Instructional Designer - Course and Program Manager

The UAF Center for Teaching and Learning seeks an Instructional Designer to join our creative, dynamic, and highly collaborative team. As a Course and Program Manager, you will work closely with UAF instructors to develop high-quality, interactive online courses across various disciplines.

In this role, you will collaborate with faculty and department chairs to customize online course delivery, fostering creativity and finding solutions to online education challenges. You'll manage projects, supervise instructional design staff, and ensure high-quality online learning experiences through consultation and support. Responsibilities include conducting outreach to build strong institutional relationships, staying current with educational technologies, and maintaining comprehensive project records.

If you're passionate about increasing access to higher education through high-quality online learning, apply today to join our collaborative, innovation-centered team.

An ideal candidate will be organized, adaptable, and proactive in finding creative solutions to online education challenges. Strong relationship-building skills are essential for collaborating with faculty and department chairs to ensure that online courses and programs meet high standards of quality. Effective project management skills are crucial, including overseeing instructional design staff, managing a portfolio of online tools, and maintaining comprehensive project records. The ideal candidate will stay up-to-date with educational technologies and instructional design best practices, while also mentoring and supporting team members in their professional growth. A passion for advancing online education and a commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive, and innovative learning environment are vital for success in this role.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a related field and five years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience, preferably in a leadership or supervisory position within a higher education institutional context. Experience teaching at the post-secondary level, preferably some online.

Position Details:

This position is located on the UAF campus in Fairbanks, and flexible on-site/hybrid work arrangements may be considered in accordance with UA regulations. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 81, based on education and experience.

Applications will be reviewed beginning on September 27, 2024.  To ensure consideration, please apply by 11:55 pm , Alaska Standard Time, on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Donna Oyen, eCampus/CTL HR Coordinator, at dmhertzler@alaska.edu.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.