<p>The Instructional Designer will work collaboratively with the edX content and engineering teams to plan, develop and deliver highly engaging and media rich online courses. The Instructional Designer will be a flexible thinker, able to determine and apply sound pedagogical strategies to unique situations and a diverse set of academic disciplines.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p>
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<li>Work with the video production team, product managers and course staff on the implementation of instructional design approaches in the development of media and other course materials.</li>
<li>Based on course staff and faculty input, articulate learning objectives and align them to design strategies and assessments.</li>
<li>Develop flipped classroom instructional strategies in coordination with community college faculty. </li>
<li>Produce clear and instructionally effective copy, instructional text, and audio and video scripts</li>
<li>Identify and deploy instructional design best practices for edX course staff and faculty as needed.</li>
<li>Create course communication style guides. Train and coach teaching staff on best practices for communication and discussion management.</li>
<li>Serve as a liaison to instructional design teams based at X universities.</li>
<li>Consult on peer review processes to be used by learners in selected courses.</li>
<li>Ability to apply game-based learning theory and design into selected courses as appropriate.</li>
<li>Use learning analytics and metrics to inform course design and revision process.</li>
<li>Collaborate with key research and learning sciences stakeholders at edX and partner institutions for the development of best practices for MOOC teaching and learning and course design.</li>
<li>Support the development of pilot courses and modules used for sponsored research initiatives.</li>
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<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>
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<li>Master's Degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Design or related field. Experience in higher education with additional experience in a start-up or research environment preferable.</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal), project management, problem-solving and time management skills. The ability to be flexible with projects and to work on multiple courses essential. Ability to meet deadlines and manage expectations of constituents.</li>
<li>Capacity to develop new and relevant technology skills. Experience using game theory design and learning analytics to inform instructional design decisions and strategy.</li>
<li>Technical Skills: Video and screencasting experience. LMS Platform experience, xml, HTML, CSS, Adobe Design Suite, Camtasia or Captivate experience. Experience with web 2.0 collaboration tools.</li>
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<p>Eligible candidates will be invited to respond to an Instructional Design task based on current or future edX course development needs.</p>
<p>If you are interested in this position, please send an email to <ahref="mailto:jobs@edx.org">jobs@edx.org</a>.</p>
