Instructional Design Internship Spring 2026

Instructional Design Internship Spring 2026

Are you creative? Are you interested in teaching or training? Have you ever wondered how your professors prepare for class or why your assignments are structured like they are? Do you plan to be a teacher someday or a corporate trainer? Do you love to make videos, play with AI, and build web tools? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you might enjoy instructional design. If you answered yes to all of them, then you definitely need to apply for this internship!

Instructional designers come from a variety of fields including Education, Media and Communication, Graphic Design and Business. Interns with Cortland's Center for Teaching and Learning should expect to learn about the following:

• Brightspace Design
• Adult Learning
• Conducting Effective Assessments
• Working with clients/faculty
• Project management/organizing professional events
• Media creation

The intern will be able to work on some projects individually but will need to check in with the Senior Director regularly and may need to work with some of the Instructional Designers on projects.

Days are flexible. 8 hours per week.

Memorial Library Room 117B

Must be a SUNY Cortland Student. Basic computer knowledge. Interest in Teaching or Training.

Interest in Higher Education or K-12 Instructional Design. Familiarity with tools like MS Power Point and/or Google Slides. Solid Writing Skills. Creativity.

Must be able to work at a computer.

Contact Name(s) & Email(s): Jennifer Hall, PhD, Senior Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, View email address on click.appcast.io

Salary Grade - A-$15.50/hr. Salary - $16.00

Posting Number - SA25057

Open Date - 11/24/2025

Close Date - 11/28/2025

Open Until Filled - Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

Required Documents:

1. Cover Letter
2. Letters of Recommendation (Self-Submitted by Applicant)