University of Rochester · 2 months ago
Sr. Instructional Designer- SON
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $105K/yr
4+ years expThe University of Rochester is committed to fostering a welcoming culture and is seeking a Sr. Instructional Designer to provide pedagogical support for online and traditional courses in the School of Nursing. This role involves collaborating with faculty to design engaging instructional materials and enhance educational strategies across various learning environments.
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Responsibilities
Originates and implements strategies to develop, support, enhance, and maintain the delivery of online, hybrid, and in-person education. This includes educational strategy, instructional design, and best practices, as well as systems integration and use of content, communication, and evaluation tools within a diverse and inclusive community
Works closely with faculty and subject matter experts (SMEs) to analyze needs, identify knowledge gaps, and assist in writing/editing instructional materials
Identifies instructional design challenges and work with faculty to implement solutions
Conceptualizes and creates engaging interactions to support specific pedagogical goals
Participates in strategic planning at various levels (University, campus, departmental)
Applies appropriate adult learning theories to develop detailed design documents that are used to guide content production
Works with members of the online learning team to translate instructional design into online instructional solutions that fit clients’ needs. Assists in managing the internal and external stakeholders
Find, adapt, design, implement, and maintain interactive multimedia learning objects and assessments
Searches for and adapts existing multimedia content or create new interactive content when none is available. Builds effective course materials, including content items, learning units, external links, and course links using subject and content materials provided by or approved by faculty
Develops and implements a set of best practices for managing and organizing curricular materials. Inform and educate faculty and staff on the importance of consistently following the practices
Continuously improve knowledge around learning object quality. Develops clear, visible guidelines for assessing quality that will help both users and developers
Monitors and assesses faculty and student satisfaction regarding the instructional effectiveness of current course designs, materials, and teaching strategies
Support, advocate for, and expand online course development, use of the learning management system, content management system, online learning software, and the assessment management platform
Serves as a principal resource for online learning, maintaining a future-oriented vision for development
Explores, promotes, pilots and supports new technologies for instruction
Instructs users on the operation of online and mobile learning technologies, including but not limited to, learning management software, multimedia applications, and communication tools such as blogs, wikis, and discussion forums through online learning modules, workshops, or consultation
Supports and troubleshoots users’ advanced inquiries on the learning management system, media software and other software systems used in course management
Ensures courses are optimized for mobile accessibility
Serves as a principal resource for curricular assessment by supporting and troubleshooting users’ inquiries and alignment strategies within the assessment management platform to effectively evaluate curricular effectiveness and student outcomes
Ensures courses are optimized for accessibility per Section 508 standards
Coordinates with the Institute for Excellence in Education for requirements related to scripts, assessments, and reports that may need to be designed alongside the learning modules
Collects and analyzes data that facilitates the assessment of student learning
Participate in software systems testing, quality assurance, maintenance, and upgrades
As technology and software development products advance, explores and makes recommendations for multimedia software for faculty
Communicates software application problems and issues to School of Nursing Information Technology support team
Conducts research into computer-based training products and services in support of development and purchasing efforts
Participate in professional activities
Participates in EdIT staff meetings
Serves on appropriate institutional, regional, and national committees or groups, as needed
Interviews prospective new staff and provide feedback
Maintains superior knowledge of Internet and educational technologies, both software and hardware, by attending seminars, classes, and conferences; visiting relevant Internet sites; reviewing current literature
Shares knowledge and experience with other academic medical centers and institutions. This may include publishing articles and/or giving presentations at local and national meetings
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field
4 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong ability to teach adult learners in the usage of web-based tools/applications
Excellent communication skills. Capable of working collaboratively with faculty, staff, project leaders, and students
Ability to translate complex technical information into usable, easy-to-follow instructions
Working knowledge of multimedia learning object development software (e.g., Articulate, Camtasia, Captivate)
Experience with learning management systems (e.g., Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, Desire to Learn); both Mac and PC platforms; HTML
Preferred
Master's degree in related discipline such as Instructional Design, Information Technology, Multimedia Design, Education, Library Science
Background or degree in nursing or science-related field such as Biology
Experience with content management systems
Experience with science education
Familiarity with database design fundamentals and interaction of databases with web pages
Knowledge of graphics and video editing software (e.g., PhotoShop, Windows Movie Maker, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere)
Familiarity with video learning and collaboration platforms (e.g., Panopto, Zoom, WebEx, GoTo Meeting)
Familiarity with SQL
Company
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private research university located in Rochester, New York.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$20.43MKey Investors
National Science FoundationUnitedHealthcareSociety to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine
2023-09-25Grant· $18M
2023-07-26Grant· $0.07M
2022-09-20Grant· $0.05M
Leadership Team
David Linehan
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-12-04
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