Director of Instructional Design

Director of Instructional Design

• Oversee the design, development, and revision of academic courses to ensure alignment with institutional quality standards and accreditation expectations.
• Lead, supervise, and mentor the Instructional Design team to ensure consistent and high-quality instructional support.
• Establish and manage workflows, timelines, and priorities for course development and operations across all colleges and instructional modalities.
• Collaborate with academic leadership, program coordinators, and faculty to ensure effective course mapping, learning outcomes alignment, and assessment design.
• Manage and coordinate instructional design support provided through our online program management (OPM) partner to ensure alignment with institutional priorities, timelines, and quality standards.
• Meet regularly with department chairs and deans to discuss instructional design standards, processes, and procedures, and identify instructional needs and course improvement priorities.

• Lead and manage the faculty onboarding process, ensuring new instructors are prepared to teach effectively and meet academic expectations.
• Develop and deliver ongoing training, workshops, and resources that support faculty in pedagogical best practices, instructional technology, and course design standards.
• Partner and meet with department chairs and deans to ensure faculty receive timely and relevant instructional support.
• Evaluate areas for faculty development and recommend strategies to strengthen teaching quality and instructional consistency.

• Maintain and refine course quality standards, review processes, and evaluation tools.
• Oversee routine course audits and collaborate with faculty to implement improvements.
• Monitor trends and emerging best practices in instructional design and pedagogy to inform institutional strategy.
• Ensure accessibility standards, usability guidelines, and compliance requirements are consistently met across all courses.

• Contribute to student onboarding processes by coordinating instructional components that promote readiness and early engagement.
• Collaborate with academic and student success units to ensure course design supports student navigation, clarity, and early success.
• Provide insight into student learning needs to inform course improvements and instructional support strategies.

• Work closely with the Dean of Online Programs on initiatives related to academic quality, innovative teaching, and learning support.
• Partner with academic and administrative units to support institutional goals for student success, retention, and instructional excellence.
• Assist in data-informed decision-making by analyzing trends related to faculty preparedness, course quality, and instructional support needs.

• Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Technology, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in instructional design, curriculum development, or faculty development in a higher education setting.
• Supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership within an academic or instructional design team.
• Strong understanding of pedagogical best practices, learning theory, and assessment design.
• Excellent project management, communication, and collaborative skills.

• Doctoral degree in a related field.
• Experience leading faculty onboarding or instructional development programs.
• Experience with quality assurance frameworks such as Quality Matters or equivalent.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards, universal design for learning (UDL), and relevant compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to support course design across multiple modalities.

• Cover Letter.
• A current resume or CV.
• Transcripts of all college work. Unofficial transcripts will suffice for application.  Official transcripts must be submitted immediately upon employment.
• Email and phone number of three professional references.  Reference letters may be requested later.