifting of materials up to 20 pounds. The ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see, and hear is required to perform essential job functions.

Regular activities require the ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing needs, and resolve competing demands in a collaborative work environment. The position involves regular use of standard office equipment, including but not limited to a computer workstation/laptop (keyboard, monitor, mouse), telephone, printer, copier, and associated technology peripherals.

Department Statement:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (The College) is the largest college at ASU and is organized in a divisional structure comprised of Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. The atmosphere is collegial, priorities are fluid and demands for assistance come from many directions. This position provides an opportunity to exercise initiative, work with very diverse populations and enhance leadership skills.

The College offers the greatest choice and diversity of studies of any school at Arizona State University, the largest public university in the United States. In addition to top academic programs, award-winning faculty, and state-of-the-art lab and research facilities, The College offers unique opportunities to explore a vast spectrum of academic disciplines - from science and math to languages and philosophy - that few other colleges and universities can provide. The College has 90+ undergraduate majors and 140+ graduate degrees housed in 23 interdisciplinary schools and departments. The College is redefining liberal arts and sciences education for the 21st century.

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