Learning Designer

• Sustainable Minerals Institute

• Play a key role in enhancing the student learning experience 

• Design, develop & evaluate learning & training materials

• Establish & maintains strong collaborative linkages with diverse stakeholders

• Work at our vibrant and conveniently located St Lucia campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• On campus childcare options

• Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)

• Salary packaging options

About This Opportunity

The Learning Designer works with Academics and other professional staff across UQ to design, develop, and evaluate learning and training materials for SMI.

You will apply pedagogical principles and best practices to create high-quality courses and programs to enhance teaching quality, and support student and staff learnings. You will also use various tools and platforms to deliver and support these course and programs.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Apply disciplinary knowledge to the development of innovative and successful courses through the creation of learning and teaching resources under the direction of the Principal Learning Designers or academics.

• Writing, editing, and structuring learning content in a way that bolsters course attendance retention, optimizes learning and addresses identified skill deficits.

• Applies advanced knowledge of both online and on-campus learning frameworks in relation to the implementation of blended and active learning environments in a tertiary education institution

• Creates, tests, and evaluates multimedia, student guides, training manuals.

• Provides administrative support as required for producing and delivering professional development in SMI, including advice to stakeholders on necessary administration requirements.

This is a full-time, fixed term position through to February 2025.

At HEW level 6, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $88,099.39 - $94,512.08, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $103,076.28 - $110,579.13 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

About You

• Completion of a degree; or completion of a diploma (preferably in an education/learning design field/ Communication or similar) with significant relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training

• Proven experience in developing online and on-campus resources with the ability to provide practical support on both traditional and technology-enabled approaches to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment as informed by an understanding of how students learn.

• Demonstrated commitment to responding to client needs, with the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders and colleagues in the development of learning content.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks through time and project management as supported by good teamwork and communication skills and to work independently while maintaining attention to detail.

• Knowledge of software and technical skills used in producing professional development courses. Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, HTML, and LMS.

• Familiarity in some of the following: EdX, Blackboard, Articulate 360, particularly Rise 360 and Storyline, Genially, or H5P is preferred.

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, audition) and the ability to film videos and record podcasts (or a willingness to learn) is a plus.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Melissa Glendenning at [email protected] . For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected] .

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Thursday, 29 February at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-35793).