Instructional System Designer, WPAFB, Ohio

Instructional System Designer, WPAFB, Ohio

This Position Is Contingent Upon Bid Award

Location

Academic Development Branch

Office of the Dean

United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

2510 Fifth Street, Bldg. 840

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433-7913

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship
• Clearance Requirements: Tier 1 Background Investigation - National Agency Check with Law and Credit Check, and fingerprints. (Standard Form 85).
• Total Compensation Package: $39.09 per hour.
• Type of Employment: 40 hours per week.
• Period of Performance: 15 September 2026 – 14 September 2027
• Employee Paid Group Benefits Offered: Health/Dental/Vision.
• Paid Time Off per Year: Up to 80 hours per year, occurring on day one.
• Sick Leave per Year: Up to 56 hours per year, occurring on day one.
• Paid Federal Holidays: Eleven (11) Paid Federal Holidays.

Summary of Services:

Instructional System Designer will assist the Academic Development Branch (EDED), United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) in supporting the graphics, media, and video production for the courses and programs within the EDED as the Division supports the design, development, evaluation/maintenance of USAFSAM courses. This includes collaborating with Air Staff functionals, training leaders, and staff to ensure quality instruction, ensure all course material adheres to all prescribed policy and guidance, and create the framework for educationally sound course development.

Working Hours

The Instructional System Designer working hours will be between 0730 and 1630, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, unless the Contracting Officer Representative stipulates otherwise. Although the schedule may have to be flexible, it will not exceed 40 hours per week.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Possess a bachelor's degree in educational technology, Instructional Design, Educational Design, or five (5) years of applied experience in Instructional Systems Design (ISD) techniques and related discipline that includes demonstrated experience in two of the four:
• Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, creation, and validation of instructional material.
• Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, building design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
• Educational assessment: Study of the techniques for rating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including creating written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of designed instruments.
• Instructional product creation: Study of the techniques appropriate for creating training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and assessing training.
• Be proficient in current technologies that are used to develop cutting-edge educational materials. Their expertise should include (but not limited to) technologies such as Adobe Captivate, packaging and delivering Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) packages, gaming, 3D modeling, virtual reality, and simulation.
• Have demonstrated extensive experience in organizational skills and the ability to work independently and have strong interpersonal skills.
• Be proficient in filing, organizational, communication, and typing skills, as well as extensive experience with the use of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Adobe Acrobat programs.
• Have the ability to think critically, solve problems, and effectively communicate through both writing and speech.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Possess a master's degree in educational technology, Instructional Design, Educational Design, or related discipline.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide educational expertise in the creation of multimedia, graphics, or media projects in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Project/production Manager, and Production Team.
• Recommend instructional platforms, instructional media, development tools, and delivery methods to satisfy training requirements for any programs or classes assigned.
• Add, manage, and perform testing of online courseware and complete a comprehensive report on the data gathered and offer recommendations for training improvements.
• Create training plans and conduct or provide guidance in conducting the validation phase of the ISD process to ensure effectiveness in meeting course objectives and required proficiency levels for newly implemented courses.
• Perform required administrative activities including correcting grammar, spelling, syntax, and formatting to accurately prepare, review, and edit written curriculum and the maintenance and updating of files and records.
• Participate in and support educationally related activities as required. Projects may include office continuity design, aiding the departments with online/e-learning tasks (if the project is for a course, it must be a collaborative effort between the Curriculum Development Manager (CDM), Subject Matter Expert (SME), and Course Director), and USAFSAM-specific curriculum guidance creation.
• Apply all components of the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) Instructional System Design model.
• Design all training materials, including, but not limited to: effective copy, instructional text, audio scripts, and video scripts.
• Utilize other software tools provided by the government as necessary and dictated by the Technical Advisor.
• Attend all meetings as requested.
• Assist in all duties specified herein; however, specific tasks may be identified by the Technical Advisor.
• Analyze student feedback from end-of-course evaluations and field surveys to assess the effectiveness of technical inserts. The contractor shall provide written recommendations to the EDED Branch Chief and/or applicable USAFSAM Branch Chief and customer for improving the courseware using ISD principles.
• Receive and clarify project requests from customer, coordinate project scope meetings, determine appropriate product(s), storyboard projects, determine content reviews with the customers, and obtain the required approvals for final course delivery.
• Provide consultation and validation of educational content and delivery throughout all phases of USAFSAM multimedia development as requested; ensuring that products leaving USAFSAM are educationally sound.
• Attend and participate in training and meetings as directed by the course director or technical advisor.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• Competitive Compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision options.
• Outstanding career growth potential.

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