At Unity, sustainability isn't a buzzword. It's the foundation of our entire approach and has been for more than 50 years.

We apply sustainability principles to everything we do, from our properties around the State of Maine, to our online degrees offered to students everywhere, to our enrichment experiences and entrepreneurial endeavors at locations from northern Maine to Arizona to Brazil.

Engage with Unity College and you'll start to ask tough questions, challenge the status quo, and envision new possibilities. If taking the lead in creating a more sustainable future sounds like the future you want, we can make it happen.

JOB OVERVIEW

The primary responsibility of the Instructional Designer (ID) is to manage projects involving competency-based face-to-face, and synchronous HyFlex course design and development for Associate degrees and certificates. In addition, the ID manages the design and development of both credit and non-credit micro-credentials for the Technical Institute for Environmental Professions (TIEP) at Unity College. To accomplish the this, the ID will:

• Collaborate with the Dean of TIEP, subject-matter experts, and faculty to research and design competency-based curriculum
• Design, develop, edit, and evaluate curricular materials using the appropriate learning design principles
• Collaborate with the dean to build and document competency-based curriculum design, development, and modification processes
• Create measurable competency statements and outcomes at the course and program level
• Consult with faculty on pedagogical issues and assist in faculty development on issues unique to competency-based learning
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, faculty, and the Dean to build authentic formative and summative assessments including pre-assessments, criterion assessments, and benchmark assessments
• Evaluate and document, on a regular schedule, the effectiveness of all assessments
• Analyze and synthesize data to inform the effectiveness of student learning
• Build competency maps and alignments for each program
• Participate in a process of continuous evaluation of course and learning effectiveness using data as a guide

POSITION SPECIFIC EDUCATION, SKILLS AND COMPENTCIES:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Knowledge of competency-based education design principles.
• Strong research, content analysis, and content preparation skills.
• Experience in leading and managing multiple, complex projects, and the ability to schedule, prioritize and meet varied deadlines across these projects.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong interpersonal and presentation skills, while working with diverse content and populations.
• Proven ability to stay current with rapidly changing technologies.
• Ability and willingness to work with students from diverse political/socioeconomic backgrounds and a wide range of physical and academic abilities.
• Personal commitment to the environmental focus and mission of the college.
• Ability to function effectively within a matrix organizational structure, maintaining open lines of communication while being discreet, courteous and well poised.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Education, or equivalent field.
• One year of experience working in a full-time instructional design capacity, collaborating directly with faculty in online curriculum building and course development.
• Experience developing non-traditional learning experiences and micro-credentials
• Experience with badging.
• Proven knowledge of instructional design strategies, along with the current techniques, tools, and procedures used in the design, development, and evaluation of technology-enhanced and online courses and programs.
• Experience with graphic design and AV elements appropriate for online instruction, especially using the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
• Experience in online classroom teaching or workshop facilitation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Quality Matters, Online Learning Consortium and similar online learning rubrics.
• Familiarity with Universal Design and other accessibility principles to ensure course content is accessible to all learners.
• Proven ability to work effectively and communicate with subject matter experts, peers, users and media developers.
• Competence working within learning management systems, such as D2L Brightspace.
• Familiarity with HTML and CSS.

Please see the full job description attached for a comprehensive list of essential duties.

Unity College has its Hybrid Learning campus in Unity, Maine. As our distance education team rapidly grows, we have also acquired space at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine where our enterprise and distance education teams will be located. This position will be located at 49 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester, Maine.

Benefits

Unity College offers a generous benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, PTO, and a company match on our 403b retirement plan. Waiting periods will apply.

To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should click on the “Apply Now” button and submit a resume and cover letter.

At Unity College, we don't just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our community. Unity College is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

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