Learning Designer

$106,563 to $120,783
- Ongoing, part-time
- Gardens Point (hybrid option available)

**Who are we looking for?**

We are seeking a Learning Designer to join Learning and Teaching Unit, Education Portfolio, Academic Division.

The Learning Designer is responsible for contributing to the agreed strategic faculty priorities for curriculum transformation to deliver high quality curriculum aligned with QUT’s Real World Learning Vision and Digital Learning Framework. You will be an essential member of a Curriculum Design Studio team that supports faculties to design, develop and deliver transformative curriculum. You will use innovative pedagogical theory and practice and emerging technologies in the design, delivery and evaluation of whole of course design and curriculum for face-to-face, blended, and online learning environments to meet the needs of learners.

We’re offering this role as a hybrid position as part of QUT’s commitment to embracing the opportunities created by a more virtual and connected world.

**Real world impact**

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real world' focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

**About the area**

About the Education Portfolio At QUT we are transforming learning and teaching practices in line with our Real World Learning Vision, so that our graduates are highly skilled, enterprising, and well suited to 21st century employment and careers. We are committed to increasing the flexibility of our course offerings to enable our students and graduates to thrive in changing and complex working environments throughout their lives. Our focus is on student success, partnering with students to enhance the end-to-end learner journey, and designing and delivering high quality, flexible educational experiences that enable this. The Education Portfolio encompasses: - Curriculum Quality and Academic Integrity - Learning and Teaching Unit - Library - QUT College - QUT Entrepreneurship - Student Ombudsman QUT’s distinctive positioning as “the university for the real world” means a commitment to and investment in real-world work integrated learning, authentic assessment, a curriculum design studio approach for innovative curriculum and an increased focus on the optimisation of digital technologies to enhance on campus and online learning. About the Learning and Teaching Unit The Learning and Teaching Unit (LTU) is committed to a culture of collaboration, working in partnership with students, industry representatives, and staff across QUT to meet the evolving needs of our learners. Guided by our Real World Learning Vision, LTU leads and coordinates learning and teaching across QUT, leveraging existing initiatives and enabling new ways of thinking and working that are learner-centric and future-focused..

**What you need to succeed**

1. Relevant postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
2. Demonstrated experience in adopting a whole of course design methodology and implementing learning design methodologies which incorporate evidence-based pedagogy for on campus and digital learning environments.
3. Proven ability to plan, design and deliver academic capability development activities and resources which increase the uptake of appropriate technology enhanced teaching practice to improve student learning experience approaches at an institutional level.

5. Demonstrated experience in the implementation of transformational institutional policies and/or strategies for innovation in the delivery of higher education.
6. Proven ability to manage competing deadlines and multiple tasks in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
7. Highly developed interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner, influence learning and teaching practices and work as an effective team member.

**Life at QUT**

We're committed to building a culture that fosters connection between people and purpose. Beyond personal and professional fulfillment, a career at QUT offers:

- A healthy work-life balance with a blend of on-campus and off-campus work arrangements for applicable positions.
- Competitive remuneration with up to 17% superannuation.
- Generous maternity leave including primary carer parental leave of up to 26 weeks (including 17% super).
- Stay healthy with Fitness Passport and enjoy discounted rates on private health insurance.
- Leave loading of 17.5%.
- Purchased Leave Scheme - up to 8 extra weeks.
- Salary Packaging Scheme for additional superannuation contributions, vehicle leasing, and on-campus services such as childcare, parking, and gyms.
- Numerous opportunities for professional development including leadership programs and workshops, and our study