Instructional Designer

DEADLINE

Full-time: Review of applications begins Tuesday, November 07, 2023 and continues until the position is filled.


SUMMARY

Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana (SUSLA) is accepting applications for the Online Instructional Designer position. SUSLA is a comprehensive community college serving Shreveport, Bossier City, and surrounding areas in Northwest Louisiana.  It is one of five campuses constituting the Historically Black Southern University System.  The University serves approximately 3,000 undergraduate students and offers 32 undergraduate degrees and certificate programs in a variety of fields including Allied Health, Nursing, Aerospace Technology, Business Studies, Behavioral Science/Education and Science & Technology.

POSITION SUMMARY

Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana (SUSLA) is accepting applications for the Instructional Designer position. SUSLA is a comprehensive community college serving Shreveport, Bossier City, and surrounding areas in Northwest Louisiana.  It is one of five campuses constituting the Historically Black Southern University System.  The University serves approximately 3,000 undergraduate students and offers 32 undergraduate degrees and certificate programs in a variety of fields including Allied Health, Nursing, Aerospace Technology, Business Studies, Behavioral Science/Education and Science & Technology.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Instructional Designer will work with faculty to create expertly designed courses with engaging, accessible course content that can be delivered in the following modalities: online, virtual, hybrid, and face-to-face.  Duties and responsibilities will include designing online course templates, creating standardized course content, conducting regular course reviews for content quality and accessibility, ensuring that course content is compliant with ADA Standards for Accessible Design, helping faculty with course alignment, and improving teacher-student interaction, via electronic communication, discussions, and web-based interactive learning activities.  The Instructional Designer will also conduct faculty development training for improving quality teaching and active student learning within all modalities of learning.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assists faculty in creating engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances knowledge transfer and retention.
  • Reviews, evaluate, and enhance existing training programs.
  • Redesigns courses for online presentations that are conducive to distance learning programs.
  • Enhances, develop, and distribute learning materials (E-Learning, Manuals, Train the Trainer materials, etc.).
  • Assists the Subject Matter Experts to build engaging course content for all modalities of learning.
  • Manages multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Participates in special projects as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master’s Degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Education, or related field
  • A minimum of two (2) years of experience designing and developing courses, curricula, and instructional strategies for learning, and or online courses
  • Knowledge of current compliance standards related to ensuring accessibility
  • Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality online instructional design support using a dedicated learning management system
  • Demonstrated ability to develop content that is compliant with ADA Standards for Accessible design
  • Demonstrated ability to provide faculty professional development and training related to course design

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ph.D.  in Education, Educational or Instructional Technology or related field
  • Quality Matters Certified Peer Reviewer
  • Quality Matters Certificate in Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
  • Open Educational Resource Experience

COMPENSATION: $60,000-$65,000 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send cover letter, resume, transcript(s), and three references to:

The application can be filled out online at the https://www.susla.edu/ApplicationforEmployment

Please attach cover letter, resume, transcript(s), and three references to application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Review of applications begins Tuesday, November 07, 2023 and continues until the position is filled.


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.

Criminal background check and reference verification is required. 

Southern University at Shreveport, an institution within the Southern University and A & M System, seeks to provide quality education for its students, while being committed to the total community. This institution prepares students for careers in technical and occupational fields; awards certificates, diplomas and associate degrees; and offers courses and programs that are transferable to other colleges and universities. Dedicated to excellence in instruction and community service, this open enrollment institution promotes cultural diversity, provides developmental and continuing education, and seeks partnerships with business and industry.


Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Title IX prohibits use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and provides individuals protection against such practices.

In compliance with federal law and USDOE federal guidance, including provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 13988, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as mended by the Jobs for Veterans Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as amended, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, an institution of the Southern University System shall not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, color, nation or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, covered veteran’s status, or genetic information in its administration of education policies, programs, or activities; admission policies; scholarship and loan programs; athletic or other institution-administered programs; or employment.

As part of their commitment to maintaining a community free of discrimination, and in compliance with Title IX’s mandate, institutions of the Southern University System shall address allegations of power-based violence and sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, in a timely and effective manner. Further, institutions of the Southern University System will provide resources as needed for affected persons (Reporters, Complainants, Respondents, and third parties within the institution’s community) and will not tolerate retaliation against any person who reports or participates in the investigation of alleged power-based violence or sex/gender discrimination.

In accordance with the requirement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its Amending Act of 2008 (collectively “ADA”), the Southern University System (System) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. The System does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA. The System will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the System’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, documents in Braille, and other ways of making communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments. The System will make reasonable modifications to policies, procedures, and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the System, should contact the ADA Coordinator. The ADA does not require the System to take any action that would fundamentally alter the natures of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the System is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.

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