Instructional Designer

Office of the Provost, Rose Hill

Fordham University

Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.

• Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents
• A generous employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan.
• As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers.
• As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year.
• University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.

Hybrid Policy:

Please review the Hybrid Policy here.

https://www.fordham.edu/human-resources/policies-guides-and-agreements/hybridremote-work-policy-for-administrators/

Position Summary

The Instructional Designer will report to the Senior Director Online Programs and work closely with the Chief Information Officer to support the University schools in advancing its pedagogical goals and objectives by working alongside faculty and program leadership in the design, development, and build of courses taught online.

Essential Functions

• Works closely with faculty to clearly articulate course objectives, requirements, and assessment criteria for various learning modalities.
• Consults on the design and development of faculty-generated and curated course materials,
• multimedia assets, assignments and various types of assessments.
• Applies universal design, backward design, learning theories, multimedia design, and best
• practices in online learning to enhance student learning experiences, meet the course goals
• and objectives, while complying with accessibility standards.
• Collaborates with instructional technologists to analyze various educational technologies to
• support the various learning modalities.
• Acts as a primary contributor to build high-quality, engaging course activities and elements in learning management systems for various learning modalities.
• Collaborates with media specialists to design and produce video materials that effectively
• serve the learning goals and objectives.
• Maintains accurate records and data of feedback for all supported courses for quality assurance, continuous course improvement, student retention and support, and reporting purposes.
• Works with faculty to regularly diagnose the course revision needs based on the needs and expectations of the learners and the changes in business practices.
• Keeps current with emerging learning design, instructional design, instructional technology, assessment strategies, evaluation methods, and quality best practices.
• Participates in faculty development projects that are designed to improve faculty preparedness in course design, delivery, and assessment in various modalities.
• Creates and maintains tutorials and online learning resources for faculty and students to support the integration and delivery of educational tools and applications, as well as
• effective online teaching practices.

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

• Advanced degree in learning design, instructional design, education, educational technology or a related field is required.
• 2 years of experience applying learning theories, evidence-based pedagogical strategies in the design and development graduate level online courses, preferably business courses.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

• Successful experience in supporting diverse faculty and student populations.
• Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching university-level courses.

Minimum Starting Salary: $68,000

Maximum Starting Salary: $75,000

Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

START DATE: ASAP

APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/6968

ABOUT FORDHAM

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $68,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• instructional design: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person