Job Title: Instructional Designer
PVN ID: HO-1712-002269
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: HOSTOS C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Under supervision of the Coordinator of Educational Technology, the part-time Instructional Designer will be involved in various projects, such as training, communications, technical support, instructional design, online learning support, and other similar functions to support and enhance teaching and learning. 

Other Duties

Key Responsibilities and Activities:

  • Provide instructional design support for faculty developing and teaching online courses.
  • Provide support and one-to-one guidance to faculty and students in Blackboard, ePortfolios, blended/online learning, mobile learning, and digital media use in the classroom across all disciplines in a professional setting.
  • Develop educational and interactive content, including interactive learning modules, multimedia presentations, websites, and rich media. 
  • Develop and administer short-term training courses for faculty and students. 
  • Manage multiple projects in a dynamic team-oriented environment and ensure their successful completion. 
  • Keep abreast of the latest technology developments and adapt them for pedagogical uses across disciplines. 

Qualifications

 Core Competencies / Qualifications 

  • Bachelor's degree in Instructional design or related field, and/or equivalent work experience. 
  • Strong knowledge of Instructional design, universal design, online research and technical support
  • In-depth experience with Blackboard LMS and all its tools, and Adobe CS Suite 
  • Strong understanding of lecture capture and virtual classroom technologies such as Panopto, Adobe Connect, BB Collaborate, and video production
  • Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, HTML, XHTML, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, JQUERY, and Internet standards and protocols.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, and effective training techniques.
  • Strong teamwork, organizational and interpersonal skills. 
  • Knowledge of project development life cycle is a plus.
  • Familiarity with WordPress, Digication, and other CMS platforms is a plus.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Educational Technology
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$22.00-$25.00
Hour(s) a week
19.00
Closing Date
Jun 06, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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