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Instructional Designer

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Clark University
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Worcester, MA

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Current Staff and Administrative Openings

Resumes may be submitted at: resumes@clarku.edu.

Clark University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities – inclusive of all women- to apply.

Internal applicants should have at least one year's experience in their present position. Transfer of successful applicants will be effected at a time mutually agreeable to both departments.

Clark offers regular full time staff outstanding benefits including: free life and disability insurance; choice of health plans with University contribution; 3-4 weeks vacation depending on appointment; free evening undergraduate and master’s level courses for employee plus various tuition discounts for family members; 10% University contribution to retirement plan after 2 years of employment in higher education; free use of athletic and fitness center, and many more.

School of Professional Studies:
Instructional Designer

Code: 190298

Clark University

School of Professional Studies

Instructional Designer

Job Code 190298

Full-time/40 hours

Clark University’s School of Professional Studies seeks a motivated, organized individual who is passionate about education and pedagogy to fill the position of Instructional Designer to support a four-year Department of Labor grant awarded to Clark University.

Reporting to the Associate Provost & Dean of Professional Studies, the successful candidate will provide collaborate with subject matter experts to create and support online and face-to-face courses and educational component that supports the “Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies” grant. The ID will provide pedagogical support, guidance and project management skills to identified Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as they develop a curriculum, which meets DOL apprenticeship certification The ID will collaborate with Clark’s administrative partners (PCG) on the grant as well as other Institutions of Higher Education.

Duties and Responsibilities

•Collaborate with faculty, subject matter experts and other academic staff members to plan, design, develop, deploy and support online and hybrid and face-to-face courses.

•Ensure all courses and course components are student-centered, engaging, aligned, meet internal university standards, DOL Apprenticeship Certification standard, copyright and accessibility requirements and universal design guidelines.

•Coordinate and manage instructional design projects from inception to completion, and document and report on those projects and processes.

•Provide pedagogical and technology support to faculty and students during the design and initial delivery of online courses.

•Recommend effective and creative uses of technology and pedagogy to enhance instruction and create new learning opportunities.

•Support online developer and faculty training programs including the creation and facilitation of online tutorials, activities and other materials to assist faculty with online teaching and learning tools.

•Curate and create engaging, web resources to support faculty and students participating in online, blended and face-to-face courses.

•Conduct course quality reviews, provides recommendations for course improvement, and promotes good practices of teaching and learning with technology.

•Stay abreast of emerging technologies and their application to online instruction pedagogy and technology and their applicability to enhancing face-to-face courses. Make recommendations to adopt and implement solutions as appropriate.

•Other duties as assigned.

All positions at Clark University share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging.

Qualifications

•BS/BA degree in Instructional Technology or related field plus a minimum of three years’ experience in online course design and development, and in consulting with faculty about developing and teaching quality online, hybrid, and/or face-to-face courses. Preference will be given to candidates that have an advanced degree or certificate in an area related to Education, Instructional Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Technology or related field. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirement. Certification in Quality Matters (QM) and/or Online Learning (Sloan C) Consortium a plus.

•Experience using a learning management system. Moodle experience is preferred but not required.

•Experience in managing multiple individual projects including prioritizing work to meet timelines and milestones. This also includes planning for potential concerns and preparing work-arounds to meet deadlines.

•Proven ability to communicate with, motivate, and collaborate with others to meet desired outcomes, particularly when collaborators are geographically distributed and/or part-time.

•Excellent written English with an eagle eye for correct grammar, spelling and inclusive language; the ability to edit while retaining the author’s voice is crucial.

•Proven ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.

•Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly and enthusiastically.

•Comprehensive technical knowledge and experience with using and supporting Windows and Mac platforms, browsers, Microsoft Office, and other common software.

•Proficiency in some combination of graphic design, video and multi-media production, accessible and inclusive design, web development, user experience design, copyright, or learning object creation.

•Team player with excellent consulting skills and a fun, but professional presence required.

•Excellent customer service skills; and a high degree of integrity relative to computer security and confidentiality of information required.

•Ability to work nights and weekends on an as-needed basis is required.

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, position with excellent benefits, which include employee and family tuition benefits, 4 weeks’ vacation, generous retirement plan, free use of campus fitness center and many more.

Review of applications will begin immediately. Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience.

Please email résumé and cover letter to <resumes@clarku.edu> . Applicants must reference Job code 190298 in the subject line to be considered for this position.

Clark University embraces equal opportunity and affirmative action as core values: we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. This commitment applies to every aspect of education, services, and employment policies and practices at Clark. Our commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. All positions at Clark share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities, inclusive of all women, to apply.


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A relentless force for positive change

Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts-based research university committed to scholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. It is the place where Robert Goddard invented the modern rocket, where Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures in the United States, and where current students stake their claim to the Clark motto, “Challenge Convention. Change Our World,” which is the rallying cry that inspires our community every day.

Located in the heart of New England — Worcester, Massachusetts — Clark University educates its approximately 2,200 undergraduate and 1,100 graduate students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort.

A university on the cutting edge of higher education

Clark is a world-class research university that is small by design, giving students the rare opportunity to contribute to pioneering research projects and to benefit from hands-on experience, close collaboration with peers, and the individual mentorship of faculty.

LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) is Clark’s pioneering model of higher education,  compelling students to thrive in authentic world and workplace settings, and preparing them for lives and careers of consequence. Clark is the only university to make the development of “capacities of effective practice” an explicit learning requirement for its undergraduates. Critical to success in today’s world, these capacities include imagination, self-directedness, resilience, and the ability to manage diversity and uncertainty. A Clark education reflects a belief in the enduring value of liberal education, as well as the University’s efforts to more deeply attune students’ learning experiences to the profound changes underway in our economy, our society, and our democracy.

The Clark graduate experience reflects the importance of “engaged scholarship” — an innovative educational approach that connects students to the people and organizations intimately familiar with (and working to address) the issues they are passionate about, and that places a premium on effecting measurable outcomes.

Committed to research that advance knowledge and impacts society

The Clark University faculty is composed of world-renowned researchers who foster a culture of excellence in the next generation. At Clark, faculty and students are given the freedom and flexibility to pursue projects that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries.

The University’s focused areas of research excellence are backed by strong Ph.D. and master’s degree programs that engage graduate students from around the world in such areas as biology, chemistry, economics, geography, psychology, urban education, management, environmental science and policy, Holocaust and genocide studies, and international development and social change. Clark faculty, students, and staff continually develop new ways of thinking and acting that have a positive impact on the lives — and livelihoods — of people throughout the world.

Clark's research profile is enhanced by the presence of a variety of research institutes and centers that build on a foundation of interdisciplinary scholarship: the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, the George Perkins Marsh Institute, the Higgins School of Humanities, the Jacob Hiatt Center for Urban Education and the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Redefining our place in the world by immersing our community in it

Clark has redefined what it means to be a university in today’s interconnected world, forging robust partnerships with universities, educators, researchers, and business and community leaders at home and abroad, enabling its faculty and students to conduct in-depth research, work collaboratively to take on global concerns, and make a tangible difference. This diverse community of educators, researchers, and scholars challenge and inspire each other with their perspectives, insights, and determination. They are creative thinkers eager to defy conventional wisdom, devise inventive solutions to complex problems, and roll up their sleeves to get things done.

Clark itself plays a critical role in the health and well-being of its urban community, known as Main South, through the University Park Partnership — a national model for neighborhood revitalization. Working in tandem with the city of Worcester, Clark has been a change agent in the areas of housing and physical rehabilitation, education, economic development and social and recreational opportunities for residents. The University Park Campus School, which Clark operates in collaboration with the Worcester Public Schools, boasts an estimable record of high achievement and was recognized by President Barack Obama for its record of academic success.

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