Part-Time Instructional Designer

Simpson College has an immediate opening for a part-time Instructional Designer position (Maximum 29 hours per week)

Broad Function/

Job Summary:

The Instructional Designer is responsible for working with faculty to design and create highly interactive online, blended, and face-to-face learning content for academic courses at Simpson College. The designer will provide course design support and guidance to full-time and part-time Simpson faculty, working directly with faculty to help them plan, design, develop, and revise course materials. They will assist faculty with academic technology-related questions and ways to modify face-to-face courses for online delivery.

The designer will handle multiple projects simultaneously, working collaboratively with staff and faculty across the institution. Performs other duties as assigned.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Support full-time and part-time Simpson faculty with the course design process, helping them develop activities and materials that enhance student learning and retention. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Assist faculty in posting video resources

* Investigation, design, and deployment of instructional technologies that support learning both in the classroom and online

* Updating technology-related resources in Moodle and on Simpson's Teaching & Learning Center webpages

* Collaborating with the Office of Student Accessibility Services on student accommodations and UDL

* Developing and providing training (both face-to-face and online) for Simpson's academic software platforms.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

* Bachelor's degree

* Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality

* Broad experience with learning management systems

* Knowledge of teaching in various modalities of blended and online instructional environments

* Strong interpersonal skills, courtesy, and tact to communicate effectively with faculty and staff

* Preference given to candidates with a teaching background.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION: Applicants for admission and employment, students, parents of students, employees, sources of referral for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Simpson College are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, veteran or veteran disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic in admission, access to, treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

Any persons having inquiries concerning Simpson College's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title IX - Section 504, or Americans with Disabilities Act are directed to contact Director of Human Resources, Simpson College, 701 North C Street, Indianola, Iowa , . Persons may also contact the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, regarding the institution's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title IX - Section 504, or Americans with Disabilities Act.

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The College is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community.  To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include but are not limited to criminal history, national sex offender search, and motor vehicle history. Simpson's annual security compliance document is available on the Simpson Security website. To comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, you will be required to, upon being made an offer of employment, produce documents that are specified by the federal government to establish your identity and right to work in the United States.

These documents must be produced no later than seventy-two (72) hours after beginning paid employment. Questions? Contact the Human Resources department at employment

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