About FIU
Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.
Job Summary
The Instructional Design Consultant provides consultation to faculty to conceptualize, design, develop, deliver, and assess high-quality hybrid, and online courses. The Instructional Design Consultant will recommend, cutting edge and best practice tools to achieve and measure student-learning outcomes.
- Consults with university faculty and other stakeholders by maintaining a design portfolio of new online courses and quality enhancement courses.
- Ensures newly developed courses meet quality design standards. Consults with faculty in the writing and development learning objectives.
- Provides pedagogical consultation services to online faculty including, but not limited to, coaching, mentoring, and encouraging online teaching, learning best practices and FIU Online quality and cost initiatives.
- Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with university faculty, serving as a key source of information on best practices for instructional design, FIU Online initiatives, and advancing excellence in online teaching
- Creates and facilitates training for stakeholders on instructional design practices and theory, development processes, and emerging uses of available tools or resources.
- Responds to course portfolio requests and performs service recovery in a timely manner.
- Maintains functional competency with media design and creation skills, LMS tools, and associated educational technologies to perform assigned duties.
- Collaborates with the Instructional Design Manager on assigned projects or committees to advance FIU Online initiatives.
- Facilitates training for stakeholders on instructional design practices and theory, development processes, and emerging uses of available tools or resources.
- May supervise lower-level staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization and five (5) years of experience in a related field; or a Master’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization and three (3) years of experience in a related field.
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced proficiency with Canvas Learning Management System.
- Expert knowledge of principles of instructional and visual design, educational technologies, and the Quality Matters framework.
- Prior experience working with subject matter experts or faculty members to develop curriculum and design distance learning courses.
- Prior experience designing interactive learning modules.
- Certificate or Graduate Degree in Instructional/Curriculum Design.
Job Category
Advertised Salary
Work Schedule
- Begin time: 9:00 AM
- End time: 5:30 PM
Pre-Employment Requirements
- Criminal Background Check
Other Information
- Ability to work evenings and weekends.
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
How To Apply
Prospective Employee
If you have not created a registered account, you will be asked to create a username and password for use of the system. It is recommended that you provide an active/valid e-mail account as that will be the main source of communication regarding your status within the process. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in “My Applications”.
To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.
Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.
*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.
How To Apply
Current Employee
As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in “My Applications”.
To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.
Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.
