Instructional Design Specialist (AI Focus)

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is nationally known for the quality of our student-centered teaching, mentoring of undergraduates in research, interdisciplinary learning, and striving to be an inclusive campus community.
UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds. The successful candidate is expected to foster an inclusive work culture where uniqueness of beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities and ways of living are respected and welcomed.

Typical office hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional hours on evenings and weekends as needed to meet the needs of the department.

The Instructional Design Specialist (AI Focus) serves the academic mission of the university as a strategic team member within the Center for Teaching and Learning, supporting initiatives that build a future-facing, technology-rich educational experience geared towards student success and career readiness. This role is the first point of contact for instructional design that increases and enhances effective online teaching structures, content, and pedagogies, and takes the lead on supporting faculty and staff on the purposeful integration of artificial intelligence in UNC Asheville's liberal arts and sciences educational practices in order to create an AI-competent workforce prepared to thrive in a digital world.

Reporting to the Director of the CTL, this position will build faculty and staff competencies in the use of Generative AI tools for teaching and learning, informed by AI literacy, human-centered ethical AI use, and creative and public-facing pedagogical applications. The person in this position will serve as an expert in learning theory, instructional design, and emerging educational technologies, acting as a bridge between faculty and new tools. This role also includes creating and facilitating training systems and credentialing for online teaching quality enhancement processes, which may include an online course, training modules, or other mechanisms. Providing resources related to digital accessibility for all learners will be central to this work. The Instructional Design Specialist (AI Focus) will provide faculty and staff with: consultation; training; tutorials in modalities that meet the levels and time availability of our faculty; problem solving; AI literacy; career readiness with AI; educational technology support; support for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning online teaching and/or AI projects; digital and AI accessibility; and creating systems that incentivize faculty and staff participation in building a culture of curiosity and creativity in online teaching and AI integration in our liberal arts and sciences context.

This position will be responsible for partnering with various entities within departments and across the university (Informational Technology Services, Academic Success Center, Career Center, etc.), other UNC system schools, and system office working groups to implement online teaching and AI policies and procedures for instructional use. The position will provide expertise in the creation of an AI-Literacy informed curriculum and pedagogies for faculty and students as one subsection of other AI-related working groups on research, employee use, governance and policies, etc.

This position requires possession of a Master's degree. May consider applicants with a Bachelor's degree plus 3-5 years of equivalent experience.

Applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. ( EST) on the closing date for each specific position. Please note that any documents submitted to Human Resources or the hiring departments become property of UNC Asheville and will not be returned. Official verification from each college/university you have attended are required upon employment, and will be requested directly from the college/university by Human Resources or from the National Student Clearinghouse. Any expense will be the responsibility of the employee. Educational degrees must be from an appropriately accredited institution. If no applicants apply who meet the required competency and training and experience requirements, management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations. It is the policy of UNC Asheville to conduct pre-employment background investigations on all candidates selected for employment. If hired, the candidate will be required to submit proof of eligibility to work in the United States. New employees are paid only by direct deposit to the financial institution of their choice.