[Hiring] Instructional Designer & Developer - Digital Learning @University of Tennessee

Role Description

The instructional designer/developer for online teaching and learning will work with UTK instructional faculty and Graduate Teaching Associates (GTAs) to:

• Analyze, design, develop, and evaluate quality online and hybrid courses and programs.
• Lead and manage instructional design projects that impact academic units.
• Help the university meet Chancellor Plowman's strategic goal of expanding educational opportunities beyond the Knoxville campus through the development and delivery of robust and engaging online programs and courses.

Qualifications

• Experience in instructional design and development.
• Familiarity with online and hybrid course delivery.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.

Requirements

• Collaborative work with faculty and GTAs.
• Ability to evaluate and enhance course quality.
• Commitment to expanding educational opportunities.

Benefits

• Access to career development and coaching.
• Opportunities for continued education.
• Extensive list of development and training possibilities.
• Focus on work-life balance and compensation.

Company Description

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

• Offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools.
• Holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity.
• Has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
• Considers its employees its number one asset.
• Ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women.”
• Designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.