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Job Title: Instructional Designer

PVN ID: VA-2505-006832

Category: Instruction and Social Service

Job Description

General Description

CUNY Building Performance Lab (CUNY BPL) advances high-performance building operations and practices in existing commercial, public, and multi-family residential buildings. We focus on improving efficiency and optimizing building operations through training, coaching, energy data analytics (monthly and real-time meter data), building energy modeling (EnergyPlus and others), measurement and verification (IPMVP and ASHRAE protocols), HVAC systems, building controls, data acquisition (via BAS or field equipment), and operational improvements via Pacific Northwest National Lab’s Building Re-tuning protocol.

The CUNY BPL Training Department provides continuing education programs for facility managers, building operators, and energy professionals, and it supports building operations research and development. Under this umbrella, the Training Department recently added workforce development training for newcomers to the building performance industries. CUNY BPL also runs an extensive internship program for CUNY students that provides real world experience and hands-on work in each of the organization’s program areas.

CUNY BPL staff have expertise in a wide range of areas related to building systems, operations, and data, and the design process. CUNY BPL Training engages both private and public sector clients, including city, state, and federal agencies.

The Instructional Designer will play a pivotal role in enhancing the learning experience for multiple programs by supporting subject matter experts (SMEs) and instructors. This role involves the customization and supervision of the Learning Management System (LMS), designing student experiences, coordinating online learning, and contributing to ongoing program development. The Instructional Designer will also manage TALENT LMS and train junior staff and interns in LMS usage.

Other Duties

Instructional Design and Support:

+ Provide instructional design support for SMEs and instructors across various programs

+ Customize the LMS to meet the needs of all program participants and supervise its use

+ Design and manage student experience programming, ensuring continuous evaluation through LMS tools

+ Collaborate with other BPL staff for ongoing program development

LMS Management:

+ Oversee the management of the program LMS (TALENT)

+ Ensure the effective use of LMS across multiple campus partners

+ Train and supervise interns and junior staff in using the LMS for class support and tracking student progress

Curriculum Development:

+ Work closely with SMEs to develop curricula and establish development timelines

+ Enhance pedagogical aspects of materials for both in-person and online instruction

+ Support the development of lesson plans, exercises, and class projects

+ Develop and oversee the creation of course manuals

Instructional Support:

+ Create and maintain instructor-support materials and conduct instructor orientations

+ Provide consultation and conduct workshops for instructors as needed

+ Establish quality assurance measures for the learning experience

+ Develop assessment tools and evaluation methods to monitor course outcomes for programmatic reporting

Staff Development and Supervision:

+ Collaborate with other BPL staff to assess instructional design staffing needs

+ Support instructional staff development in various training programs

+ Recruit, supervise, and foster the growth of instructional design staff within budgetary constraints

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will bring the following education, skills, and experience to this position:

Required

+ Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Curriculum Development, or a related field preferred

+ Proven experience in instructional design, preferably in a higher education setting

+ Strong proficiency in LMS management

+ Demonstrated ability to develop curricula and instructional materials

+ Experience in training and supervising staff

+ Excellent project management and organizational skills

+ Strong collaboration and communication skills

RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department CUNY Building Performance Lab

Status Full Time

Annual Salary Range $70,000.00 - $90,000.00

Closing Date Jul 05, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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