Instructional Designer - 9 Month Contract
Dated: June 19, 2015 Expires: July 3, 2015
8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
Continuing Education & Distributed Learning
9-Month Contract - Thunder Bay Campus
Under the general direction of the Manager of E-Learning, the Instructional Designer will be responsible for providing instructional design and technical support to faculty and staff. The incumbent will be required to assist with designing, creating, revising, and delivering online courses and learning materials. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to determine appropriate instructional approaches/methodologies using educational technologies and applications to meet course outcomes set out by the course designer. The incumbent will coordinate, develop, and provide ongoing formal, informal, and customized training (e.g., workshops, presentations, drop-in sessions, etc.) to faculty, teaching and administrative staff on the use of course management software (i.e., Desire2Learn) and other educational technologies and applications including the development of related support materials. Further expectations of this position include researching and evaluating emerging technologies and practices that will enhance teaching and learning within distributed learning environments.
The ideal candidate has a post-secondary education in a related field along with demonstrated experience with learning management systems (Desire2Learn). The incumbent will have an understanding of online and distance learning (preferably in a post-secondary setting), AODA customer service standards, as well as the ability to apply learning theory and methods to the use of educational technologies. Additionally, the incumbent will have excellent communication, presentation, customer service, interpersonal, and time-management skills. A job fact sheet may be obtained by contacting Human Resources.
Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter, resume and the contact information of three references to:
Office of Human Resources
University Centre
Room UC-0003
Fax: 807-346-7701
Email: human.resources@lakeheadu.ca
Lakehead University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons and persons with disabilities. We appreciate your interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.