(HEO7) $98,343 - $109,989 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Full time, continuing position.

Join a team of creative learning design professionals at the University of Adelaide to design and develop online educational programs to support teaching staff in delivering excellent learning outcomes for students.

Learning Enhancement and Innovation (LEI) facilitate, design and create engaging and flexible student-centric blended and online learning experiences. In partnership with subject matter experts, LEI empower academics to teach and students to learn by providing guidance into innovative pedagogically-driven design practices and learning technologies. 

The Learning Designer is responsible for collaborating with teaching staff in delivering quality learning outcomes for students at all levels, through enhanced program and course design. This Adelaide-based role draws on relevant pedagogical expertise to guide best practices for designing curriculum, assessments and learning activities in higher education. The position involves frequent collaboration with academics and colleagues on campus, supporting the use of educational technologies, and fostering strong working relationships to ensure a shared understanding of educational principles, methodologies, and innovative practices. By engaging directly with teaching staff in workshops, consultations, and planning sessions, the Learning Designer plays a vital role in driving the University’s commitment to providing excellent, student-focused learning experiences.

To be successful you will need:

Essential:

• Strong understanding of educational principles and methodologies and their application in higher education, including experience in the design and development of blended and/or online educational programs, courses and activities.
• Experience in designing learning content and activities, including working with a Learning Management System and the implementation of curriculum design principles.
• Operational familiarity with a number of common software tools, including MS Office, educational technologies, project management tools, media, visual and graphic design tools.
• Experience in managing multiple projects, demonstrating well developed organisational skills and a capacity to act independently within established guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a collaborative team environment and independently, develop productive relationships quickly, and sustain a client service orientation.
• Demonstrated life-long learning orientation and ability to apply a problem-solving approach to challenges that arise in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the implementation of equity principles, workplace health and safety principles, accessibility and copyright.
• Demonstrated ability to promote the organisational values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to positively comply with the associated behaviour expectations. 

 Desirable:

• Detailed knowledge and experience with Canvas Learning Management System.
• Demonstrated knowledge of User Experience Design principles and practices applied to the design and development of online and multimedia projects.
• Knowledge and experience within one or more pedagogical expertise areas relevant to the University’s strategic teaching and learning priorities (e.g.  assessment design, learning analytics, discovery/inquiry-based learning, work integrated learning, learning space design, evaluating flexible educational strategies and technologies at a tertiary level).

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you a vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities. 

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your division's broader role

The Division of Academic and Student Engagement drives the University's strategic activities in relation to learning and teaching. This includes ensuring all Adelaide students have a quality experience, and investing in our academic staff's professional development.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/dase/division-leadership

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description.

Applications close 11:55pm, 27 January 2025.

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position; contact:

Jamie Némorin
Manager, Educational Design | Learning Enhancement & Innovation

E: jamie.nemorin@adelaide.edu.au

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time

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