Stony Brook University · 3 days ago
Instructional Designer - Teaching Assistant (TA) Development Specialist
Stony Brook, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$70K/yr - $85K/yr
2+ years expStony Brook University, located on beautiful Long Island, NY, seeks an enthusiastic and experienced educator that has a passion for working with teaching assistants, postdocs, and instructors as they begin teaching on the university level. This position will provide pedagogical support for graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty through consultation and dissemination of relevant instructional techniques and technologies.
Higher Education
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and implement programming for faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and other postdoctoral fellows. These should encompass learning objectives, active learning strategies, assessment methods, accessibility, use of technology in the classroom and other topics related to University teaching
Provide consultations with faculty and graduate students around pedagogy, teaching, technology, and assessment
Liaise with faculty and academic departments to develop targeted instruction and support. Work collaboratively with technical experts, media specialists, assessment specialists, accessibility specialists and others to enable instructors to implement quality improvement in their courses and advance student learning
Conduct assessment and evaluation activities in collaboration with faculty, staff and for the work of the Center
Engage in professional development to stay abreast of learning theories, pedagogical, and technological developments
Research current trends and developments in instructional design and innovative teaching strategies. Participate in local, state, regional and national professional associations, conferences and committees as appropriate
Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and department mission
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent or higher)
Two [2] years of full-time experience working in instructional design
Experience supporting teaching assistants and postdocs in a teaching and learning environment
Experience developing and facilitating workshops or other TA/postdoc programs
Experience working with instructional technologies
Preferred
Advanced degree (or foreign equivalent or higher)
Three [3] or more years of full-time experience working in instructional design
Experience with digital accessibility
TA or Postdoc experience
Undergraduate teaching experience
STEM background
Experience with online course development
Experience designing multimedia for education
Benefits
$4000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly
Company
Stony Brook University
The State University of New York at Stony Brook is New York’s flagship university and No. 1 public university.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Harold Paz, M.D., M.S.
EVP Health Sciences, Stony Brook University & Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook Univ. Medicine
Jonas Almeida
Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Chief Technology Officer
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