Instructional Designer Non-Tenure Track

Instructional Designer (Full-time, Non-Tenure Track)

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Campus: Skyline College

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

80

Months Per Year: Through May 21, 2026

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

The Instructional Designer provides pedagogical and educational technology support for face‑to‑face, hybrid, and online courses and is a college-wide position. This position reports directly to the Dean of Academic Support and Learning Technologies.

• Provide hands‑on consulting with faculty on course design, course development, learning objectives, classroom management, active learning, assessment methods, and teaching strategies for face‑to‑face, hybrid, and online courses.
• Present on‑campus and online structured professional development training and learning opportunities for faculty and classified staff through individual consultation, programs, and workshops; promote mastery of technology skills and pedagogy to design and deliver successful online courses and support services.
• Participate in assessment of online courses to ensure regular effective contact between instructor and student is included in all distance education courses.
• Maintain currency regarding copyright, accessibility compliance (Section 504 and Section 508) regulations for all instructional materials, state authorization for distance education, and student authentication for online and hybrid courses.
• Implement creative approaches and innovative uses of technology and pedagogy to address different learning styles, diverse student populations, variety of course content, and accessibility guidelines.
• Create partnerships and provide leadership and support for faculty and classified staff in implementing effective pedagogy and use of technology to support teaching and learning.
• Maintain currency in knowledge and trends related to teaching and learning and application of technology to enhance teaching and learning of diverse populations.
• Create documentation and an inventory of resources of potential interest to faculty.
• Coordinate with counterparts at the District colleges and District Office.
• Must be flexible and be available to support evening and weekend instructors.
• Perform broader instructional design and support projects as needed and assigned.

• Learning theories, instructional design theories, and instruction systems. Understanding and demonstrated application of sound pedagogy and instructional design practices for traditional and non‑traditional students.
• Facility with Canvas, Moodle, or other learning management systems.

• Learning theories, instructional design theories, and instruction systems. Understanding and demonstrated application of sound pedagogy and instructional design practices for traditional and non‑traditional students.
• And facility with Canvas, Moodle, or other learning management systems.

• Mastery of online instructional and web‑based graphic design principles.
• Assist faculty in transitioning courses from face‑to‑face to distance learning.
• Formal training in research‑based practices on teaching adult learners designed to help faculty improve student success and retention in online courses.
• Evaluate programs and online learning.
• Assist faculty with creating new and revised courses that reflect effective teaching and assessment strategies.
• Assist faculty with creating instructional materials and courses that follow compliance guidelines, including copyright, accessibility, regular effective contact, and student authentication.
• Learn new technology tools and have a strong desire to share this knowledge with others.
• Communication, both oral and written, that matches the message to audience needs; and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and collegially with diverse communities.
• Interpersonal skills and leadership in working within teams to analyze and improve instructional design.
• Project and team management.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders with diverse…