Instructional Designer
College of Veterinary Medicine

The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for an instructional designer who will collaborate with appropriate stakeholders and enhance course development and delivery in the college's degree programs. The successful applicant will support the sustainable advancement of teaching and learning in a top tier veterinary educational program. They will join the Academic and Students Affairs team to serve as an educational expert consultant to educators and content planners. This includes support for teaching strategy selection, curriculum mapping, assessment blueprinting and design, exam question writing, learning outcome development, and problem solving around complex teaching scenarios. Additionally, they will make recommendations for the revision of curricula, instructional strategies and overall course design based on assessment data. The Instructional Designer position will work primarily with pre-clinical curricula, collaborating with course coordinators, instructors, and academic staff to develop, review, and revise teaching strategies for a variety of contexts (lecture, laboratory, problem-based learning, hands-on simulated skills practice, discussion, clinical, etc.). The selected individual will be an ex officio member of the college Curriculum Committee and Assessment Committee. The Instructional Designer will also help lead faculty and staff development and educator training through involvement with the college's Master Teacher Program and related offerings. As a member of the Academic and Student Affairs team, the Instructional Designer will join a collaborative workplace. While each team member has different primary roles, overlap is common, and shared problem solving is encouraged. The designer is expected to work closely with the Associate Dean, Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator, Veterinary Technology Program Director, and Preclinical Program Coordinator. The team keeps semi-flexible work schedules, with more emphasis placed on meeting deadlines than fixed hours, except that we must maintain a minimum office presence for solving issues as they arise.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with course coordinators, instructors, and academic staff to select and implement best fit educational strategies for the given content, context, and instructor abilities in a competency-based curriculum.

• Using strong interpersonal skills to facilitate productive conversations and build positive working relationships with faculty.

• Contributing to the community toolbox of best practices, and act as a spokesperson for evidence-based instruction.

• Applying instructional design and pedagogical principles to guide instructional development for accessibility, engagement, and adaptability to diverse learning needs.

• Providing expert guidance and support to faculty in designing and redesigning courses to align with best practices in instructional design and pedagogy.

• Providing expert guidance to instructors and course coordinators in the preparation, delivery and analysis of quality assessments.