Instructional Designer

Required Academic Qualification

• A Honours degree in related field (e.g. Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Academic Development or Computer-integrated Education), OR
• An honours-level qualification in any academic discipline with proven experience in applying instructional design techniques to course development within the online/blended learning environment.

Required    Experience

• Minimum of 2 years' appropriate experience.

Required Competencies

• Knowledge of learning theories and teaching and assessment strategies within online learning environment.
• Knowledge of learning management systems, authoring tools and related educational technology tools.
• Demonstrable ability to apply appropriate storyboarding, authoring and visual designing or similar software tools (e.g. Articulate 360, Rise, Photoshop, Illustrator or similar software) to develop online learning material.
• Advanced skills in writing effective copy, instructional text and audio/video scripts.
• High level of organisational and leadership skills.
• Ability to work as a team member and across organizational levels.
• Effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task within a tight deadline environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and manage the project plan for online courseware development including conceptualisation, design, development, production, quality assurance and upload on LMS.
• Develop, craft, modify and organize content, activities, and assessments in accordance with specified learning objectives and anticipated outcomes.
• Develop outlines, storyboards, scenarios, scripts and simulations that meet quality standards for online courses.
• Support and provide guidance to faculty on the adoption of international best practices in online course design including the incorporation of assessment in course design.
• Collaborate with and project manage team members and university stakeholders to develop student orientation module, facilitators' guide, PowerPoints and multimedia material for effective online teaching and learning.
• Lead the curation of open educational resources (OER) and virtual learning resources (VLR) to support the development of online courses that are stimulating and engaging for students.
• Lead and support the development and adoption of appropriate quality assurance process for online learning including course design rubrics, course evaluation and review, and statutory and regulatory compliance checks.
• Conduct professional development need analysis for faculty members, and lead the design and presentation of necessary intervention through online resources, workshops, seminars and webinars.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend appropriate software and technological tools as may be required for effective delivery of online learning.
• Develop, manage and update training library, user manuals, standard operating procedures, training manuals, FAQ and online training modules to support learning material development and online learning broadly.
• Provide mentoring and ongoing support to Junior Instructional designers in their online learning design roles including pedagogical and technical professional development.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned.

Status of Position: Fixed Term Contract until 31st December renewable based on performance and availability of funds).

1. Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates only.
   

Closing date: 23 December 2025

 "While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be in terms of the University's equity policy"

"The University reserves the right not to appoint"