Instructional Designer for Learning Innovation (Open Rank) | Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning
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NYU Abu Dhabi is hiring an Instructional Designer to partner with faculty in designing innovative teaching and assessment practices, integrating AI and emerging technologies.
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Responsibilities
- Partner with faculty to redesign courses, assignments, and assessments that integrate AI and other learning technologies
- Translate teaching and learning theory into practical, discipline specific instructional strategies
- Support faculty in aligning learning outcomes, activities, and assessments in technology enhanced environments
- Help faculty adapt and redesign assessments in response to AI enabled student practices
- Develop AI integrated, AI cognizant, and AI resistant assignment strategies
- Support ethical and pedagogically meaningful uses of AI in coursework
- Co design and implement pilot initiatives exploring new models of teaching and learning with AI and emerging technologies
- Iterate on designs based on feedback, student performance, and faculty input
- Contribute to scaling successful innovations across programs
- Apply principles from the learning sciences, including motivation, cognitive load, and skill development, to instructional design
- Ensure that course designs promote deep learning, critical thinking, and sustained student engagement
- Evaluate how technology impacts student effort, persistence, and learning behaviors
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, Education, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in instructional design, educational technology, or teaching and learning support in higher education
- Demonstrated experience designing or redesigning courses, assignments, and assessments in collaboration with faculty
- Strong understanding of learning sciences, including motivation, cognitive processes, and development of foundational skills
- Experience applying evidence based pedagogical practices to technology enhanced learning environments
- Understanding of generative AI and other emerging technologies and their implications for teaching, learning, and assessment
- Experience or demonstrated ability to integrate AI and digital tools into course design
- Ability to critically evaluate AI facilitated applications and align their use with learning outcomes and academic integrity
- Experience designing and evaluating assessments aligned with learning outcomes
- Ability to develop and use metrics to assess student learning, engagement, and the effectiveness of instructional interventions
- Experience analyzing student data and feedback to inform iterative course and assessment design
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with faculty across disciplines
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Overview
- The Instructional Designer works in close partnership with the Teaching and Learning Specialist and faculty to design, implement, and evaluate innovative teaching and assessment practices. The role supports the thoughtful integration of AI and other emerging technologies to enhance student learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with faculty to redesign courses, assignments, and assessments that integrate AI and other learning technologies
- Translate teaching and learning theory into practical, discipline specific instructional strategies
- Support faculty in aligning learning outcomes, activities, and assessments in technology enhanced environments
- Help faculty adapt and redesign assessments in response to AI enabled student practices
- Develop AI integrated, AI cognizant, and AI resistant assignment strategies
- Support ethical and pedagogically meaningful uses of AI in coursework
- Co design and implement pilot initiatives exploring new models of teaching and learning with AI and emerging technologies
- Iterate on designs based on feedback, student performance, and faculty input
- Contribute to scaling successful innovations across programs
- Apply principles from the learning sciences to instructional design
- Ensure course designs promote deep learning, critical thinking, and sustained student engagement
- Evaluate how technology impacts student effort, persistence, and learning behaviors
Key Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Learning Sciences, Educational Technology, Education, or related field
- Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in instructional design, educational technology, or teaching and learning support in higher education
- Demonstrated experience designing or redesigning courses, assignments, and assessments in collaboration with faculty
- Strong understanding of learning sciences
- Experience applying evidence based pedagogical practices to technology enhanced learning environments
- Understanding of generative AI and other emerging technologies
- Experience or demonstrated ability to integrate AI and digital tools into course design
- Ability to critically evaluate AI facilitated applications
- Experience designing and evaluating assessments aligned with learning outcomes
- Ability to develop and use metrics to assess student learning
- Experience analyzing student data and feedback
- Strong collaboration skills
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