[Itech] Fwd: Job Posting - Instructional Designer, Kenyon College

Kessler, Greg kessler at ohio.edu
Mon Aug 22 12:06:55 EDT 2016


This looks like a good job opportunity.

Greg

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From: Joseph Murphy <murphyjm at kenyon.edu<mailto:murphyjm at kenyon.edu>>
Subject: Job Posting - Instructional Designer, Kenyon College
Date: August 22, 2016 at 10:17:39 AM EDT
To: <kessler at ohio.edu<mailto:kessler at ohio.edu>>

My name is Joseph Murphy; I am the director of the Center for Innovative Pedagogy at Kenyon College. We are currently hiring an instructional designer, and I was wondering if you'd be willing to share this opportunity with your students and alumni.

Thank you for your consideration.

Joseph M. Murphy
Director of the Center for Innovative Pedagogy
Kenyon College
murphyjm at kenyon.edu<mailto:murphyjm at kenyon.edu>
740/427-5120

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Instructional Designer

Kenyon College invites applications for the position of Instructional Designer, who will provide expert guidance to faculty on pedagogical methods to enhance teaching and learning, including the use of instructional technologies. The Instructional Designer collaborates with faculty as individuals and on departmental or divisional questions, facilitates conversations and workshops about teaching, and shares the latest research on innovative pedagogies with the campus community.

The Instructional Designer reports to the Director of the Center for Innovative Pedagogy.

Essential Functions:

 Assists faculty with designing, revising, implementing, and assessing instructional strategies, tools and technologies.

Facilitates faculty learning communities and research projects on new areas of pedagogy and course/curriculum design.
Develops and presents programs for faculty focused on instructional methods, teaching strategies, and the effective use of currently available tools and technologies to enhance instruction.
Develops guides and resources for new pedagogies and emerging instructional technologies for faculty and students.
Supports faculty members in their use of instructional technologies including the LMS.
Assists with assessment of CIP services and programming.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters' Degree, especially in instructional design, education, or a related field.
Experience working with faculty preferred.
Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to form effective working relationships on all levels.
Demonstrated teaching skills.
Knowledge of current and emerging trends in higher education pedagogical practices and theories.
Familiarity with common and emerging computing, web, and multimedia technologies.
Project management skills including attention to details and deadlines.
A strong commitment to working in a team-based environment.
Comfort with and enthusiasm for working in a rapidly changing environment.
A curiosity and capacity to learn, and a desire to innovate.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Success Factors:

Ability to establish and maintain close collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, and students.
Ability to make and articulate sound judgments.
Ability to design and deliver instruction.
Knowledge of the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Experience working with faculty on course design and delivery.
Effective time management skills; ability to balance multiple projects and priorities.
Initiative; ability to define the scope of new projects and carry them out and/or make case for necessary resources.
Flexibility; ability to adapt to change at Kenyon and in the higher education and technology environments.

Compensation and Benefits

Salaries at Kenyon are competitive and commensurate with experience. In addition to an attractive salary, Kenyon offers benefits for employees and their family members. Children of employees are eligible for 100% tuition waivers at Kenyon, and through the Great Lakes Colleges Association, children of employees are eligible for 85% tuition waivers at fifteen other of the nation's finest liberal arts colleges.

We also offer health and dental insurance, TIAA/CREF retirement, and many other benefits, including provisions for a spouse, families, and domestic partners. Details about benefits as well as conditions of employment are described more fully on our website.

Kenyon College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the College's policy to evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disability, age, religion, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy or state, local, or federal law.

To apply, visit:  http://careers.kenyon.edu/cw/en-us/job/492383/instructional-designer

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