Position Description

UCA’s Center for Excellence in Teaching & Academic Leadership (CETAL) is seeking an experienced instructional designer to join our highly collaborative team of professionals. UCA’s instructional designers train and consult with faculty to employ evidence-based pedagogies in the design, development, and delivery of quality online, hybrid, and web-enhanced in-person courses. The CETAL team is located on a vibrant campus in the thriving city of Conway, Arkansas.

Duties and Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse academic community 

Consult with faculty individually and in group settings for the design, development, and delivery of online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses 

Coordinate and assist in the facilitation of faculty-led training, professional learning communities, and instructional workshops

Conduct formal quality reviews of online courses to optimize the learning experience and assess for regulatory compliance

Develop instructional and promotional materials in various multimedia formats

Research and recommend best practices in teaching, instructional resources, and technologies to support teaching and learning

Formulate and deliver presentations on pedagogical and technological topics

Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Commitment to a collaborative approach to faculty development

Effective communication with diverse groups of faculty, staff, and other constituents

Ability to prioritize and manage short- and long-term projects

Competency in course design standards, including federal requirements for distance education, ADA, and Section 504

Online course review and development using standard instructional design principles

Ability to function in a small, multifaceted office environment

Talent for designing engaging learning and promotional materials 

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, or related field, or equivalent experience in education, online teaching, and/or design experience

Two or more years of proven instructional design and/or online teaching experience

Proficiency with design and development in learning management systems

Experience with designing learning experiences, facilitating training, and presenting faculty development

Preferred Qualifications

Two or more years experience navigating the higher education setting 

Instructional coaching in the higher education setting

OSCQR rubric implementation and management

Online teaching experience

Experience with current and emerging technologies and instructional solutions (Top Hat, Kaltura, Annoto, etc.)

Experience with document remediation technologies (Equidox, Adobe Acrobat)

Database development and management using FileMaker

Why should you work at UCA?

At the University of Central Arkansas, we value our employees striving to maintain a work-life balance. We realize that this affects the overall well-being of employees, while learning to prioritize challenging work and the ability to make a difference. Participation in university-wide remote work days may be available for certain positions. Training is provided on systems or job-specific software, and tools are available supporting professional and personal development. The benefits package allows you to customize your benefits to meet your current needs, and the ability to adjust them as your priorities change. This includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, 80% tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a retirement program with university contributions of 10% of employee salary. Also available are health and wellness incentives, as well as access to sports and cultural activities on campus for the family, free gym membership (HPER) and equipment rentals.

Background Check Statement

This position may be subject to a pre-employment criminal, sex-offender registry, financial history background check and drug screening. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication and/or adverse financial history alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background checks and drug screening information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

UCA EEO Statement

The University of Central Arkansas is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution dedicated to attracting and supporting a diverse student, faculty and staff population through enhanced multicultural learning environments and opportunities. In keeping with its nondiscrimination policy in employment, admissions and other functions and programs, the university considers employees and students on the basis of individual merit and will not discriminate against a person on the basis of gender, race or color, ethnicity, religion, spiritual beliefs, national origin, age, familial status, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, disability, political beliefs, intellectual perspective, genetic information, military status, or other factors irrelevant to participation in its programs.