Instructional Design Specialist
Category Non Faculty Vacancies
College Departments
Department Institute of Leadership in Higher Education
Job Purpose

\xe2\x80\x8bManage the design and development of a portfolio of complex face-to-face, online and/or blended courses for a plethora programs and courses offered across the colleges; Collaborate closely with faculty members and other institute\'s staff to articulate the goals, assessments, activity paths, learning objects and content for each new course/program; identify the pedagogical best practices and supporting educational technologies needed to effectively execute course mission; Coordinate the end-to-end development of courses during each design cycle; Collaborate with senior leadership across the university in curricular innovation, program development and the design of blended courses, including face-to-face and online components. \xe2\x80\x8b

Main accountabilities & expectations

• Work and consult with faculty and staff to adapt existing courses and programs for online delivery and other forms of e-learning.
• Design and develop online instructional materials that support academic courses and programs
• Work with Faculty and university leaderships to define programmatic course design, including course goals and sequences.
• Collaborate with media and webinar support specialists to troubleshoot technical problems and brainstorm creative solutions for the delivery of live sessions.
• Maintain the leaning management system and other instructional technologies to serve educational and administrative communities across the university.
• Participate in faculty development initiatives designed to improve faculty preparedness in course design, delivery, and assessment.
• Meet regularly with program leadership and support staff to diagnose the course design and redevelopment needs relative to a program\'s growth and trajectory.
• Research and disseminate best practices contributing to innovations in teaching and learning with technology.\xe2\x80\x8b

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Required Skills

• Knowledge of adult learning theory, including instructional design, learning styles, distance learning theories and practices, etc.
• Familiarity with modern teaching and learning technologies.
• Experience working with faculty and students from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong creative and process thinking abilities.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders who often hold competing interests.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and communicate effectively with stakeholders on a cross-functional team and deliver results under prescribed deadlines.
• Ability to define and manage his/her own work processes towards specified team objectives.
• Ability to define and manage own work towards specified team objectives
• Experience using a learning management system (e.g. Blackboard) to design and deliver curriculum.
• Ability to evaluate content to determine its appropriateness for target audiences.\xe2\x80\x8b

Desirable Requirements

MSc. in a field such as Education, Educational Technology, and Information Technology with at least five (5) years professional working experience in a higher education setting\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8b
Job Location University of Sharjah (Main)
Job Criteria Gender , Male, Female,
Qualification Master\'s degree
Relevant Experience 5
Living In UAE Open for all
Nationality , All,

University of Sharjah