APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
POSITION SPECIFICS
The Learning Design unit at Penn State World Campus is seeking an Instructional Designer to lead the development of innovative, high-quality online learning experiences. World Campus Learning Design partners with faculty across Penn State to create accessible, engaging, and high-quality courses that reach learners around the globe.
What you'd do
- Lead program-level design efforts — Serve as the lead instructional designer for academic programs, partnering with faculty leads to establish vision, structure, and measurable learning outcomes.
- Manage complex design projects — Oversee course and program design from initiation through delivery, ensuring quality, scalability, and alignment with institutional goals.
- Apply learning theory and design frameworks — Leverage evidence-based practices to create engaging, inclusive, and effective learning experiences.
- Design assignments and learning activities that build AI literacy and critical evaluation skills.
- Advise faculty on responsible adoption of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot).
- Support institutional readiness for an AI-enabled teaching and learning environment.
- Use Learning Management System (LMS) data (e.g., Canvas) to evaluate outcomes and inform course and program revisions.
- Contribute to dashboards or data visualizations using tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Translate complex data into actionable insights for faculty and academic leaders.
- Starts
- 2026-09-18