Department: Education Innovation & Tech Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Description:

This position is located in Houston, TX at the University of Houston. This position requires the ideal candidate to be on-site, 5 days out of the week, Monday through Friday.

Advises university faculty in the application of complex instructional design principles and educational technology to develop courses. Provides expertise to facilitate instructional initiatives and supervises staff. Coordinates campus-wide educational technology efforts.

• Designs, develops and delivers information security training courses, workshops and seminars for university employees, including new employee orientation and annual HR mandatory training.
• Primary subject matter expert and provide consultation and support for faculty and staff.
• Investigate, propose, and participate in decision making for the purchase of new software and technology.
• Troubleshoot technical and operational issues of technology-based programs.
• Develops and conducts training of faculty on new academic software and technology, and directs the work of graduate technology assistants in this endeavor.
• Research and assist faculty in the development of new and innovative teaching experiences.
• Present and represent University instructional designers at conferences.
• Collaborate with and assist internal and system-wide instructional designers.
• Provide leadership in the instructional designer collaborative meetings for the University of Houston System groups.
• Coordinate campus-wide educational technology projects and initiatives.
• Perform other job-related duties as required. 
  

MQ:

Education: Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge. Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job-related Master’s degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Experience: Requires a minimum of seven (7) years of directly job-related experience.

Certification/Licensing: None.

Additional Job Posting Information:

• Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
• Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education. 
  

Preferred Qualification:

This position requires proficiency with AI skills such as prompt engineering, AI-powered content creation, personalized learning, automated prototyping, and data analysis.
Designs, develops and delivers course design and educational technology training courses, workshops and seminars for university faculty, staff and students.

On Campus position – Remote working is not an option.

The following documents are required:

Cover letter delineating the manner in which your work experience applies to the posting. Resume, Salary History, Transcript & 3 work references. The hiring department expects you to name current or past supervisors.

Note:

We will maintain your confidentiality & notify you in advance of making contact with any of your references.

References will be contacted only after the interviewing process has been completed.

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

About Organization

Founded in 1927, the University of Houston is the leading public research university in the vibrant international city of Houston. Each year, we educate more than 47,000 students in more than 250 undergraduate and graduate academic programs, on campus and online. UH awards over 10,000 degrees annually, with more than 332,000 alumni.