Stony Brook Medicine · 3 days ago
Instructional Designer - Teaching Assistant (TA) Development Specialist
Stony Brook Medicine is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced educator for the role of Instructional Designer - Teaching Assistant (TA) Development Specialist. This position will provide pedagogical support for graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty, focusing on instructional design and technology integration for teaching assistants and faculty members.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and implement programming for faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and other postdoctoral fellows. These should encompass learning objectives, active learning strategies, assessment methods, accessibility, use of technology in the classroom and other topics related to University teaching
Provide consultations with faculty and graduate students around pedagogy, teaching, technology, and assessment
Liaise with faculty and academic departments to develop targeted instruction and support. Work collaboratively with technical experts, media specialists, assessment specialists, accessibility specialists and others to enable instructors to implement quality improvement in their courses and advance student learning
Conduct assessment and evaluation activities in collaboration with faculty, staff and for the work of the Center
Professional Development and Responsibilities - Engage in professional development to stay abreast of learning theories, pedagogical, and technological developments
Research current trends and developments in instructional design and innovative teaching strategies. Participate in local, state, regional and national professional associations, conferences and committees as appropriate
Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and department mission
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent or higher)
Two [2] years of full-time experience working in instructional design
Experience supporting teaching assistants and postdocs in a teaching and learning environment
Experience developing and facilitating workshops or other TA/postdoc programs
Experience working with instructional technologies
Preferred
Advanced degree (or foreign equivalent or higher)
Three [3] or more years of full-time experience working in instructional design
Experience with digital accessibility
TA or Postdoc experience
Undergraduate teaching experience
STEM background
Experience with online course development
Experience designing multimedia for education
Company
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine expresses our shared mission of research, clinical care and education – a mission embraced by our faculty, staff, researchers, and students.
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