Instructional Designer

Summary

Bob Jones University is an institution focused on providing education from a biblical worldview. The Instructional Designer develops and maintains SCOPE courses, collaborating with course developers to create high-quality online learning experiences. The role involves applying instructional design principles, managing course content in the BJUOnline LMS, using AI tools appropriately, and preparing accessible and academically formatted materials.

Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with course developers to design SCOPE course offerings following the parameters outlined in the course development/revision contract
• Evaluates content to ensure alignment with course learning outcomes
• Makes decisions that support overall course development according to best practices to provide online learners with a high-quality learning experience from a biblical worldview promoting student success
• Applies the principles of teaching and learning to the materials, lesson pages, discussions, learning activities, assessments, etc., for the online environment and places course content, images, and recordings in the BJUOnline LMS
• Uses AI tools appropriately to support course design, drafting, content review, and the creation of instructional assets, while exercising professional judgment to ensure academic quality, accuracy, and alignment with a biblical worldview
• Prepares, proofreads, edits, and formats course materials according to educational standards, ensures ADA compliance, and upholds appropriate research documentation formats (MLA, APA, and Turabian)
• Trims and captions videos
• Performs other tasks as specified by the Lead Instructional Designer

Skills

• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills; detail-oriented
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies
• Willingness to learn and apply AI tools in instructional design, with sound judgment about their appropriate and ethical use
• Liberal arts education or broad knowledge in a variety of academic fields
• Experience with LMS (Canvas preferred)
• Experience with video management, lecture capture, and authoring software
• An applicant must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc
• Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University's positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php)
• Employees are to be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology
• Applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview
• Experience or background in education preferred
• Experience with LMS (Canvas preferred)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills; detail-oriented
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies
• Willingness to learn and apply AI tools in instructional design, with sound judgment about their appropriate and ethical use
• Liberal arts education or broad knowledge in a variety of academic fields
• Experience with LMS (Canvas preferred)
• Experience with video management, lecture capture, and authoring software
• An applicant must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc
• Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University's positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php)
• Employees are to be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology
• Applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview

Nice to Haves

• Experience or background in education preferred
• Experience with LMS (Canvas preferred)

Benefits

• Remote work