Senior Instructional Design Consultant

Title: Senior Instructional Design Consultant

Employee Classification: Sr Instructional Design Cnslt

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-Ryan College of Business

Department: UNT-RCOB-Dean's Office-131100

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience.

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

About Us - Values Overview

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and University of North Texas Health Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.


We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.


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Department Summary

The G. Brint Ryan College of Business is the choice of nearly 9,000 students, making it one of the largest business schools in the nation. Since 1961, the college has been continuously accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a hallmark of the world's best business schools. Nationally recognized, cutting-edge degrees enable students to learn beyond the classroom, preparing them to become leaders in their fields.

Position Overview

The Senior Instructional Design Consultant's scope expands beyond the Entrepreneurship Major to support the President's directive of embedding entrepreneurship across STEM-based programs campus-wide. This role now leads the development of modular, discipline-agnostic entrepreneurship content based on internal and external learnings that can be adopted by Engineering, Health Sciences, and other colleges, including micro-credentialing pathways, asynchronous online modules, and accelerator-style experiential learning units. The Senior Instructional Design Consultant also coordinates campus lecture engagements with the Director of Acceleration and Innovation (Innovation Center) to maximize the impact of UNT's relationships with the entrepreneurial community.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, curriculum & instruction, professional development or a related field and five years of related experience in education, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* Knowledge of and ability to implement principles of educational design, curriculum development, adult learning, writing skills, communication skills, collaboration mindset, analytical skills, project management, and educational assessment.

Preferred Qualifications

* Master's degree in Education, Business, Engineering, or related field required
* 3+ years of instructional design, curriculum development, or academic program management experience
* Experience with startup/entrepreneurship content, accelerator programs, or venture methodology
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate across academic disciplines

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Job Duties

• STEM Curriculum Embedding - Partner with faculty in Engineering, Health Sciences, and other STEM disciplines to develop discipline-specific entrepreneurship modules. Create 'plug-in' units that can be added to existing courses with minimal faculty lift. Develop micro-credentialing pathways in partnership with the Academic Director.
• Accelerator Content Translation - Translate Gener8tor and other accelerator methodologies into credit-bearing course content. Develop asynchronous and synchronous modules accessible to all UNT students regardless of major.
• Entrepreneurship Major Development - Continue core curriculum development for the Entrepreneurship Major in partnership with Academic Director. Ensure alignment with updated faculty merit and workload criteria under Look North: UNT 2030.
• Assessment & Outcomes - Develop learning outcome frameworks and assessment tools for all entrepreneurship curricula. Track student progression from courses into competitions, accelerators, and venture formation.
• Stakeholder Collaboration - Coordinate with Director - Accelerators & Innovation on curriculum-program integration. Participate in TUNIE and GCEC convenings to benchmark curriculum against peer institutions.

Physical Requirements

Communicating with others to exchange information.

Environmental Hazards

No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm, with occasional nights and weekends

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted.

Benefits

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EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -and takes actions to prevent - discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.