Instructional Designer, Center for Teaching & Learning

Working Title: Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) Instructional Designer

Classification Title: Instructional Designer/Technologist II

Posting Details 

Priority Application Deadline (Posting will remain open until filled): Sunday, November 30, 2025 @ 11:55pm PT

Note to Applicants:

Applicants invited to interview will be asked to prepare a five-minute presentation based on a prompt to be provided.

Hiring Preference

Eligible on-campus applicants in California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) Bargaining Units 2,5,7, and 9 will be given first consideration in the recruitment.

Position Summary

The incumbent's primary purpose is to serve as an Instructional Technologist for the Center for Teaching and Learning's Student Success efforts providing instructional design and learning analytics support. This position reports to the director for the Center for Teaching and Learning in Academic Affairs. In addition to providing culturally responsive hybrid and online course design services for Center for Teaching and Learning core programs, responsibilities include management and assessment of special course design and faculty professional development projects as funded by Federal, State, and CSU system external grants that are administered through the center. Must be able to work collaboratively with a diversity of faculty and administrators across the university as well as private and public granting agencies. Job responsibilities include leading and developing professional development curriculum for workshops and faculty learning community programs. Must be a flexible learner capable of shifting technology focus as new teaching modalities and learning tools emerge.

FLSA: Exempt (Not eligible for overtime compensation)

Anticipated Hiring Range: $6,492 per month (Step 1). Anticipated hiring rate is near or at the minimum of the classification salary range.

CSU Classification Salary Range: $6,492 per month (Step 1) - $ 9,458 per month (Step 20)

Salary step placement will be determined based on relevant qualifications and professional experience.

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Salary Grade/Range: 1

Recruitment Type: Regular (Probationary)

Time Base: Full-Time

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm; occasional other hours as needed.

Department Information 

The mission of the Center of Teaching and Learning at Sacramento State is to empower the teaching and learning community by providing mentoring and supporting evidence-based and inclusive practices that engage teaching excellence to enhance and transform student learning experiences.  https://www.csus.edu/academic-affairs/center-teaching-learning/

Minimum Qualifications

To enter this classification, a basic foundation of knowledge and skills in technical information systems and application program packages is a prerequisite. This foundation would normally be obtained through a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, educational technology, communications, or related fields, or similar certified coursework in applicable fields of study. Foundation knowledge and skills for the Information Technology Consultant, depending on the nature of the position assignment, may include working knowledge of common software application packages, equipment platforms, reference database systems and sources, and training methods and a basic understanding of networks, data communication, and multimedia systems.

  Required Qualifications   Knowledge of

1. Instructional design theories, pedagogical methods, online/hybrid teaching strategies, and accessibility principles.

2. Academic technologies such as learning management tools, survey tools, and video conferencing

3. Standards for quality online course design and remediation strategies for improving quality, such as Quality Matters (QM).

4. Microsoft pac