Instructional designer

The Instructional Designer serves as the Office of Academic Effectiveness' primary specialist in learning design, course development, and faculty partnership. The position collaborates with faculty to create and redesign accessible, engaging, and academically rigorous face-to-face, hybrid, online, and technology-enhanced learning experiences. Particular emphasis will be given to AI-forward course design, assessment practices that make student learning and thinking visible, and faculty development related to responsible use of AI.

The Instructional Designer will partner with faculty, the Instructional Technologist, and Information Technology to integrate AI thoughtfully into face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses, with attention to learning goals, assessment, accessibility, privacy, and student support.

This is a three-year grant-funded position created through Huntington University's Lilly Endowment AIHE Implementation Grant. Continuation beyond the grant period may be possible based on institutional need, performance, and available funding.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a strong personal Christian commitment and faith in Jesus Christ and a desire to serve others
• Must be committed to the mission of Huntington University as a comprehensive Christian College dedicated to educating students to impact our world for Christ
• Demonstrated understanding of Christian higher education, preferred
• Positive interpersonal skills and a team player
• Excellent communications skills
• Commitment to continuous process improvement
• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, educational technology, learning sciences, curriculum and instruction, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience designing or substantially redesigning face-to-face, hybrid, online, or technology-enhanced higher-education learning experiences.
• Knowledge of learning-design principles, including alignment of outcomes, assessments, activities, materials, and technology.
• Demonstrated fluency with AI tools and their instructional applications, limitations, privacy and security considerations, and implications for assessment and academic integrity.
• Ability to consult with faculty on selecting and implementing AI-supported learning activities and assessment approaches across face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accessibility and usability principles for digital learning environments.
• Experience consulting, coaching, or facilitating professional learning with faculty members or other adult learners.
• Strong project-management, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated facility with learning-management systems and common educational technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, learning sciences, or a related field.
• Three or more years of instructional-design experience in higher education.
• Experience with Moodle or another major learning-management system.
• Experience with Quality Matters, Universal Design for Learning, WCAG/accessibility practices, or comparable course-quality frameworks.
• Experience designing AI-supported or AI-resilient assignments, assessments, faculty-development programming, or AI-literacy learning experiences.
• Experience collaborating with instructional technologists, information-technology professionals, or other cross-functional academic technology partners.
• A professional portfolio demonstrating successful collaborative course-design work.

General Information:

Huntington University is an independent, Christian liberal arts university. Employees of Huntington University subscribe to the Statement of Faith that is identical to that of the National Association of Evangelicals. Statement of Faith https://www.huntington.edu/about/statement-of-faith

Work Schedule:

This is a full-time, exempt, 12-month grant funded position. This position offers work location flexibility and may be performed on campus, fully remotely, or in a hybrid arrangement.

To Apply:

Review the full job description attached for a complete list of responsibilities and qualifications. Apply via ADP, using your personal email, and upload a cover letter, resume and list of references with your completed application. Questions can be emailed to Andy McKee, Director of Human Resources.