4 Instructional Designers jobs in Qatar

1. Support and assist the course development process for new, redeveloped, and enhanced courses.

2. Apply learner-centered, technology-oriented (including but not limited to AR/VR/XR) approach to design and develop contextually rich, engaging, and objective-driven courses that focus on developing real-world/workplace, life and career skills.

3. Rapidly produce multiple possible approaches for usability testing, A/B testing and stakeholder presentations.

4. Update and maintain course learning material, student engagement strategies, assessments, practice activities, feedback and knowledge checks result in student attainment of skills, proficiencies and competencies.

5. Identify resource needs (staff, independent contractors) necessary to efficiently meet instructional design objectives.

6. Collaborate with Digital Learning Research & Assessment Specialist and Assessment Developers in designing and implementing the evidence-based assessment frameworks.

7. Develop and revise curricular material, including competency statements, learning objectives and other relevant documentation/artifacts.

8. Ensure course development and other projects offering is completed on time, within budget and meets current and emerging best practices, standards and rubrics of quality.

9. Support in the implementation and updates of DLOE strategic plan.

10. Partner with faculty to provide consultation, guidance and/or support in emerging and existing programs and follow-up on technology use by faculty members.

11. Place content in the Learning Management System (LMS) in a manner consistent with approved templates and formats under prescribed deadlines.

12. Participate in research projects to advance learning science and quality improvement for student learning experience. Collects and documents all the necessary data for reporting purposes.

13. Perform other tasks and duties that may be occasionally required in order to meet the requirements of the role and the aims of the University.

14. Address copyright concerns and ADA compliance issues.

15. Ensure confidentiality of information at all times.

Demonstration of Abilities:

1. Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with staff, organizational members and external bodies, as needed.

2. Manage complex projects with multi-disciplinary teams, collaborating on multiple projects concurrently.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor degree in instructional design, educational technology or closely related field.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in instructional design or closely related field.
• Certificate/diploma in the areas of instructional, curriculum and/or web design, Quality Matters or OLC certificate.
• Practical knowledge of information architecture, content strategy and UI design is a plus.
• Certificate/diploma in the areas of immersive education

Required Documents

Non Academic:

• Curriculum Vitae with cover letter.

• Experience Certificates.

• At least three references including contact numbers and email addresses.

• Highest Academic Qualification.

Academic:

• Current Curriculum Vitae with Cover letter.

• Teaching,research, and service philosophy.

• Three referees' contact information (physical and email addresses as well their telephones contact).

• Copy of highest earned credential (transcript of highest degree if graduated from an institution where course work was completed.However, if no course work was completed,an copy of certificate letter from the registrar of your highest credential granting institution regarding your highest academic degree).

• Any additional documentation that you feel is relevant to your application.

Benefits

Non Academic:

• Competitive tax-free salary.

• Housing allowance in accordance with HRM Law.

• Annual air tickets for candidate and dependents according to QUHR policies.

• Public health care and health insurance to candidate and family members according to QU HR policies.

• Annual leave in accordance with HRM Law.

• End-of-contract indemnity.

Academic:

• A three-year renewable contract.

• Salary is commensurate with experience.

• Tax-free salary.

• Furnished accommodation in accordance with QU HR policies.

• Annual air tickets for faculty member and dependents in accordance with QU HR policies.

• Educational allowance for candidate's children (eligible candidates only) in accordance with QU HR policies.

• Private health care and health insurance in accordance with QU HR policies.

• Annual leave in accordance with QU HR policies.

• End-of-contract indemnity.

How To Apply New Applicant: You need to setup an account with QU Recruitment Online website ) and complete your personal profile. Once your profile is complete you may use it to apply for an open Position.

• Works with content experts (faculty, disciplines, and departments) in identifying student learning outcomes to be delivered through online/hybrid activities.
• Develops overall plans and design for presenting course content in a comprehensive web-based environment.
• Aligns activities and their assessment to student learning outcomes.
• Assists content experts to determine which elements of course delivery (lectures, activities, assessments, use of publisher textbooks and other published materials) should be included in the online environment and how they should be included.
• Supervises the creation of media to assist student learning (videos, PowerPoint presentations/interactive activities, graphics, animation, etc.).
• Assists faculty in apportioning assignments between face-to-face and online to ensure that hybrid portions of the classes require appropriate amounts of time (student workload) and fulfill appropriate elements of the hybrid-focused activities.
• Consults with faculty and staff to identify, research, analyze, and evaluate new technologies for potential application in instruction to enhance learning outcomes.
• Mentors faculty in the design and development of technology-enhanced courses.
• Working with faculty and student affairs experts, designs the format for an appropriate student orientation to be included within each hybrid class shell.
• Ensures that the format of hybrid classes aligns across the courses offered at the college, with a common look and feel, common instructions, and including a common student orientation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of learning management systems, especially Blackboard.
• Knowledge of the array of software and hardware necessary to support the development of hybrid courses: business information systems (including word processing and production), video editing, multimedia development, interactive technology, web development.
• Ability to build strong working relationships across the organization, including team members at remote sites.
• Ability to operate well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Strong bilingual interaction skills, English and Arabic.