Faculty Advisor, Instructional Design at United States International University - USIU Africa

Reporting to the Director, USIU Online. The Instructional Designer will plan, execute, test, and assess instructional design projects and support the development of a suite of online courses to be offered at USIU-Africa.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with UI/UX, media developers, and other team members to design and develop premium online course content.
• Under general direction, use effective instructional delivery methods; modern, sleek and intuitive UI/UX design practices; and provide strong faculty support at all stages of the instructional design process.
• Support Instructional Design team in training, mentoring, and support of MCF Scholars.
• Serve as resource person to the Technical support staff
• Work one-on-one with MCF scholars in module development and submission to incorporate cutting edge technological tools.
• Monitor the individual progress of scholars as assigned.

Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience:

• Master’s degree in instructional design, education technology, or other related field aligned with the responsibilities of the position.
• 3-5 years professional experience as instructional designer, learning designer or course developer, preferably in higher education.
• Experience working with faculty and academic leadership in the development and delivery of top tier, visually compelling, engaging, and interactive online course content – including layout and design - at the university level. Teaching experience preferred

Personal Attributes & Competencies:

• Strong practical technical skills in a wide variety of online technologies including but not limited to Mac, Windows, and mobile device operating systems; various academic software; various media development software, and learning management system platforms.
• Knowledge of teaching, learning, pedagogy, and faculty development.
• Understanding of the use of LMS’s and other software and innovative technologies used in a fully online academic environment.
• Willingness to troubleshoot problems and discover solutions to solving those problems.
• Willingness to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely and carefully with faculty, the IT team and other members of the USIU-A community to maintain an atmosphere of courtesy, professionalism and strong service.
• Experience working in higher education in support of faculty.
• Demonstrated fluency in written and spoken English to effectively communicate technical details to both technical and non-technical individuals.
• Demonstrated knowledge on web technologies, HTML, CSS and JavaScript and must have good knowledge of eLearning authoring tools.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse and inclusive nature of a distinguished higher education environment.