Instructional Designer (Part-Time)

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research (OPAIR)is looking for an InstructionalDesignerto join our team. The Instructional Designerwill be responsible for designing and delivering training,eLearningmaterials and other resources to support multipleOPAIR data and analytic solutions. OPAIR’s vision is to be a hub for institutional insights and analyses, and to create systems and processes that provide broader access to OPAIR curated data for the University community.

This position typically requiresan associate degree withtwo years of relevant experience. The location of this job can be in-person at the University Park campus, a hybridof in-person and remote, or fully remote. Candidates must have standard working hours in the Eastern time zone.This position is a part-time appointment funded for one year from the hire date.

As a member of the OPAIR team, the Instructional Designerwill spend most of their time designing self-guided and self-service training materialsfor different user levels and multiple formats. Specific duties include:

• Updating, maintaining existing, and creating new training resources for the Institutional Data Repository (IDR) Database, Institutional Insights (iTwo) using Oracle based tools, and multiple Power BI workspaces, dashboards, data models, and reports, includingfacilitator guides, presentations, workshops, and online documentation. 

• Designing the online user site experience for the RADAR SharePoint site to logically organize training materials and resources to support ongoing user self-service

• Creating, revising, and maintaining digital artifacts using a variety of software including Microsoft PowerPoint and Word, SharePoint, Adobe Creative Cloud, Kaltura, andCamtasia

• Collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)and external colleagues to design and implement training solutions including a variety of techniques such as interactive activities, video, documents and hands-on or scenario-based exercises

• Delivering online or in-person training to a diverse and widespread population of faculty and staff.

The successful candidate must have:

• Well-developed understanding of adult learning theories and experience applying best practices for the development and delivery of effective training resources.

• Strong written and oral communication and editing skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical information to a variety of audiences.

• Experience developing project plans, managing multiple projects, and meeting project deadlines, with excellent follow-up and organizational skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Zoom;and other Penn State supported technology tools, with willingness to learn and explore features and functions.

• Proficiency in tools to create or edit training videos, such as zoom recorded training sessions.

• Graphic design skills and familiarity with PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Cloud, or other design software.

• Experience in designing for accessibility (UDL) considerations.

• This position typically requires an associate degree with 2 years of relevant experience.

Please apply by submitting application with both a cover letter and resume.

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