{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"eccd4b85d602b71e3f78bd9e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/eccd4b85d602b71e3f78bd9e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/eccd4b85d602b71e3f78bd9e","title":"Instructional Designer & Educational Developer (Remote)","description":"If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.\nInstructional Designer- Educational Developer CETL Belmont, CA, US\n30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1026\nTitle: Instructional Designer- Educational Developer\nDepartment: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning\nWork Location: Remote or Hybrid\nReports To: Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)\nFLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt\nSalary: $85,000- $100,000/annually\nThe Instructional Designer partners with faculty across Notre Dame de Namur University's schools and programs to design, develop, and continuously improve high-quality courses and learning experiences. Working within CETL, this role blends pedagogical expertise with technical fluency in the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) to support faculty at every stage of course design — from initial concept through ongoing quality improvement — while advancing CETL's broader mission of teaching excellence, accessibility, and innovation across the university.\nCore Responsibilities:\nPartner with faculty to design, develop, and revise courses using sound instructional design principles and evidence-based pedagogy\nBuild and maintain course content, structure, and functionality within Canvas, ensuring a consistent and high-quality student experience\nSupport faculty through consultations, training, and troubleshooting related to course design and Canvas functionality\nApply and promote course quality, accessibility (ADA/WCAG 2.1), and regulatory standards, including Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI) and credit-hour alignment\nContribute to CETL programming, faculty development initiatives, and institutional teaching and learning priorities\nCollaborate with colleagues across CETL, academic schools, and administrative units to support institutional goals\nStay current on trends, tools, and best practices in instructional design, educational technology, and higher education pedagogy\nQualifications:\nMaster's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Instructional Technology, or a related field\nAdvanced Canvas Administrator-level proficiency or certification, including integrations and troubleshooting at scale (beyond course-building)\nExperience with Canvas Outcomes and/or program-level assessment\nExperience with Canvas Course Analytics, or AI integrations within Canvas\nCertification from Quality Matters (QM) or the Online Learning Consortium (OLC)\nDemonstrated experience in instructional design, preferably within higher education\nWorking proficiency with Canvas LMS or a comparable learning management system\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical or pedagogical concepts for varied audiences\nExcellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities independently\nDemonstrated commitment to inclusive, accessible, and student-centered course design\nDemonstrated experience in instructional design, preferably within higher education\nWorking proficiency with Canvas LMS or a comparable learning management system\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical or pedagogical concepts for varied audiences\nExcellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities independently\nDemonstrated commitment to inclusive, accessible, and student-centered course design\nA coaching or mentoring orientation toward colleague growth\nSpecialized Focus:\nThis position leads with relationships, not content, recognizing that faculty development succeeds through trust, consultation, and community rather than workshops and handouts alone. This person is a skilled facilitator, equally comfortable holding space for a faculty learning community or a one-on-one pedagogy consultation, and brings a coaching mindset that sees potential in colleagues at every career stage. They think programmatically, bringing project management skills to design faculty development initiatives from needs assessment through iterative refinement rather than a single workshop in isolation. Grounded in pedagogy and adult learning theory, they meet faculty as the experienced, self-directed learners they are — approachable, non-evaluative in consultations, and genuinely invested in helping colleagues grow.\nSpecialized Responsibilities:\nLead faculty development programming in higher education — workshops, consultations, resource creation, and program design — ideally within a CETL or comparable unit\nApply principles of instructional design (e.g., backward design, ADDIE, UDL) from individual courses to institutional curricula\nApply knowledge of pedagogy and adult learning theory/andragogy as it relates to faculty as learners\nProvide strong consultation and facilitation skills across workshops, faculty learning communities, and one-on-one pedagogy consultations\nApplication Procedures:\nNDNU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse student population. In your cover letter, please include information about your experiences in working in a diverse environment, and what qualities you would bring to supporting this commitment to inclusive excellence at NDNU.\nEEOC Policy:\nThe University is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and in the application of its personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, employment decisions will be made irrespective of the staff member's race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law. 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